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Old 11-21-2018, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 78w72 View Post
nope, these are unpolished bare aluminum. this is how they look when they are turned on a lathe into fresh aluminum & can be just as shiny if done by hand. i have never had the need to polish them at all, just keep em clean & apply a very light quick wax once every year or 2.

regardless of if you have them hand polished or done by a professional wheel restoration company, they look much better without powder clear & wont have problems if the clear is chipped of dinged.
But if I am painting gold, you would clear the gold just not the aluminum.