2009 Aluminum wheel question

[IFlyABus]

Are our wheels coated, or bare aluminum? If you polish yours, after cleaning the brake dust off, do you get a black residue on your polish cloth, or does it remain fairly clean?

[Lt Dan]

Originally Posted by IFlyABus

Are our wheels coated, or bare aluminum? If you polish yours, after cleaning the brake dust off, do you get a black residue on your polish cloth, or does it remain fairly clean?

If you are using an aluminum polish and getting a black residue, then that means they are not coated. That is normal for non coated aluminum wheels.

[IFlyABus]

I understand, hence my asking before I bought the stuff to polish them. No need to waste money on stuff I can't use!

I figured someone here had already figured this out by now, and could point me in the right direction.

Originally Posted by Lt Dan

If you are using an aluminum polish and getting a black residue, then that means they are not coated. That is normal for non coated aluminum wheels.