I scratched my polished aluminum wheels - how can I fix it?

Question

I took my car through one of the car washes where your wheels are sitting in a track and it lightly scratched my polished aluminum wheels - but all the way around. Can I just buff it out or will that further ruin the surface? I bought some buffing compound. Will that do it?

Answer 1

Mother's Polish with lots of elbow grease will remove light scratches from aluminum wheels. That is the preferred polish to keep the big rig aluminum wheels bright and shiny. If your wheels are a satin finish aluminum, this will not be a good choice.

Answer 2

Use steel wool to remove scratches from aluminum.