I used some Meguiars Hot Wheels Aluminum wheel cleaner on the polished aluminum wheels and now they don't seem to have the shine they had when the car was new. The bottle said it was safe for polished aluminum,now they look as though they have light scratches on the surface. I enclosed a pic of the wheel,it's the one that comes with the 2012 pony package.

 

No experience in this department. I would try a few coats of polish followed by a good wax

 

I always used wax on my rims.Seems to work fine for me.

 

^^^I am concerned about the scratches so hence the polish first

 

Used some Meguiars scratchx 2.0 and then waxed them with Meguiars nxt generation tech wax.they look much better

 

Good to know if anyone else has a similar issue

 

good stuff

 

I just used the same wheel cleaner today and had the same result. I guess I'll polish and wax them too.

 

Good luck,they should come back fine

 

It does not hurt to polish a few times before you apply the wax