is there a cleaner i can get to make my wheels shine? (not the tires (i know those are out there), but the wheels.

thanks for any help!

I use pledge. Spray it on wipe the brake dust off with a microfiber rag, Flip the rag and polish to a high shine. Easy.
http://www.pledge.com/domore/

The wheels can't be any shinier than the paint or clear-coat finish of painted wheels, or the metallic surface of plated of turned wheels. You will get maximum shine by removing all dust, dirt, road debris and corrosion. Most wheels today have a clear coat top finish.

Remove any tar or other asphalt residue that remains with Bug and Tar cleaner, then clean the wheels with the same soap/detergent that you use on the rest of the painted surfaces, using a wheel brush.

Once the surface has dried, apply a liberal coating of premium quality paste wax. Future cleaning can be done with the same car soap/detergent using a brush, followed by a good rinsing.

Since the rear discs are especially prone to surface rusting after becoming wet, you can keep those wheels cleaner by wiping them down lightly with paper towels after they dry. Microfiber cloths aren't recommended for dry cleaning, because they will trap rust and brake pad particles in their weave, but they are fine for use for final wipe down after the wheel have been thoroughly washed and rinsed.

I was more or less thinking of how do I get the wheels to the shine I had coming off the lot? I'm not looking to make it even more shiny (although with the drivers in this area - might help...it'll blind 'em off the road for me :-) )...:evil:

But yeah, that's all I'm looking at.

The wheels can't be any shinier than the paint or clear-coat finish of painted wheels, or the metallic surface of plated of turned wheels. You will get maximum shine by removing all dust, dirt, road debris and corrosion. Most wheels today have a clear coat top finish.

Remove any tar or other asphalt residue that remains with Bug and Tar cleaner, then clean the wheels with the same soap/detergent that you use on the rest of the painted surfaces, using a wheel brush.

Once the surface has dried, apply a liberal coating of premium quality paste wax. Future cleaning can be done with the same car soap/detergent using a brush, followed by a good rinsing.

Since the rear discs are especially prone to surface rusting after becoming wet, you can keep those wheels cleaner by wiping them down lightly with paper towels after they dry. Microfiber cloths aren't recommended for dry cleaning, because they will trap rust and brake pad particles in their weave, but they are fine for use for final wipe down after the wheel have been thoroughly washed and rinsed.