IMHO alloys are the best (weight, looks, trueness)as long as they do not get in contact with salt. So no driving on salted roads and on the beach (writing from own experience with Borranis).
I've got Borranis on a classic car. They're even more difficult to clean than chrome wheels and I've found most of the wheel cleaners are very poor on aluminium. Any tips for polishing ?
Clearcoat them!!
I had them clearcoated (by a professional) but after some time (5 or 6 years) the coat began to lift in places and it looked worse than ever. Perhaps it lasts if it is done from new. To get the coat down again wasn't funny.
From all the forums I visited I suppose there is no way to DIY-polish aluminium wheels satisfactorily without taking them completely apart - which nobody wants to do.
Mike, what about the centres of your Borranis, do they have the same poor chrome plating as mine?
