I couldnt find anything regarding this in the detailing section so Im posting here. Has anyone tried to polish XJS rims? I have the lattice rims on my 94. There seems to be a coating of some sort on them. Has anyone tried to remove the coating, polish them, and then put on a clear coat? I know there is a guy on ebay who sells chrome rims but I like the look of polished aluminum. its slightly less shiny than chrome plating.

 

I went with powder coating. The finish you speak of was all peeling, powder coat was the cheaper (50%) option and worked out well for me at about $65Cdn per wheel. There was some kind of coating on the back side, where the wheel meets the hub and the guy who did it for me had a hell of a time getting that off. Still my wheels looked,and still look great. I know there was a company in Calgary that refinishes them for around $130 per wheel at that time so you can probably find something in your area. I have and may have posted some before and after pix, if you can't find them PM me and I 'll forward

 

A few months ago I decided to tart up my 21 year old kerbed and very flat looking lattice wheels.

I had them powder coated to a highly polished satin finish.
Here's the wheel back from the restorer.





And on the car

 

wow! Nice!

 

Very nice. Here are before and after. sorry the look wet.... it was pouring when I loaded them in the van