I live in iowa, and anyone else who does knows we had a horrible winter, and they won't clean very well, I'm very sure they are chrome, but might be polished aluminum, they have a shine to them, but when i get up close its a clouded shine

 

Pictures would help. If they are chrome, use a good car polish/wax.

If they are polished aluminum, they need mag and aluminum polish, elbow grease, and wax.

 

ok, will put pictures up as soon as possible

 

Try posting this in Wash and Wax, you might get some better results over there.

 

wash and wax section for sure- See Off Topic to get there

I find a `powerball` type buffer of whatever shape- cone or circle etc- works wonders on a drill with some metal polish or paint cleaner as needed- removes and shines!
Use it on my 2 wheel honda all the time, plenty of shiny parts there!

then apply 2-3 coats synthetic car wax to both sides of rims and buff them to a shine.
cuts down on brake dust ability to grab on and make a mess~

 

What's elbow grease?

 

elbow grease = hard work....

 

^Red text bro..it was a joke