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Sorry it turns out the wheel is not bare aluminum. It is Speedline with a clear coat or lacquer coat on the rim which may explain why there was no black residue when I rubbed the PowerMetal polish on the affected area. The wheels have not been washed or sprayed with any wheel cleaner, only the...

I used Meguiar's Gold Class Quik Wax or M-Tech detail spray. The discoloration looks like those I have seen on pictures here of aluminum rims with acid damage but I could be wrong. I tried rubbing the area with PowerMetal polish by hand but it had no effect. Would the exposed rivets not shred...

I've learned my lesson on using detail spray on uncoated aluminum rims. Unfortunately, I didn't wipe all the detail spray off and it left parts of the rim "milky" with spotty white discoloration from the acid. I did search the forum and found an older thread that recommended Powerball Mini...