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Polishing bundts to a mirror (or near it) is VERY difficult and you need a lot of supplies and tools. The vast majority of these wheels were forged, and were painted with very thick paint and then clearcoated. This hid a lot of grinding marks, flaws, et cetera - there was no reason to spend the extra labor to remove them. Many used wheels have curb rash, which, obviously, you can't hide with paint if you intend to polish. 6.5" wide (the only size worth having, IMO, excepting the 15" bundts which are made from unobtanium) wheels are not as common as you might think.
Obviously when you want to remove the paint and polish them, ALL flaws have to be removed. I did 5 wheels, and it almost killed me - but then, I did them inside, outside, and even the 80 windows. I've put Boeshield on them and we will see if they require constant polishing. Well, it's gotta be cheaper than constant chroming, and at least I can do this at home.
Here's what they look like - nice, but I wish they were 2" more in diameter...
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