Patent ID: 8668556

Claim:
A portable vehicle wheel polisher comprising: a rotatable polishing head adapted, in use, to rotate about a substantially horizontal rotation axis; drive means connected to said polishing head to, in use, rotate said polishing head about said horizontal rotation axis; adjustable support means enabling said horizontal rotation axis to be selectably raised or lowered relative to an installed vehicle wheel on a vehicle; and ground engaging wheel means carrying said adjustable support means and enabling said portable vehicle wheel polisher to be moved to a position that engages said polishing head with the installed vehicle wheel and to a separate position disengaged from said installed vehicle wheel, wherein said polishing head includes multiple circumferentially spaced support arms radially extending outwardly from a hub rotatable about said horizontal rotation axis, each said support arm carrying a polishing member having an outer profile approximating a profile of at least part of the installed vehicle wheel, and each said polishing member being a moulded semi-solid foam material.