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Despite what I said at the beginning, I do like what you have done. Kudo's to you

Here is what I learned about the wheels and the center hubcaps: If you're dealing with the original finish, the caps should be treated like newborn babies. Rub them gently with a gentle compound to clean them. Then gently rub a gentle non-corrosive polish, and then wax. That's it, nothing more and nothing less. The wheel/rim's are machined into the metal itself, so it's not likely you'll strip the grain (unlike the caps, which are stripped if you just look at them too hard), but the finish is a different story. Last night I cleaned one wheel with a gentle wash, and it came out stunningly. I confidently moved on to the the next wheel and it immediately began reacting severely and clouding up like a winter's morning in Oregon. These wheels and caps have minds of their own. So I no longer experiment with cleaners. Like I mentioned above, an hour plus of polishing with Flitz metal paste polish remedied the accidental clouding. A little bit of the finish was unfortunately lost but not very noticable after polish/wax. So for maintenance, repeat the same center cap process for the wheel, but you can use Flitz Metal Polish confidently, as opposed to the caps, which I do not let anywhere near the Flitz. Pictured below is the result of my sweat and tears. I want to thank JIM FINN for supplying me with near mint caps, and for the maintenance tips. You're the man Jim! ??

Thank you for all you do. I know this is a hard time to be a nurse. I'm happy to be able to help you.