Rust on Trailer Wheels

[McGunner]

I bought a brand new Tracker PT175 from Bass Pro in July of 2005 and had it on the water a whopping 3 1/2 hours before winterizing it and getting deployed overseas and there it sat on a concrete slab under a cover beneath a metal carport for the duration. Now I'm home, winter is here and the wheels are rusted.

When I bought the boat/outboard/trailer package at Bass Pro it came with the chrome wheels that are standard with the trailer. One of the wheels is rusted pretty badly and the other is just starting to rust around the edges of the rim. I e-mailed Bass Pro a few weeks ago to see if my warranty that I purchased at the time of the sale would cover this and they said that while they could understand my frustration given the lack of time in the water, they considered this to be a maintenance issue and not something that I can use my warranty for to replace the wheels for my $50 deductible.

So, my question is this; how do I remove the rust on the wheels? Like I said, one of them looks really bad and the other one is just starting to show signs of rust. I've tried several commercial wheel polishers, etc. and not had the desired results. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.