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Post by strick on Mar 31, 2008 23:59:43 GMT -5
I am looking for advice on polishing cast wheels. Before I paint the wheels I need to polish the existing exposed metal around the lip and on the spoke portion.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Post by davedunsboro on Apr 1, 2008 8:59:58 GMT -5
Steel wool with a bit of autosol gets the grime & gives them a reasonable finish . If you want to go further, finish it off with duraglit (mag wheel polish) cheers Dave.
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Post by StewRoss on Apr 3, 2008 19:03:54 GMT -5
You can also use 1200 grit wet and dry paper...then polich it with Autosol... SR  |
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Post by milkman on Apr 4, 2008 0:35:22 GMT -5
Probably expensive, but my neighbour with a GSX-R just had his wheels paint removed and the metal polished.
His technical answer was the shop puts a chemical on it, so i dont know much more about it sorry
Looked great though. Though if you were going to bother with a shop doing it, there are plenty of options I guess
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Post by robomod on Apr 11, 2008 1:06:59 GMT -5
Have professionally sandblasted, and polished for best results. Look up shop shops on google maps using specific keywords. I've explained my needs to local shops, and once they understand I'm not a pro, they usually have good offers.
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Post by stevec5000 on Apr 13, 2008 9:26:24 GMT -5
>I am looking for advice on polishing cast wheels.
To polish the exposed parts around the lip you could use a big electric buffer like the ones from Harbor Freight. I have one that I use for covers and fork legs, etc. and it will give a mirror finish. I haven't tried it on wheels yet but it should work on the sides, not sure about the edges of the spokes though, the sharp edge would probably tear up the buffing wheels. I did use if on the alloy wheels from a Nissan Maxima with good results. Mine only came with red and white buffing compound which doesn't take off much material so if you are starting with a rough surface you might need to get some of the course black compound to use for the first pass.
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