polishing wheels?
09-11-2010, 04:58 PM
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polishing wheels?
Is there a quick way to polish the lips on these wheels? It takes forever by hand (the blue is powdercoat, the rest is just bare alloy). Or at least a quick way to do most of the polishing and then the final finish by hand?
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09-11-2010, 05:07 PM
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Re: polishing wheels?
i use wenol polish for aluminum wheels...iirc its two tubes...a red paste and a green ...
but with any paste....elbow grease is needed as well....
but with any paste....elbow grease is needed as well....
09-11-2010, 05:10 PM
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Re: polishing wheels?
So there's no power tool for this job? Simichrome, Wenol, P21S metal polish, it all takes friggin forever by hand, especially when you aren't able to wash them for 2 months and you get all that baked in brake pad staining.
09-11-2010, 05:15 PM
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Re: polishing wheels?
im sure you could get a high speed buffer? or get a angle grinder and attach a buffing/polishing wheel attachment and use that...
it will work fine...just dont use to high of speed....
it will work fine...just dont use to high of speed....
09-11-2010, 05:20 PM
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Re: polishing wheels?
The way this started is I was cleaning my car at a forum member's house and he said he had heard good things about the powerball. I didn't want to taint the waters by suggesting it. I don't own a drill (I kept thinkings "well, I already have a drill," but it's time I come to the realization that I no longer live with my parents 160 miles away), so I'll need to buy whatever power tool I need for this, and as long as I'm doing that I want to get whatever is the best.
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Re: polishing wheels?
they probably would fabrik8 if you could apply pressure to them...they come attached to a 1/4 diameter 8inch long rod...that flexes with any amount of pressure...
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