Before and after. Was not hard just time consuming.
Just finished polishing wheels February 27, 2019, 05:17:52 pm Before and after. Was not hard just time consuming. Quote Selected 11 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #1 – February 27, 2019, 05:19:53 pm Nice job. That is what they should look like! Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #2 – February 27, 2019, 05:50:34 pm Lookin' Good! If it works like our neighborhood, every male dog in 20 mile radius will stop by tonight to anoint your shiny wheels. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #3 – February 27, 2019, 05:52:41 pm Chuck,Were you in Texas, we would say: "THAT AIN'T RITE". Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #4 – February 27, 2019, 05:54:27 pm Quote from: wolfe10 – February 27, 2019, 05:52:41 pmWere you in Texas, we would say: "THAT AIN'T RITE".We are, and "IT AIN"T" Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #5 – February 27, 2019, 07:03:24 pm A smile back at ya'. When I do ours, the tires get a coat of that great product; 'No touch', that I've used for years. Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #6 – February 27, 2019, 08:34:04 pm SMH. Taint Rite!Ken come do mine Good Job Buddy!! Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #7 – February 27, 2019, 08:40:39 pm Looks good, what did you use to do it? Elbow grease or a buffer? Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #8 – February 27, 2019, 09:51:36 pm Here are mine---30 years old.Buffing wheel. Mother's Mag & Aluminum Wheel Polish. Turtle Wax Ice. Quote Selected 6 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #9 – February 27, 2019, 10:55:13 pm Quote from: nitehawk – February 27, 2019, 09:51:36 pmHere are mine---30 years old.Buffing wheel. Mother's Mag & Aluminum Wheel Polish. Turtle Wax Ice.Can you provide a photo of the buffing wheel you used to get in the tight places and small round holes?With my setup buffer and wheel are too big/bulky.......... guess there is always elbow grease Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #10 – February 27, 2019, 11:32:53 pm Mother's Powerball Mini works great around the lug nut covers and in the holes. I use a cheap (corded) variable speed drill from Harbor Freight.Amazon.com: Mothers 05141 PowerBall Mini Metal Polishing Tool: Automotive3/8 in. Variable Speed Reversible Drill (3000 rpm high speed) Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #11 – February 28, 2019, 12:10:53 am Maybe it's cause I'm lazy or perhaps cheap, but I just let the guy in Eloy Az do it. $5.00 each for the wheels and $15.00 for the mirrors. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #12 – February 28, 2019, 12:16:18 am I use what Chuck said. The red Mother's Powerball.Also a bit of "elbow grease" and an applicator sponge. Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #13 – February 28, 2019, 12:29:29 am I had Jaime in PP do mine when he washed/waxed/polished my wheels for $120. Much less work for me and they did a better job than I would. Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #14 – February 28, 2019, 10:32:49 am I used mothers mag and aluminum polish. Cheap at Walmart. Used mothers mini ball on rear cause the bigger pad that i used would not fit all the way. The bigger buffer was from mothers nulens kit. Drill was a cordless with several batteries being rotated. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #15 – February 28, 2019, 11:28:08 am I'd not bother to shine the wheels (and work on low areas) without this stool! Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #16 – February 28, 2019, 11:30:08 am Mike, I've never seen an air powered stool. NIce Larry Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #17 – February 28, 2019, 12:45:47 pm I use a foam cone. The pointy end gets in the tight spots better.Amazon.com: Mothers 05146 PowerCone 360 Metal Polishing Tool: GatewayKeith Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #18 – March 04, 2019, 03:55:05 pm Dammit. You guys got me started . I had a less perfect wheel on the front when I got this. So I swapped it with the inner unpolished wheel. That means that I now have 2 unpolished faces. Lots of time with the scuff pads and polish, and a couple of hrs today and one looks fair. I even ordered some nut covers. Next to remove the paint on my bumpers. But that looks to be after about 12hrs polish time. Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #19 – March 04, 2019, 04:45:00 pm Hey Larry, maybe he meant a methane powered stool? Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #20 – March 04, 2019, 05:59:45 pm Is that what that hose if for Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #21 – March 04, 2019, 09:59:57 pm I thought I read somewhere that Alcoa wants us to use "water only" on the wheels.Or was I mistaken??..... Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #22 – March 04, 2019, 10:11:51 pm Totally dpQuote from: GleamB – March 04, 2019, 09:59:57 pmI thought I read somewhere that Alcoa wants us to use "water only" on the wheels.Or was I mistaken??.....Totally depends on whether the wheels are raw aluminum or coated/Dura-bright.If dura-bright: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPveLjZXugIf not dura-bright: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVI9vewk8LMIf in doubt about what you have, call Alcoa with your wheel PN. Quote Selected
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #23 – March 04, 2019, 10:51:00 pm Mike Id call this guy down there and see if he would shine them for youGlenns Wheel Polishing and Repair – Your one stop shop for rims Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Just finished polishing wheels Reply #24 – March 04, 2019, 11:26:38 pm See these threads:How do y'all clean the Alcoa alum wheels?DuraBrites, DuraFlanges and DD's (both) explained there.HTH,Neal Quote Selected
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