polishing wheels
 

i tried a search but could not find anything so i am trying to polish up my dads wheel for his 72 and just can not seem to get these marks off idk what it is but i tried mothers chrome polish but i that was the wrong product so what should i do these are aluminum if you could not tell :lol:

Re: polishing wheels
 

chevy406... check out the process used here:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=378411

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=377242

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=364237

Re: polishing wheels
 

thanks!

Re: polishing wheels
 

all I can say is FLITZ

use there power ball it's kinda like a shreaded rag...IT WORKS

flitz.com

you can get it at alot of place's now the secret is t use a little it goes a long way

Re: polishing wheels
 

chevy 406,
your scratches look pretty deep in that one picture, but sometimes a photos can be misleading. If the wheels are NOT plastic coated ones, as it is with the many wheels that American Racing sells, then I would try a piece of 2500 grit wet and dry sand paper, with the WD-40 as a spray lubricant for the paper. That will take most of the deeper scratches out, but will leave a hazy finish. From that point, you can get aggressive and use a small buffing wheel on a drill motor or a die grinder. I use small ones called razor buffs, but Harbor Freight and Sears sells small rotatry buffs with polishing compounds as kits. Take a look at Eastwood Products website, they have a lot of buffing products, also. If the wheels are plastic coated, then you are stuck with the finish that is in the plastic coating.

That being stated, you can polish out the sanded areas by using a rubbing compound such as Mother Aluminum Polish or Blue Magic, then I would follow them up with the Mother's Billet Polish for a mirror finish. I personally would start with the rotary buffing wheel and then finish with the hand buffing stuff.

Everyone wants this to happen with ease and sometimes you have to put some elbow grease into it, depending on the end product that you want. I have and at times I use the "Powerball" polishers, or the Flitz polishing ball, but the final products were never as reflective as what I wanted, so I always finish by hand rubbing and then seal the metal with a product called "Power Seal" from Wizards Products. There are other companies out there that sells a sealer, but this one is easy to use and costs me less in shipping and product expense. I am a little crazy with my aluminum wheels and I may go to a lot of extra effort that many others don't, but I also drive my vehicles and the wheels stay clean.

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I use Meguairs NXT Generation Metal Polish

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Your local Harley shop should sell a polish called White Diamond. Its a little pricey but it works. I use it on my billet Intro wheels on my Nova and on my customers cars. I own a detail business and do a lot of "specialty" vehicles. Most have custom wheels or bikes with TONS of chrome and billet. This stuff is awesome.