Wheel question

[Unclelevi]

I just bought a 2007 Silverado 1500LT which is in GREAT shape. The only flaw is the outside edges of the OEM wheels (where you would find wheel weights on a wheel) are beat up a little. No dents, but scratched pretty badly. Is there a good way to dress these out? I'm considering 400-600 sandpaper, but I'd like to know if anyone has buffed wheels like this.

[piecesparts]

In answer to you question, one would have to know what you have for wheels on the truck. Many factory wheels have a clear coat finish on them, which if you polish them, the finish would be messed up. There are people in my area that do wheel restorations and finish up their work with a new clear coat on the rim. I have had it done on a car rim and they do excellent work. If the rim is not a clear coated rim, then sand with a 600 grit wet and dry paper (using WD-40) as your wetting agent and then polish to whatever quality that you want using the different types of metal polisht hat is available.

If your truck has the factory spoked rims tha has the plastic cover glued over the aluminum rim, then you are pretty much on your own, there. Not replaceable and not able to remove deep scratches if they are there.

[chris989]

Originally Posted by Unclelevi

I just bought a 2007 Silverado 1500LT which is in GREAT shape. The only flaw is the outside edges of the OEM wheels (where you would find wheel weights on a wheel) are beat up a little. No dents, but scratched pretty badly. Is there a good way to dress these out? I'm considering 400-600 sandpaper, but I'd like to know if anyone has buffed wheels like this.

I jacked up a rim on my NSX many years ago and i took it to a rim shop. Whatever pixie dust the sprinkled on it was magic. Could not tell it had been touched. Not sure if you could find a shop near you but it might be worth a try.

[karrlogs]

I tried getting greasy scratches off my alloy wheels and I looked this up. Might help you with some vital information. But yes, it depends on the type of wheel. You can inquire at a nearby autoshop and see how they would do it. Better to be prepared.