86 k20 wheels

[Andybevens14]

So I finally got new wheels well new to me at least. They were my buddy's there the typical 8 hole wheel. The thing is he didn't care for his truck like I do and there aluminum non clear coat wheels with quite a bit of oxidation what's the best way to get them looking back to a mirror finish?

[andrewmp6]

Mothers has a mag and alum polish and use their powerball it goes in a drill making it easier.

[Andybevens14]

Hi there andrew,

Thanks for your response I acctually tried that and didn't get what I was looking for that's why I came here

[andrewmp6]

Take a picture of the wheels so we can see what your working with.

[Chevy_mud_truck]

I have a set of welds when I got them they where in bad shape from setting in the guys yard where he parked the truck I had to wet sand mine 800-1200-2500 and use some red bar buffing compound then mothers with a power ball

[Andybevens14]

Here's the shape they are in now

[andrewmp6]

If you want them to shine like chrome its going to take wet sanding and buffing.

[1970pelle]

I have been messing around with different ways to try and speed up the proses of polishing aluminum wheels and other items. I have started off using scotch brite pads first(dark red). Then jump to wet sanding. You can be a bit more aggressive with the scotch brites use at once, over working your way up with wet/dry sand paper.




Side note Its very easy to convert a standard bench grinder into a buffing wheel. Tear it down remove the shaft and have somebody or do it yourself. Make a longer shaft so you can buff wheels. I did mine for under 20 bucks.