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Title: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 21:35: I am looking at doing a slight refurb on my wheels to get ride of some curb rash and I guess rubbing them down will remove any laquer, what i need to know is whats the best stuff to repolish them and how to protect them after relaquering them or can i leave that bit?
(I do have my machine polisher still and some autosol)
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Guy on 12 May 2009, 22:27: Quote from: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 21:35
I am looking at doing a slight refurb on my wheels to get ride of some curb rash and I guess rubbing them down will remove any laquer, what i need to know is whats the best stuff to repolish them and how to protect them after relaquering them or can i leave that bit?
(I do have my machine polisher still and some autosol)

i sanded mine back the other day using ever finer grades of wet n dry, then used autosol and followed this up with belgom alu... followed with 3 coats of poorboys wheel sealant
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 22:35: so no laquer then?
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Guy on 12 May 2009, 22:40: Quote from: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 22:35
so no laquer then?

mine is just polished rims innit

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2391616613_0454a3a4fb.jpg)

you can use lacquer if you want... but I don't know your wheels so can't comment
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 22:56: cheers guy..no laquer it is :wink:
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Guy on 12 May 2009, 23:04: Quote from: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 22:56
cheers guy..no laquer it is :wink:

whoa there... have the wheels got laquer on originally?
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 23:14: there diamond cut and after looking at some scrathes they have a coating on!!
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Guy on 12 May 2009, 23:18: Quote from: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 23:14
there diamond cut and after looking at some scrathes they have a coating on!!

hmmm... in which case I would be very careful using abrasive polishing processes...
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 23:20: I tried a hidden bit and they have polished up well using some brasso and 1500 wet dry!!
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Guy on 12 May 2009, 23:28: Quote from: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 23:20
I tried a hidden bit and they have polished up well using some brasso and 1500 wet dry!!

ook... would be interesting to see before and afters on these! :laugh:
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 12 May 2009, 23:31: and if they dont look right there getting painted!! :angry:
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 13 May 2009, 21:16: well I've started and stripped 1 wheels laquer off (and smoothed a few grazes off them!)... I've given them some 1500 wet and dry using some diluted autosol (and they've come up really well) and this weekend I will polish and seal them properly
I will do a photo thread showing what I did (as long as they look fine when finished!)
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: Kermit on 14 May 2009, 09:31: Quote from: boneybradley on 13 May 2009, 21:16
I will do a photo thread showing what I did (as long as they look fine when finished!)

You could always do the pics with the missus in there to make sure we don'f focus on the finished rims :grin:
Title: Re: Wheel polishing and protection
Post by: boneybradley on 16 May 2009, 18:12: here's my refurb results http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116843.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116843.0)