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Title: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: turboben on 17 March 2010, 19:31

i thought i would have a go at refurbing my rs8 polished rims so i sanded the lacque down and got all the kerb marks out now how do i get it to shine again, originally these where diamond cut but is there any way i can get these to shine myself

cheers ben

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: turboben on 18 March 2010, 20:18

anyone

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: Andy-H on 19 March 2010, 06:17

What I used to do on the bike wheels is to keep going over the rims with finer wet & dry until you are on a really fine grade and then finish with autosol.

Not quite the diamond cut finish but you can get a nice shine on them  :smiley:

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: tisme on 19 March 2010, 07:40

If you have the tyres and valve off you can put your car securley on axcel stands put the rim on, then start the car put it in first then do the fine wet and dry hollowed buy a cutting compound finally a good wax when your happy with it. Search YouTube wheel polishing
hth

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: Guy on 20 March 2010, 17:20

Quote from: tisme on 19 March 2010, 07:40

If you have the tyres and valve off you can put your car securley on axcel stands put the rim on, then start the car put it in first then do the fine wet and dry hollowed buy a cutting compound finally a good wax when your happy with it. Search YouTube wheel polishing
hth

please watch your fingers if you do this!!

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: turboben on 20 March 2010, 18:25

lol i think i will give that one a miss

cheers anyway

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: tisme on 20 March 2010, 20:27

Wimps lol  :laugh:

Title: Re: wheel refurb on a polished rim
Post by: boneybradley on 20 March 2010, 20:36

have a look here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116843.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116843.0)

and since then I have given them another quick going over with 1500 & 2000 wet/dry, some grey metal polish (I don't know the name but it comes as a bar for machine polishing) and plenty more autosol and some time with mr drill (with mop head fitted)
and there even better this time (photo's to come)  :cool: