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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Misky on 21 July 2010, 14:08

Title: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: Misky on 21 July 2010, 14:08

I have picked up my wheels after they have been sandblasted my question is what step should i take next?
I want to polish the lip so should i use wet & dry (if so any compound with it) or should i use my polishing kit with the mops,bars, vienna lime etc?

Cheers mike.

Title: Re: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: wag,en,volks on 21 July 2010, 22:06

depending on how they have been blasted ,your in for a lot of work  :evil:

Title: Re: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: Misky on 21 July 2010, 22:35

Could i not grind then start to work at the alloy with wet & dry?

Title: Re: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: tech1889 on 04 August 2010, 21:57

the thing about sandblasting is that it pits the metal so takes forever to polish out it can be done but will take a very long time.. even glass beading metal pits it a bit would of been easier to just sand instead of sandblast..

Title: Re: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: Thom89 on 05 August 2010, 19:41

For this very reason, i had my BBS RAs acid dipped last week. and have come out perfect with the factory machining still evident after 21 years covered in paint...
Thom

Title: Re: polishing after sandblasting.
Post by: Neo Badness on 05 August 2010, 21:55

Nitromors FTW :grin: