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Title: polishing wheels diy
Post by: wakeskater on 01 March 2012, 18:10

just looking for a good online guide? and i have looked  .as iv got a set of wheels i fancy tryin this on   i know it will take a long time but now theres light after work im up for tryin  . and a good place to buy mops and stuff?   iv got some basic mops. whats best to strip them with?

 

Title: Re: polishing wheels diy
Post by: Sam-mubarak on 03 March 2012, 10:34

There's a few guides on edition38 and wheel whores. With mine I started with nitromors, then 240 paper, and kept moving through grades right up to 1500, then 2k, then 3k, then started with the polishing compounds, which I had bought as a rush in a set from Halfords, cost about 20 quid. Then finished off with mothers mag polish and then poorboys wheel sealent, will upload a pic later, Sam

Title: Re: polishing wheels diy
Post by: Sam-mubarak on 03 March 2012, 10:47

Here's the pics of mine, going on the van for summer, Sam
 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/sam-mubarak/IMAG0774.jpg)
 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/sam-mubarak/IMAG0672.jpg)
 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/sam-mubarak/IMAG0671.jpg)
 (http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/sam-mubarak/IMAG0670.jpg)

Title: Re: polishing wheels diy
Post by: turboben on 03 March 2012, 21:13

nice job

Title: Re: polishing wheels diy
Post by: wolfie1981 on 07 April 2012, 21:41

Quote from: Sam-mubarak on 03 March 2012, 10:34

There's a few guides on edition38 and wheel whores. With mine I started with nitromors, then 240 paper, and kept moving through grades right up to 1500, then 2k, then 3k, then started with the polishing compounds, which I had bought as a rush in a set from Halfords, cost about 20 quid. Then finished off with mothers mag polish and then poorboys wheel sealent, will upload a pic later, Sam

what compounds did you use??? im looking to do my rims