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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Chris-White on 01 January 2007, 13:43

Title: polishing painted wheels.... help!
Post by: Chris-White on 01 January 2007, 13:43

right ho, heres the plan for my P-slots:
1. nitromors the paint off
2. buy one of those spinning car polishing mops
3. buy abrasive metal polish
4. use mop and polish on said wheels

what i want to know is, will this work and be enough for a nice, polished finish and is there anything else i may need to do?

Cheers.

Title: Re: polishing painted wheels.... help!
Post by: LITTLEGADGI on 01 January 2007, 15:21

 :wink:HI HERES SOME  HELP 1 PAINT STRIP ,2 DA OR ORBITAL SAND USING 240 THEN 400 THEN 8OO IN CIRCULAR MOTION EVENLEY OVER ALL ALLOY 3 POLISHING 1 GREY SOAP POLISH, 2  GREEN SOAP POLISH, 3 WHITE POLISH THIS PROCESS IS VERY TIME CONSUMING :angry: BUT WORTH IT IN THE END 4 U NEED A FINE POLISHING MOP ON A ELECTRIC SANDER AND USE SOME FINESS THIS IS VERY FINE POLISH ALSO MAKE SURE MOP IS DAMP THIS WILL HELP. HOPE THIS HELPS PS THEN USE BELGOME POLISH 2 HELP PROTECT FROM TARNISHING APPLY REGULARY ALL ITEM ON EBAY 4 SALE    :smiley:

Title: Re: polishing painted wheels.... help!
Post by: Len on 03 January 2007, 12:51

Several coats of a good quality lacquer! Flatted in between coats. Then a final polish.