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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Default diy polished stock wheels ?

did anyone polish their stock wheels and how any pics thanks
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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DONTTTTTTTTTTT DO IT..... thats not very much help but there are tons of diys everywhere for wheel polishing. a word of advice is with the labor youll put it, youd be able to afford a nice set of wheels even if you chose to work instead of investing time in the polishing. the crevices and grooves are hard to reach


anyways with that said, powerball/ orbital buffer, aluminum polish, a da/ orbital sander and tons of sand paper ranging from 220 to 2000 grit is all you need. on top of thaty, they take a fair amount of work to maintain .
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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oh and aircraft remover to get rid of the original finish.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:02 AM
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greens 14 made me laught lol
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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As I recall from screwing up a set, there was a clear coat originally on our wheels.
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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If you have wheels from a garaged car, that clear coat will gum up polishing wheels unless you remove it chemically first.
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Default Aircraft remover?

Originally Posted by greens14
oh and aircraft remover to get rid of the original finish.
What type did you use?
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