Wheel Polishing.

[Littlewood]

Just bought a set of banged up old Slot Mags and wanted to polish them up to this standard;

Does anybody have any recommended methods, products etc?

Cheers.

 

[mckenziecz]

need to start sending first. using fine grid then start polishing

 

[markbognor]

Work through grades of wet and dry, keeping them nice and wet, then on to polish, preferably with a mop in a drill. You can buy polishing kits on the bay for not a lot. Heavyer kurbing on the outer lip use a file to feather it it. You woult get rid completely but you will definately hide it. If you want to do simmilar to mine and paint the centres with a polished lip just key the centre and use a "car lathe" to polish the rim in super quick, finger print maintaining time.

Whats the specs of the wheels you've found?

 

[Littlewood]

Cheers,

The guy who's selling them doesn't really know what they are I don't think - the only info I've got is the PCD and the that they're 13 x 6.5.

They're really nasty - but no dings, dint or anything so just a lot of hard work needed.

 

[mckenziecz]

show us

 

[Littlewood]

Picking them up wednesday mate so I'll get some photo's up then.

Crappy Ebay photo;

 

[mckenziecz]

nice wheels, looks like wolfrace. how much did you pay? btw i wouldn't start with grid like 40 or even 100. Id use 200, 400, 800, 1200 then polish, i think halfords got these grids in one pack.

 

[Littlewood]

I think they are some sort of imitation Slot Mags if I'm honest - Only 22.50 for the set so not really fussed. Just wanted them for the polishing project to be honest.

 

[solarice]

If you wanna be really cheap...you can use an old T-shirt, an electric drill, a wooden dowel etc and some elastic bands to make your own electric cylindrical polisher (obvioulsy you'll need the polish/cutting agent)...oh and it does work (used that method on my sc and cam cover) lol.

I wouldnt recommend for use on paint haha...just old stuff that needs the shine starting.

 

[mckenziecz]

you cant go wrong 22.50. you will definitely need some different tyres.

 

[Littlewood]

Aye I fancy getting some 165 50 13s or something similar pulled over when they're done.

 

[waxon]

its fairly easy to polish wheels, i have a process on my website if you wanna have a look. it tells you what you need and how to do it..
www.customwheelpolishers.co.uk

 

[weestar84]

send them to my hubby :laugh: