wheel polishing

[bigbened]

what is the best tool to use, ive been looking for a small polishing wheel but no look.

what is the best compound to polish them with? i have had a quick go with rag and a bit of t-cut and they were coming up ok. the wheels are 13" ats classics so a normal mop will not work

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no one knows how i can polish alloy?

[walshc]

Has the alloy pitted? or do you just want to freshen them up?

If theyve pitted then i`d go over them with wet and dry, start at 800 and work up to 1200, go higher if you want a better shine, then use autosol on it to bring the shine up followed by a coat of belgom alu (search ebay for that :cool: )

If theyve just gone dull then give them a good polish with that belgom, really good stuff, it gives a fine protective coat too :thumb:
Hope that helps, i`d show you pics of the wheels ive done but im not allowed to upload pics yet :cry:

[bigbened]

nice one mate they are not pitted just wanted to bring them up to there glory. Just wanted some type of small polighing wheel to put on the drill because im lazy

[walshc]

lol ahh right, dont think you`ll need a wheel/mop to bring them up again, maybe use autosol with a rag first if theyve REALLY dulled, then that belgom :thumb:

Actually, if youve got a dremel they do little polishing mops, not too deer, use that with autosol. I`ll get a picture of my wheels when im allowed ;)

[walshc]

Whoo hoo i can post pics now :D

Before..
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3803/atiweoa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And after..
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6135/25072007373pg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[NovaLad]

Looking good!!!
Nice and shiny now lol.l

[walshc]

Not now theyre not lol ive not polished them in a while ooops! :eek:
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/498/dscf3693vu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Belgom will bring them right back up :D

Where abouts in Oldham are you? i used to live in Middleton, not too far away :thumb:

[Riggy]

^^ lol im in middleton , where abouts did you used to live

[walshc]

LMAO ive just asked you the same thing in the mk2 golf thread hahaha

Used to live in Alkrington, in Crumpsall now. You?

[bigbened]

i think i may need autosol first as they look like this at the mo
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00508.jpg
and i would like to use them on my euro nova when its built so they have to be in tip top condition.
not the best pic but hey, and they have got worse since then

[conad]

'muguires bare metal polish' (spelling) i used it on mine along with a bit of elbow grease lol

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/conad/wheels.jpg

[Jack]

^ nice pic that.

I used Autosol on my Kazeras and it filled in the pits, on close inspection you could see them still though.

Can anyone suggest how to tidy up the aluminium band on mine? Bear in mind being alu its NOT chrome and I don't want it highly polished lol

[walshc]

Can anyone suggest how to tidy up the aluminium band on mine? Bear in mind being alu its NOT chrome and I don't want it highly polished lol

How do you mean tidying up? got a pic?

[conad]

^ nice pic that.

I used Autosol on my Kazeras and it filled in the pits, on close inspection you could see them still though.

Can anyone suggest how to tidy up the aluminium band on mine? Bear in mind being alu its NOT chrome and I don't want it highly polished lol

you can buy actual aluminium cleaner which basically removes all the dirt and tarnish making it look like new, its in a canister, just just squirt it on and rub in off with a cloth. we use it in work all the time (cant remember the name though) sure it can be found in most hardware stores