hey guys, can anyone give me an estimate on how much of each type sandpaper was used? Will be giving this a go tomorrow

a sheet of each grade per rim should cut it.

Quote: Originally Posted by dvs_wgn did you take the clear laqure off the rimms b4 doing all this i dont rember reading it... paint striper will get that stuff off easy just let it sit for 10 mins and wipe off... good thread but mate weel done strongly recomend doing this, i just spent an hr this morning polishing one of my rims and then towards the end noticed there was a tiny bit i had missed... Now i gotta go back and do it again And one sheet of each sandpaper per rim is fine Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffo_vlt strongly recomend doing this, i just spent an hr this morning polishing one of my rims and then towards the end noticed there was a tiny bit i had missed... Now i gotta go back and do it again And one sheet of each sandpaper per rim is fine Good to see someone using my tech let us know how u get on Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

anyone ever tried this with like an orbital sander or anything, to get the machining lines out i mean, or are they easy to just sand out? a good thing to do when you bare metal polish is when your done to rub a bit of crc or wd40 etc into the metal, it stops it oxidising/tarnishing as quickly. a jeweler i know told me that Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

how long did each rim take u to do? cuz i wouldnt mind giving it a go just as long as it doesnt take me a whole day :P

Quote: Originally Posted by RSHIN-BT1 how long did each rim take u to do? cuz i wouldnt mind giving it a go just as long as it doesnt take me a whole day :P To do a real nice job probably close on half a day

hey mate im having trouble finding anything similar to the polishing mop you used, any tips for making my own as you have or anyone else have any tricks to buff them? I cant get my finish any where near yours...

where did you buy the mop and how did you adapt it for the drill? i've been looking for one for a while now.

I bought mine from Glenfords, it is ment for a bench grinder and I was lucky enough to have the attachment laying around that was out of another polishing kit. U should be able to use a bolt, a couple of washers and a nut to do the same job. Jeffo vlt don't worry about it not looking good yet, once u use the compound and the mop it should come u nice. Just make sure u use a compound that is just for aluminium and not a general purpose sort of one as u will not get as good of finish.

Quote: Originally Posted by larry I bought mine from Glenfords, it is ment for a bench grinder and I was lucky enough to have the attachment laying around that was out of another polishing kit. U should be able to use a bolt, a couple of washers and a nut to do the same job. Jeffo vlt don't worry about it not looking good yet, once u use the compound and the mop it should come u nice. Just make sure u use a compound that is just for aluminium and not a general purpose sort of one as u will not get as good of finish. thanks for the thread tom ;p

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffo_vlt hey mate im having trouble finding anything similar to the polishing mop you used, any tips for making my own as you have or anyone else have any tricks to buff them? I cant get my finish any where near yours... any sort of polishing mop should do it man so long as you have the right compound...or if you got the patience, sand the sh*t out of the rim for 3 days like I did and then hit with autosol and it will come up immac lol but you will have a dead arm lmao

I got quoted 80-$120 by a polisher + need tyres taken off rims, if i get it done ill post pics of how it goes.

Quote: Originally Posted by no-boost I got quoted 80-$120 by a polisher + need tyres taken off rims, if i get it done ill post pics of how it goes. Yeah it would be good to compare the professional to the backyarder

from looking at the pics, I dont think theres a difference between the two at all

Quote: Originally Posted by larry Jeffo vlt don't worry about it not looking good yet, once u use the compound and the mop it should come u nice. Just make sure u use a compound that is just for aluminium and not a general purpose sort of one as u will not get as good of finish. For future DIY, just bought some general purpose compound Ahwell, Cheers for your help Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sorry larry is that half a day for all 4 rims or just 1??? :P cuz if that it is for 1 rim then ur alot more motivated then i am lol...

Quote: Originally Posted by RSHIN-BT1 sorry larry is that half a day for all 4 rims or just 1??? :P cuz if that it is for 1 rim then ur alot more motivated then i am lol... Half a day per rim, didn't think it would take that long to do but once u do one u have to do the rest cause nothin looks worse than a half finished job, oh well the results are worth it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hahaha lol.... true man but i doubt id be able to stick it out if i started. id end up snapping and breaking something. plus dont wanna have 1 nicely polished rim and the rest looking kind of ordinary. but good write up man u did a pretty good job. 2 bad ur not down here id pay u to do mine.

Looks good but would anyone know if you good do this sorta thing (strip the paint off and polish it up) to a new set of 18 inch silver Monaro rims.. or even just a set of VX SS 17 inch rims or anything? Only reason i ask is because i dont really want to strip the paint off my brand new rims only to find out for some reason they cant be polished lol.. anyone know of any good reliable companies that do metal polishing in the southern suburbs of melbourne?