Can I polish my calais rims my self or do I have to get someone to do it? What do I use? :P

uh its quite easy.... some autosol and a cotton rag and then maybe a buffer.....

cheers

you need paint stripper and elbow grease (lots) to get rid of the laquer all over first. either do all the grooves, or keep the stripper completely out of them, cos they have grey paint in them and look funny if u accidentally strip some of the paint off. I just did the faces of mine. That was enough work! (the middle disks are laquer free from the factory). Then use the autosol. This will polish the wheels but u won't get rid of the grooves. if u want the mirror finish you need to go to a polisher who puts it on a machine. ~$60 to $80 a wheel for that. cheaper to sell online and buy a set from the mag shop pre polished.

Mate its not a easy job, its hard as takes too long.. ive tryd it Takes way more than jus some autosol and a cotton rag and then maybe a buffer. Better off gettin sumone else to polish em for ya I got all 5 of mine polished for $200 there sik, u can see urself in em trust me get sumone else to do it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

it all depends on how shiny you want them to be..... if you want them to be able to see yourself then yeh of course it would be easier to get someone else to do it... but if you just want them to look half decent then yeh get the autosol out and use some elbow grease....

Yeh true but polishing em jus with autosol does **** all really.... Gettin em polished by sumone else actully makes em look like rims Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I tryed the autosol on the first day i bought my calais. Me being stupid, didn't even ask how or what to do. Found out of a polisher that you have to take the clear coatting of first to get the mirror finsh. You can't even notice the difference with autosol and a rag. I think what most people are saying about getting some one qualified is the way to go!!!

hence my post about removing the laquer with stripper. the laquer goes stale and brittle and thats why they look ****. once thats gone you can get a great polish with aotosol, you just won't get the mirror look without removing the grooves.

Quote: Originally Posted by siLvEr_jEt Better off gettin sumone else to polish em for ya I got all 5 of mine polished for $200 there sik, u can see urself in em trust me get sumone else to do it $200 is a bit over priced, i know places that do it for around $30 or so a wheel!! where did you go to get yours done?? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

If you pay cash, more often than no the price will drop again slightly. Used to pay $30 each, now $25/20 depending on the number i have ready to go.

Does anyone have some picks they could send me of what the mag's look like once they have been professionally polished as im lookin to do it. Also if anyone knows of a shop that can do it in perth that would be handy D

The cheepest that I've been quoted is $40. where did you get them done for $20? me in brissie....

without polishing difference pic - centre cap polished, rest of the mag not polished completely polished Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Thanks InsaneVL they look mad D Im definatly gonna go for it.

I polished mine myself .It took me about 5 hours for each wheel. I used wet and dry sand paper to get the groves out which takes for ever. And then just polised them up.

ok i have a little different situation. i have some calais wheels and they have been polished a few years ago, but they have faded, gotten dirty ect what should i do now? considering they were once polished.

Hey Clint!! sounds like ur goin 2 have 2 go the Autosol and elbow grease now mate!! takes a bit of effort but look at the results on EZY200!! 8O looks AWESOME!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.