Polished Lip
Polished Lip
Lips on my wheels came brushed so I decided to polish them.....lemme know what you guys think. I'll take more pics tomorrow. Sorry my camera sucks!
Comparison
Before
After
EDIT : Day time pics
Comparison
Before
After
EDIT : Day time pics
Last edited by jmonsale; Nov 25, 2007 at 08:47 PM.
we need more detail information especially if you did this yourself I'm going to be selling my current rims and tires so I can do this on them before I sell them to get more $$$
Here's some info.
Equipment needed are:
3M wet/dry sandpaper 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 (all available at
autozone or pepboys) they came in packs of 5. I used a sheet per wheel
Meguiars we/dry sandpaper 2500, 3000 (available
at :http://autodetailingsolutions.com/me...ding-paper.htm)
again I used a sheet per wheel
Microfiber cloths (12) /applicator pads (4)
Mothers: Incredible Billet Metal Polish
Plastic bucket
Note: Mothers "mini ball" is optional. it can speed up the process for
polishing at the end but it may not polish some areas due to tight
spaces.
Time invested: 3 hours per wheel
What you'll need per wheel:
1. 1 sheet of every grit of sand paper 3 2/3" x 9". Cut all sheets in half
so that you'll have two pieces of each grit. If the lips on your are
less than 3" fold each sheet in half so that you'll have a more
manageable sandpaper.
2. 1 microfiber cloth
3. Plastic bucket filled with water (make sure the bucket is clean with
no dirt or anything that can cling on the MF cloth and scratch the lip
4. 1 applicator pad to place the polish on to the lip and for polishing
or you may polish with the "Mini Ball"
5. 1 dry, clean (free of dust,dirt) MF cloth to wipe off the polish
Step 1
Remove the wheel and clean it with ahose and let it stay wet. place the wheel in a 70 degree angle about waist high in whatever position you're in. preferrably in a sitting position since this will be a lengthy process.(What I did : placed the wheel on a cooler leaning on the stucco wall and me sitting on a cooler in front of it next to my garden hose and the bucket full of water between my legs.)
Step 2
Place the MF cloth in the bucket and start wetting the lip by wiping it. I found it hard to sand the lip all the way around so I sanded half a wheel at a time satrting with the bottom half. take 1 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and submerge it in the bucket of water in front of you. start sanding the lip starting at one side of the bottom half of the wheel to the other half. Frequently submerge the MF cloth in the water and wipe the lip that you're sanding down to wipe off sand and metal micro debris. Also, frequently submerge the sandpaper in the water. the 400 grit is used to take off the clear coat. try to sand down in the same circular motion of the wheel.
Step 3
once the clear coat has been sanded down on the bottom half of the wheel, rotate the wheel so that the upper half is now the bottom half. take the 2nd 400 grit sandpaper and sand down the clearcoat as you did in Step 1. *Remember to frequently submerge both the MF cloth and the sandpaper to ensure a clean & wet surface to work on. Once all clear coat has been removed, dump the water in the bucket, clean and refill bucket with water. Do this everytime you move on to the next grit. Now move on to Step 4
Step 4
Keep the wheel in the same position and start wetsanding with the 600 grit gain frequently submeging the MF cloth and the sandpaper. Once that half is optimally smooth, rotate the wheel , take the 2nd 600 grit sandpaper and work on the other half. Once done, dumpt the water and refill.
Step 5
Continue Step 4 for every grit of wet/dry sandpaper until you completion of the 3000 grit.
Step 6
Once sanding of the 3000 grit is completed, wash the wheel and dry. Dry the lip with another MF cloth. Make sure the entire wheel is dry prior to polishing the lip.
Step 7
With an applicator pad, apply some Mothers Billet metal polish and start polishing sections at a time. If black film begins to appear, that means it is polishing, continue to polish for the black film helping to polish, once it starts to slightly dry out take a clean dry MF cloth and wipe the polished area down. You should see a shining result. Continue the process untill the entire lip is polished.
*Note
I only recommend this for wheels with the brushed finish, if your wheels are already polished and clearcoat is not present then only do step 7.
This was very time consuming but it was well worth it considering two shops were charging me $75 a wheel. I took my time and did a 2 wheels/week
Equipment needed are:
3M wet/dry sandpaper 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 (all available at
autozone or pepboys) they came in packs of 5. I used a sheet per wheel
Meguiars we/dry sandpaper 2500, 3000 (available
at :http://autodetailingsolutions.com/me...ding-paper.htm)
again I used a sheet per wheel
Microfiber cloths (12) /applicator pads (4)
Mothers: Incredible Billet Metal Polish
Plastic bucket
Note: Mothers "mini ball" is optional. it can speed up the process for
polishing at the end but it may not polish some areas due to tight
spaces.
Time invested: 3 hours per wheel
What you'll need per wheel:
1. 1 sheet of every grit of sand paper 3 2/3" x 9". Cut all sheets in half
so that you'll have two pieces of each grit. If the lips on your are
less than 3" fold each sheet in half so that you'll have a more
manageable sandpaper.
2. 1 microfiber cloth
3. Plastic bucket filled with water (make sure the bucket is clean with
no dirt or anything that can cling on the MF cloth and scratch the lip
4. 1 applicator pad to place the polish on to the lip and for polishing
or you may polish with the "Mini Ball"
5. 1 dry, clean (free of dust,dirt) MF cloth to wipe off the polish
Step 1
Remove the wheel and clean it with ahose and let it stay wet. place the wheel in a 70 degree angle about waist high in whatever position you're in. preferrably in a sitting position since this will be a lengthy process.(What I did : placed the wheel on a cooler leaning on the stucco wall and me sitting on a cooler in front of it next to my garden hose and the bucket full of water between my legs.)
Step 2
Place the MF cloth in the bucket and start wetting the lip by wiping it. I found it hard to sand the lip all the way around so I sanded half a wheel at a time satrting with the bottom half. take 1 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and submerge it in the bucket of water in front of you. start sanding the lip starting at one side of the bottom half of the wheel to the other half. Frequently submerge the MF cloth in the water and wipe the lip that you're sanding down to wipe off sand and metal micro debris. Also, frequently submerge the sandpaper in the water. the 400 grit is used to take off the clear coat. try to sand down in the same circular motion of the wheel.
Step 3
once the clear coat has been sanded down on the bottom half of the wheel, rotate the wheel so that the upper half is now the bottom half. take the 2nd 400 grit sandpaper and sand down the clearcoat as you did in Step 1. *Remember to frequently submerge both the MF cloth and the sandpaper to ensure a clean & wet surface to work on. Once all clear coat has been removed, dump the water in the bucket, clean and refill bucket with water. Do this everytime you move on to the next grit. Now move on to Step 4
Step 4
Keep the wheel in the same position and start wetsanding with the 600 grit gain frequently submeging the MF cloth and the sandpaper. Once that half is optimally smooth, rotate the wheel , take the 2nd 600 grit sandpaper and work on the other half. Once done, dumpt the water and refill.
Step 5
Continue Step 4 for every grit of wet/dry sandpaper until you completion of the 3000 grit.
Step 6
Once sanding of the 3000 grit is completed, wash the wheel and dry. Dry the lip with another MF cloth. Make sure the entire wheel is dry prior to polishing the lip.
Step 7
With an applicator pad, apply some Mothers Billet metal polish and start polishing sections at a time. If black film begins to appear, that means it is polishing, continue to polish for the black film helping to polish, once it starts to slightly dry out take a clean dry MF cloth and wipe the polished area down. You should see a shining result. Continue the process untill the entire lip is polished.
*Note
I only recommend this for wheels with the brushed finish, if your wheels are already polished and clearcoat is not present then only do step 7.
This was very time consuming but it was well worth it considering two shops were charging me $75 a wheel. I took my time and did a 2 wheels/week
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Originally Posted by TIRE_SMOKE96
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