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gideon
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
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Location: NORTH EAST LONDON
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 14:35 Post subject: Polishing my Alloys |
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Hi All,
I am going to have a go at polishing my alloy wheels this weekend, they are not in too bad a condition, just a little bit of pitting and a few minor bubbles of surface corrosion. I am planning to use a hard polishing compound at first working through finer and finer compounds and finally finishing with Autosol or Brasso.
Has anyone here done this sucessfully and is there anything I need to look out for or avoid?
I am considering using my Dremel to get to the fiddly bits but I will probably use good old fashioned elbow grease for the majority of the work, depending on results. Once they are finished and sparkling I was going to seal them in clear laquer, I would appreciate any tips or product reccomendations.
Regards,
Ian
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splatpanic
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: southampton
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 19:11 Post subject: |
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when i got my Deli, it just had a set of steel wheels on it.
i got set of original alloys from e-bay, set of 5 for a tenner.
in pretty por nick they were. i just scotched them down and sprayed them silver.
they look real good in matt. this was done well over a year ago and still the they look fine. |
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Dave C
Joined: 12 Mar 2004
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Location: Northants
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 19:12 Post subject: |
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Bruce has just done a blow by blow description ,its in L300 Technical Forum,am going to do my summer wheels over the winter.Good luck
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gideon
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
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Mmmmmm...... Didn't think of painting them, I will have to see how they turn out after I've had a go at cleaning and polishing them. I just had a look at Bruce's post in the L300 forum, looks like I'm gonna have a busy weekend.
This site is a real mine of information, thanks guys.
Regards,
Ian
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splatpanic
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 23:35 Post subject: |
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painting is real quick, took me less 3 hours including drying time to do em all.
the other way is of course lots longer, but they will shine. me, i like the matt look.
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