Mdo227 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hello!Since spring and summer seem far away at the moment, i thought, why not try and shine up my summer wheels for the daily driver? I didn't want it to be expensive, as it is a daily, they will be dirty and ugly very fast again, but for showing off to friends after a nice wash or for some photoshoots?I will first of all say, that this method might not be suitable for people who attend to shows with their wheels, as it is far from show standard, but it looks good a step or two back, and it makes the wheels look like new again!What you would need:A power drillPolishing wheels with matching compounds (I got mine at a DIY store for silly money as 10£ including the compounds)an old rag/clothBrasso (or similar metal polish stuff)fine cloth / microfiber clothAll shown in the picture:Alright, let's get started! First of all, clean your wheel with wheel cleaner and rinse etc. many other guides for this i know! Then, i was left with something like this: (i know im not a good wheel cleaner!)So, we want to get as much brake dust and corrosion off the wheel before starting to polish. Grab your rag/cloth and metal polish:Pour a bit onto the cloth:Now use some elbow grease and rub away as much nasty stuff as possible:You're then maybe left with some black half liquid stuff like this:Not to worry! just wipe it off with a clean bit of rag:And this is why you don't want to use your fancy and expensive cloth for this; it's impossible to get proper clean again:Now it's time for some polishing action! Mount the coarser polishing wheel to your drill (sorry for the nasty wheel, i've used it on a couple of other rims before):Run it in the compound a bit and get a nice even coat:Now, im only polishing my lip of the rim, but you can use this on the entire wheel, supposed your spokes aren't meshed like mine, but when doing a lip like this, i like to start in the deep end and work my way up, so i start out like this:(sorry for missing pics) I then work my way up the edge and onto the outer edge of the lip. If you're using an well used polish wheel, you might end up with this:But not to worry! clean the polishing wheel in your rag, maybe get a mate to help you strech the rag and then "polish" on it, to remove the dirt and nasty stuff from the wheel, then continue polishing your wheel and they should go away. you might need to do this a couple of times for each wheel depending on how dirty it is from the start.Now it looks a lot better already, but it is missing a bit of shine!Now it's time for the second part of the polish process, so mount your finer polish wheel:Get some of the finer compound on it:Then work your way up like last time, you will see that this wheel takes all the small marks from the first run and also buffs a fair bit of shine into the rim:Now, i take my fine cloth/microfiber cloth and just give the wheel a good rub down. I though recommend getting some good wheel polish if you want to get a nicer surface, but i didn't have any at the time, but this did what it should, rubbing away excess compound and polish some of the finer scratches in the surface:Now grab a beer (optional)and enjoy your new shiney wheel:As i menioned before, this is not an optimal wheel polish guide, but it's cheap and makes your daily wheels looka a lot better in my opinion, below is a picture of the rought surface i talked about, but if you have some wheel polish, or spend a bit on it, you could end up with a much better result!I hope you enjoyed!Disclaimer: if following this guide im not responsible for any damage it might cause and how many beers you drink! keep your common sense and nothing should go wrong! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Nice little guide that! Thinking of doing summat similar with my dremel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Good guide mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 if u sand ur rims using upto and maybe even beyond 2000 grit wet and dry then do this then theyll be nigh on mirror finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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