And yes I did a search! I just would like to know if anyone has done it with success? Thanks Mike

 

Someone was selling some polished '03 wheels on NLOC classified.

 

TampaBlack was messing around with that...let me see if I can find the post.

Tom

 

Eastwood sells a kit for this. They also have clearcoat for the wheels afterwards.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

 

http://www.svtsnake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15807

 

Someone I know bought those wheels for his '01 L...

 

i though about it, but it would take A LOT of hours to four wheels. i thought about doing it until i polished my blower case.

 

It's worth the effort! Polished aluminum is so much nicer than chrome.

I even polished the inside of the wheel.


Had BilletandAcrylic make me custom svt billet center caps.


This one wheel is only around 90% done.


A rough estimate is around 10rs per wheel to get them ready for polishing.

 

I plan on getting a spare set of 03 rims and polishing them up and use them for a summer set. all the bike bubba's that strip the paint off their rims use aircraft paint stripper. works great, just be careful with it as it burns skin.(use gloves) it'll strip the paint off the rim in 5 minutes. you'll have to do it a couple times to get all the paint, but the smooth surface of the aluminum will stay smooth and polish up easily. a lot quicker than sand blasting the rim or sanding it down

 

What steps did you do? I started with 120 grit and stopped sanding with 600, than buffed with a wool wheel and Tripoli(sp) and finished with polish but I still have a haze in them
Mike

 

The surface under the paint ain't smooth and won't polish out easily.

Most will continue to wetland with 1000 and 2000 grit, I don't wetlands at all. I use greaseless compounds followed by GOOD Tripoli with a sewn buff. The sewn buff will make all the difference and cut the metal much better than a loose buff. The final step will be a loose buff with mother's or white rough. Using the proper rpm tool will also make a huge difference. Spinning the buffs to fast will cause the metal to get a wave effect.

If you aluminum is still hazed it needs to be smoother further. If you go buy a sewn buff with the tripoli it should solve this. Look on the net for a company called Jestco Supplies, they make a excellent tripoli stick!

www.jestcoproducts.com

 

Thanks, I will give them a try.
Mike