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Old 01-01-2006, 07:10 AM
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Default Re: Help polishing alum. motorcycle wheels

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Originally Posted by kxed
This is my first polishing project on my 2004 honda sabre im doing my wheels right now but im not quite getting the results i want (chrome like) they look shiny at a distance but if you get real close its hazy looking i wet sanded with 400 then i used a 3m gray rotolock then 600 then used a 4" sisal and black bar on my drill @ 2800 rpm and on to spiral w/black then spiral w/brown then loose w/white my gut feeling is the drill speed but i want to here from the pro's i do have a 3/4hp buffer and 10" wheels but the wheel is heavy and i don't know if it will get in the wheel's tight spaces what would you use?
Another suggestion is to try skipping the tripoli (brown). Sometimes it's better to go from black to white.

One reason you'll get differing info and opinions on here is that each piece of metal and each slightly different alloy takes different methods to get good results. Past experience helps choose a method, but it's still a lot of trial and error.
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