Re: Cleaning Refurbed/Polished Alloy Wheels
Rob_Quads,
If you are sanding with 2500 grit paper and then buffing with a Sisal buff you are defeating your purpose!
Try wet sanding with the 400 or 600 grit wet and dry. Get some 1" to 4" sewn buffs, treated or untreated, and some Emory compound (black). Polish using that until you get all the marks out you have from your sanding. Next use some 1" to 4" sewn buffs with tripoli compound, this may give you the shine that you want, if not use a loose buffs with white compound. Remember you want to polish across your 'lip' at 90 degrees if possible. Tips: if you put a couple of drops of Dawn dish washing liquid into the water you use to wet sand, the sanding will go easier! If your using a drill motor to buff, tape the chuck with duct tape so you don't accidentally scratch your rim.
John
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