hello all

[raelayotte]

i have some chevy aluminum rims for my chevy blazer and they and in need to be redone i know i should sand them starting with 150 and so on to 600 but is there some thing i can use with my air drill to move it a long a little faster. i will have some pic here soon to show u what they look like so u all can help with my new process

[mpierich]

Originally Posted by raelayotte

i have some chevy aluminum rims for my chevy blazer and they and in need to be redone i know i should sand them starting with 150 and so on to 600 but is there some thing i can use with my air drill to move it a long a little faster. i will have some pic here soon to show u what they look like so u all can help with my new process

You can help yourself quickly by using the search function in here and reading old posts. You'll find more info than you want. Then you can ask detailed quesitons.

[raelayotte]

thank u for the info i will

[jrow]

Originally Posted by raelayotte

i have some chevy aluminum rims for my chevy blazer and they and in need to be redone i know i should sand them starting with 150 and so on to 600 but is there some thing i can use with my air drill to move it a long a little faster. i will have some pic here soon to show u what they look like so u all can help with my new process

Use Aircraft Stripper to remove the clear coat. You may be able to take the scratches out with some 320 or 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper and then go directly to polishing!
Air Drill: You can use some flap wheels to reduce your manual labor time. Get the diameter wheels that fit the curvature of your rims!

John

[raelayotte]

i will get some pics tomarrow

[sss620]

the airdrill is time consuming. better use a 'mouse sander' ($30 at sears) and starts with 120 after stripping the clearcoat (urethane clearcoat remover $16 areasol) then onto 180, 240, 320, 400, 600 then polish with emory, finish with white bar. i'm currently doing 17" '95 impala ss rims which is a similar factory finish as yours.
j

[jrow]

raelayotte, sss620,

I'm not one to get involved in to course a grit sanding media if I can help it. I try to match the surface that is to be polished with the sanding media grit I use. I just polished some 55 year old windshield frames that were stained from whatever. I had to use some 120 grit to get the stains out, but the polish came out nice. Try starting with the finest grit media that will present a finish that you will be able to get the desired polish.
For the rims I'd try some 220 or 320 grit greaseless, or flap wheels, and then use some Emory on a 4" sewn buff and see what that does!

There's no need to get into more work than you need to, to establish the polish that you desire.

John

[sss620]

john,
i understand exactly what you're saying and i try to make every job as easy as possible. using 220 or 320 greaseless would help me alot if i can find any in my area. the local chrome and polishing shop won't point me in the direction to buy some but they insist on doing whatever job you want to do themselves. another reason i have to start with 120 is because some rims have a machined finished that's sorta like deep scratches under the clearcoat. i'll probably order some greaseless thru caswell in the near future.

jerry