Sand blasted BBS wheels, quick flatting advice?

[squashedmonkey]

I have some BBS rc090 2 piece wheels which I want to polish the rims on.
I have got the bolts out, removed the centres and have stripped the paint only to find that in the past someone has sand/shot blasted them leaving a rough pitted surface.
I have started to sand this down by hand but 4 hours later I realised I hadnt even managed to do one tenth of one wheel I realised I may need some help.

What would you guys reccomend to use to get the surface flat before I can start on the polishing work?

I have seen some 80 grit greaseless compound mentioned, is that gonna be quicker?

[baz]

Originally Posted by squashedmonkey

I have some BBS rc090 2 piece wheels which I want to polish the rims on.
I have got the bolts out, removed the centres and have stripped the paint only to find that in the past someone has sand/shot blasted them leaving a rough pitted surface.
I have started to sand this down by hand but 4 hours later I realised I hadnt even managed to do one tenth of one wheel I realised I may need some help.

What would you guys reccomend to use to get the surface flat before I can start on the polishing work?

I have seen some 80 grit greaseless compound mentioned, is that gonna be quicker?

anything will be faster then hand sanding , the size of polishing wheel you use with the greaseless will have a big impact on the polishing time

[mpierich]

Originally Posted by squashedmonkey

I have some BBS rc090 2 piece wheels which I want to polish the rims on.
I have got the bolts out, removed the centres and have stripped the paint only to find that in the past someone has sand/shot blasted them leaving a rough pitted surface.
I have started to sand this down by hand but 4 hours later I realised I hadnt even managed to do one tenth of one wheel I realised I may need some help.

What would you guys reccomend to use to get the surface flat before I can start on the polishing work?

I have seen some 80 grit greaseless compound mentioned, is that gonna be quicker?

If you actually have _flat_ areas you can do them with a palm sander or similar. For curved use greaseless, cartridge wheels, drum sanders, etc.

Try using 120 or even 220 grit first. 80 will be a little faster but will leave a lot of scratches to be removed.