Polished Eagle Wheels

[puckyou]

Just got a set on Eagle polished wheels and the previous owner let some oxidation take hold on them. Been doing some reading on here but still confused on what buffs and compounds to use? Any help would be appreciated. They are polished aluminum with no coating.

[puckyou]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

I was going to use some of these:

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/mush_buff.htm

or these:

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/facer.htm

With Brown Tripoli and White Rouge......on these wheels:

[pickleboy]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

that should be a good start. if the oxidation is light that should be able to bring them back. when done be sure to coat them with something to stop this in the future.

[puckyou]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

Sounds good, I actually have a old bent rim in the basement that I am going to practice on first.

What would you suggest to coat them with after polishing them really well because I don't want all my hard work ruined.....

[pickleboy]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

the 2 best ways i can advise is powder coat them clear, this works great, but without knowing the heat treatment of these wheels there is a possibility that cure temp will weaken them.
the most effective that will seal them and last for at least 2 years is zoopseal. caswell has this and a good support team to answer questions about it. if it were me i would go with the zoop. hope this helps

[jrow]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

puckyou,

Were these wheels polished before? Are they new?
I think you will find that they have some kind of coating on them UNLESS they were polishd before. That coating will have to remove before you polish.

Let us know after you start polishing.

John

[puckyou]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

puckyou,

Were these wheels polished before? Are they new?
I think you will find that they have some kind of coating on them UNLESS they were polishd before. That coating will have to remove before you polish.

Let us know after you start polishing.

John

They are not new, they are polished without any coating.

[puckyou]

Re: Polished Eagle Wheels

Just ordered my stuff, so I'll post pics when I get started.