post up your DIY polished wheels
Jan 28, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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post up your DIY polished wheels
tell us how and the products you used to polish your aluminum wheels
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Jan 28, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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if theyre not clearcoated, get some eagle1 etching wheel cleaner, its GREAT! just spray on and let sit, then hose off
from this.
to this. no scrubbing whatsoever
Jan 28, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
rain then air dry most of the time.
when the truck gets its annual bath i will wash the body then hit the rims with the same rag when the body is clean.
Feb 1, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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900 grit sand paper then a 4" buffing wheel with brown polishing bar
before
after
Feb 1, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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wow, nice.....keep em waxed now
Feb 1, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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From: The Buckeye State... OHIO
soapy water and a rag... but if I really want to get them to shine I use some Armorall wheel cleaner
Feb 1, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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From: Burnsville, mn - Pensacola, fl
Theres gonna be alot of trucks on this forum rolling around town with one polished wheel lol
Feb 1, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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I purchased an electric die grinder, rouge compounds and some polishing wheels, cones and felt bobs to buff up my wheels on my
67 Camaro
Before and after. Over an hour on each
Feb 1, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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From: Burnsville, mn - Pensacola, fl
post up your DIY polished wheels
