so i polished my wheels and they look bad, why
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so i polished my wheels and they look bad, why
it seems that as soon as it too the grit past 800 they turned dark like balck. and it was not able to wipe off. i resanded them with 800 after 12-1500, and they went back but they are nowhere near brite enough to compare to chrome. Any idea why, did i do some thing wrong?????
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Car: 89 Formula Firebird
Engine: 305 - Demon 525
Transmission: 700R4
Any way that you can put a pic of that on here. Sounds kinda odd. Well you can do what I am doing to my rims. If they are aluminum you can use some paint stripper then use some clear coat to put back on there.
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
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Sanding alone will not polish a wheel.
Not sure if you're familiar with these two articles but, they might help you out
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...umpolish.shtml
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/tech/wheels.shtml
Not sure if you're familiar with these two articles but, they might help you out
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...umpolish.shtml
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/tech/wheels.shtml
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well, it seems that if i sand further than 800 grit it turns black, and does not wipe off, the higher the grit the blacker it gets.
If it helps at all i am working on a friend of mines porsche 944 phone dial rim, it is aluminum so i figure it should work the same way???
If it helps at all i am working on a friend of mines porsche 944 phone dial rim, it is aluminum so i figure it should work the same way???
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Car: 92 Trans Am 'Vert
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Aluminum WILL leave a black residue. Try using some mothers on the rim after sanding it. Im sure it will take out the black. Oh BTW: no matter how much you polish your rim with metal polish, it will ALWAYS turn black. Its just how aluminum reacts!
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man are you useing a air sander or something.....if you are it produces to much heat and you are just scorching it...i started with 600...then i wet sanded with everything else after that...when i got to the 2000 i went over it wet...then with the same piece of paper i used blue magic and polished it with that........looks like a mirror:rockon:
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I used mothers and then waxed them with a car wax as a protective coat. After taking a damp towel and slightly wiping the wax it looks awesome.
The black you're getting is oxidation of the aluminum.
The black you're getting is oxidation of the aluminum.
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