Need Help Polishing Bogarts
10-11-2008, 11:47 AM
#1
Need Help Polishing Bogarts I have a set of Bogarts that I left covered outside because I'm an idiot and now they're a little corroded. I had the detail guy at work help me to see if he could clean them up. He used some wheel cleaner stuff and fine steel wool on a small section but it takes the clear coat off the rims. I did a search and haven't really been able to find a very well reviewed polish/corrosion remover.
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.
10-11-2008, 01:12 PM
#2
We do not put any type of clearcoat on the wheels. For a DYI you can try a mothers polishing wheel or something similar. If he used some fine steel wool...they could be quite scuffed up and can take quite a bit of work to get the luster back.
You can send them back to us where we can re-polish them if you can't seem to get it like new. I'm a bit concerned though about using the steel wool...scratches could be so deep, it may be impossible to remove them without taking too much material from the wheel.
You can send them back to us where we can re-polish them if you can't seem to get it like new. I'm a bit concerned though about using the steel wool...scratches could be so deep, it may be impossible to remove them without taking too much material from the wheel.
10-11-2008, 11:52 PM
#3
We do not put any type of clearcoat on the wheels. For a DYI you can try a mothers polishing wheel or something similar. If he used some fine steel wool...they could be quite scuffed up and can take quite a bit of work to get the luster back.
You can send them back to us where we can re-polish them if you can't seem to get it like new. I'm a bit concerned though about using the steel wool...scratches could be so deep, it may be impossible to remove them without taking too much material from the wheel.
You can send them back to us where we can re-polish them if you can't seem to get it like new. I'm a bit concerned though about using the steel wool...scratches could be so deep, it may be impossible to remove them without taking too much material from the wheel.
10-12-2008, 12:15 AM
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i wonder if you could use 1000 grit and go over either the entire rim to get rid of the corrosion, or just the area where steel wool was used, then hit it with mothers?
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10-14-2008, 05:09 PM
#10
Here's some pictures. Some spots look like hard water spots others look like corrosion, you tell me. I'm not too worried about the nuts, I can just get new ones.
You can see in this picture where we used steel wool. The shiny reflection of the green grass and the surrounding area is dull.
You can see in this picture where we used steel wool. The shiny reflection of the green grass and the surrounding area is dull.
10-18-2008, 11:50 AM
#13
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http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...iProductID=951
Its going to take a lot of labor, but those can definitely be polished out. Ive used the eastwood kit on a set of s10 zq8 wheels and they turned out awesome.
Its going to take a lot of labor, but those can definitely be polished out. Ive used the eastwood kit on a set of s10 zq8 wheels and they turned out awesome.
11-09-2008, 03:42 PM
#15
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12-14-2008, 11:27 AM
#16
Ok, so I started to try and clean them up. The center sections are coming out pretty well. The lips are what I'm worried about, I don't know if they can be buffed out. The water posts/corrosion on these things are serious. I tried using the Eastwood Wheel Polishing kit but it didn't do anything, unless I'm using it wrong. The buffing wheel immediately gets dirty. So I started using #0000 steel wool. It actually is working pretty well. I may try to get the bulk of it off and then take them to a local detailer and see if they can shine them up. Here are some pictures, all comments and tips welome. Should I post this in the Appearance/Detailing Section?
