Polishing aluminum rims.
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Polishing aluminum rims. i have a set of 2005 corvette zo6 rims (polished aluminum) i am trying to sell so i am trying to make them as shiny as possible. can anybody tell me the best way to polish these bad boys. they are pretty dull. i have tried polish after polish after polish. adams, mothers, mequiars, eagle one, etc..... i have even tried the whole wet sanding method with 1800 grit sand paper and nothing seems to work. any suggestions?
04-01-2009, 01:55 AM
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um...are you 1000% sure they're aluminum? do they have a clearcoat?
mothers on scotchbrite then mothers on a rag/powerball is all it takes...along with time/elbow grease
unless they're chrome, in which case you're SOL, or clearcoated in which case you need to use acid to strip the coating then polish them
mothers on scotchbrite then mothers on a rag/powerball is all it takes...along with time/elbow grease
unless they're chrome, in which case you're SOL, or clearcoated in which case you need to use acid to strip the coating then polish them
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um...are you 1000% sure they're aluminum? do they have a clearcoat?
mothers on scotchbrite then mothers on a rag/powerball is all it takes...along with time/elbow grease
unless they're chrome, in which case you're SOL, or clearcoated in which case you need to use acid to strip the coating then polish them
mothers on scotchbrite then mothers on a rag/powerball is all it takes...along with time/elbow grease
unless they're chrome, in which case you're SOL, or clearcoated in which case you need to use acid to strip the coating then polish them
