Polishing wheels HELP
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Polishing wheels HELP A while back I stripped the paint off my ten spokes and attempted to buff and polish them. I wet sanded the ridges on the face of the spokes to get a smooth surface and proceeded to using buffing wheels with black and white compounds. I still have very small surface scratches that can only be seen at an angle. Am I still going to have to use a red compound to get those very tiny scratches out or will this just bring them out more since it'll shine more? Am I doing something wrong?
These tiny scratches are nothing major they look similair to spiderwebbing on cars, I'm just a perfectionist when it comes comes to things like this. I don't want to spend all this time doing this and not get the results I want.
These tiny scratches are nothing major they look similair to spiderwebbing on cars, I'm just a perfectionist when it comes comes to things like this. I don't want to spend all this time doing this and not get the results I want.
Originally Posted by 98redM6
220 grit. I could have gone more coarse maybe 180 to finish quicker.
You didn't sand high enough. Black emery compound on a cotton buffing wheel needs the surface finish to be at least 600 grit in order for it to be totally effective. Keep going: 320, 400, 500, 600, then hit it with a buff again. The red compound you mentioned CAN be used but it won't achieve any higher of a shine than the white compound as the red compound has no cutting action to it and therefore won't get the surface any smoother. However, the red compound is good for maintaining wheels that are already polished since it has a drier composition and won't leave behind as much residue as the white.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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Thanks a lot for the help. It looks like more work for me.
Just to get this straight. Sand to a 600 grit paper then hit it with the emery, then wash and hit it with the white.
Just to get this straight. Sand to a 600 grit paper then hit it with the emery, then wash and hit it with the white.
Originally Posted by BAN-LS1
so i should try 600 grit, i was using 1000 on my lips but didnt really do anything
1. Are the lips of your wheels clearcoated?
2. Had you previously stripped the clearcoat prior to attempting to sand?
3. If they were NOT clearcoated, were you just attempting to re-polish?
Your answers will determine the proper procedure.
