How would you go on about polishing whole wheels?

just so esactly the the same as you do with a lip but across the whole wheel (sand working up through the grades and then finish with a polishing kit), to do by hand is alot of work and is virtually imposiible to do on wheels that have a complicated or intricate design

The way I always look at stuff is if it takes an eternity to polish because of lots of nooks and crannys it'll take forever to keep them clean and therefore isn't worth it imo. If you have to spend more time cleaning than driving then I can't be arsed. I'd rather be driving!

a seeee, and what do you mean by a polishing kit?

one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8-Piece-Alloy-Wheel-...A1%7C240%3A1318

Edited 22 December, 200817 yr by johnnyady_sv

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALLOY-WHEEL-POLISHIN...%3A1|240%3A1318

Nice one mate!

Polishing is the easy part I cant get the sodding paint off my bbs solitude wheel I am experimenting with. I am down to the primer and its a bastard the paint striper just wont eat through it.

i agree kam not werth doing if theres shit loads of fiidly bits

Polishing is the easy part I cant get the sodding paint off my bbs solitude wheel I am experimenting with. I am down to the primer and its a bastard the paint striper just wont eat through it.

are you using nitromors?

Use Wickes own paint stripper.

Unless you already are

nitromors never took all the paint of the ones I'm refurbing, some solid patches of paint!

just for the idea :)

make em like my old wheels, hehe..

^ Where did you get the chrome BBS logo from?

^ Where did you get the chrome BBS logo from?

think they hav them on justmatz

I have tried some general paint striper and spray on nitromoors both woudlnt really go through the primer, is shot blasting expensive

normally the paint stripper wont budge it because wheels are generally powder coated which is alot tuffer than clear coat

i would either carry on with the paint stripper or fork out for bead/shot blasting or what i have done in the past is to wack a wire brush on a drill and knock the stubbern paint off that way

I did use the wire brush on a tiny bit but I am mirror polishing the wheels so it will bugger the finish

na wire brushing one bugger the finish i mean you gotta be carefull with it, but the alloy on the wheel once all the paint is off will be so shite you will need to flat it alot therefore removing any marks that the wire brush put in i used one on my p's and they mirrored up fine