My rims need some work but I need to check before I do this you used sand paper on the rims and you were able to get a good shine back on the rims??????You buffed with paste for 30min.???

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I promise to post pics as soon as I can get my kid to do it for me. I wet sanded with 400 grit then 600 grit, you get a shine but lots of swirl marks, scared the heck out of me.  I then used the mother's polish and that got rid of the swirl marks.  It may have been longer than a half an hour but certainly not more than an hour.  I am sure I can get an even better shine if I was more experienced with a buffer and buffing compounds.  But, never take 1 guys word for it, you can try it out on the inside of the rim where you'll never see it.  I was going to do the back/inside of my rims but decided I had too many other projects to complete.

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 I have used Mothers but get faster results using "Wenol" it's a paste much heavier than mothers. It gets really black when you work it hard, blacker the better. You can purchase buffing cones for your drill (higher the RPM the better) from Eastwood. I have done the rims without sandpaper but mine may not have been as bad as yours.

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Here's a pic of the cleaned up rim.  Boy I had one heck of a time posting this, may have been harder for me to figure out how to post it as compared to cleaning it...actually my daughter posted it for me

OK check that.  I keep on getting an error msg. dads2vette2010-08-03 19:37:58

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My only addition to this is that the finer you sand, the easier it is to buff.  You can buy 1000, and even 2000 grit paper.  If you get to 2000, used with soapy water, you will need very little buffing.  This is also true for other aluminum parts, such as your intake, alternator, etc.

Larry

Can't see yer pichers......

Great pictures, David.  Can I bring my car to you and you can show me how you did it??  Whats the matter Paul??  I see the pictures just fine!!!  Nice looking Wheels!!!

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Yesterday I couldn't see the pictures either. Today they're showing just fine. KDADDY792010-08-04 11:43:53

Now I sees em!! Nice job!!!

Thanks everyone, I let my daughter...uh head mechanic know and she's even more proud now!

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