pie are starting to glow
 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/80635/img_0392.jpg"></center><p>Man this is a pain. I do not suggest anyone to do this unless they have lots of time and patience. After 3 days this is what I have and I am no even close to being done. I sanded all the way down to bare metal so no finish was left at all. So imagine a block of sanded aluminum. then buff and buff and sand and buff and wet sand and buff and buff anyway you get he idea. But is is staring to come around. Looks like chrome. Not sure if I like that look or maybe a brushed look better. What do you guys think. Should I polish to a chrome finish or go with a brushed look and then clear coat? But as you can tell from this picture compared to my picture in my sig they are much more chrome (polished looking). If I remove the clear coat on the wheels I can just polish the wheels and no need to take down to the bare metal so the polishing will be much easier and should be only a few hours compared to a week of work... Thanks everyone

Been there, done that, in the end quit and just repainted... LOL. Good luck!

I wonder if there was a way to build a jig where you bolted the wheels on and you
 

brushed it in a circular pattern while the wheel was moving. Like a giant lathe.

chrome paint is looking good at this point.. lol.. But I was amazed that they
 

are buffing. I don't think I will ever get all the scratches out, even the buffing compound scratches. I might take my time and wet sand again and buff, but I am also going to take another wheel and just remove the clear with paint remover and buff and see how it look. If all else fails, I can do the brush finish. The brush finish is a nice look.

Try getting one of those drill buffers, or Dremel buffing discs... Automate it a little bit....

Did you asked the guys on the detailing forum? They know their stuff.

looking good
 

i've seen some REALLY shiny looking ones such as mike kippen's. when are you doing all the other wheels? let me know if you need some help with the "labor" :)<ul><li><a href="http://www.mkippen.com/Gallery.aspx?Name=gallery\carshoots\_theflygtiguy_ Page_0">shiny</a></li></ul>

spray with aircraft paint stripper, polish to nice finish.
 

That is all I had to do with my girls supra wheels to make them "glow".

I have polished many aluminum parts, if you have any questions LMK VIA AIM or email.

Re: pie are starting to glow
 

For only $125 a wheel I had an outfit in Texas pick them up restore them to OEM look and return them (I live in KC).

its not the polishing that sucks, but the maintenance...
 

Every month or two i have to spend about an hour repolishing them, and they still dont look as perfect as the day i finished them (small scratches and stuff) and the rain and stuff this time of year makes them hazy and stuff.

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still worth it in the end though :)