polishing wheels

poloecosse · Post by **poloecosse** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:22 pm

got a set of tt comps last week and 2 of them are already polished, the other 2 look like they are jus painted, any advice on how to polish them up properly? got a machine polisher and a week off work so plenty of time to spare.

any advice will be greatly appreciated, cheers

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:45 pm

first thing is to remove the paint - nitromors or something like that will eat it away. don't go too overboard though!

you could just sand it down with 200 grit.

then it's just a case of sanding it down with progressively finer paper. wet and dry up to 1500 and from then on you need a high speed metal polish compound and drill / polisher!

easy to do, but it will take a LONG time yourself.

poloecosse · Post by **poloecosse** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:49 pm

is it safe to use the nitromors with the tires still on?

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:42 pm

you'll never get a decent finish with the tyres still on, and it'll just end up being a pain..... worth the cash just to get them removed.