Polishing Wheels

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SlowRoad:
I used Dag's method to polish my wheels. The rear wheel turned out great, but the front wheel only looks slightly better that stock finish. I did the same procedure on both wheels and even polished longer on the front wheel trying to get a better shine. The front wheel had some staining on it before I started. Is there anything else that I can do to get the same shine out of the front wheel?

DavRed:
I polished my front a few months ago. Thats a JOB. Don't have a pic handy . But it came out looking great. Yours just looks like it needs more wet sanding. I started with 400 then went up in increments till I got to 1200. Thats when I started the polishing wheels. Each color a new wheel. I used Black then White then Finished with Red.
If you decide you want to do the rotors. EasyOff oven cleaner will take that NASA hard coating off of them. They were a big job also. But after I had the wheel done you could see the reflection of the not so shinny rotor in there. Hence I took it apart again and did them. I will look for some photos when I get home and post them for you.

SlowRoad:
Thanks.  I started with 220, then 400, 800 and 1000 grit paper. Then used rubbing compound and polishing compound. The rouge may cut better. I will try to get some and try again. Weather is getting nice here, so I want to get it back together asap so it will be ready to go.  I just don't understand why the rear turned out better and I used the same procedure. Even did more sanding and polishing on the front. That may be a project for next maintenance interval. My arms are still aching from this time.  :laugh:

Michael K (Az.):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KGHuzv8qB0

SlowRoad:
That is the method that I used. Spent about 6 hours on them.

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