So Today I started to refurbish my wheels. Ive never really done any thing liek this before, only a little paint wet sanding, so i really had no idea what to expect.
Heres what I started with:
And so on I went, starting with 220, then 400, then 800 then 1000.
A solid 5 hours later my result turned out pretty good- polished the lip afterward as well, and I have not done the 1000 on the spokes yet. Nor washed the wheel, so it all looks a bit gray.
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Now, each step of the wetsand took at least 30 minutes, an hour would be more likely; the first 220 stage easily took longer because i had the most work to do with all the pitting and corrosion.
Put the wheel back on the car so i can drive to work tomorrow, didnt have time to wash it etc... My question is, for the corrosion im seeing on these wheels, is there a faster or more efficient way of polishing these up? Im fully prepared to do a wheel a day, just curious to see if anyone encountered, and conquered the same situation in less time with less effort.
Heres what I started with:
And so on I went, starting with 220, then 400, then 800 then 1000.
A solid 5 hours later my result turned out pretty good- polished the lip afterward as well, and I have not done the 1000 on the spokes yet. Nor washed the wheel, so it all looks a bit gray.
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Now, each step of the wetsand took at least 30 minutes, an hour would be more likely; the first 220 stage easily took longer because i had the most work to do with all the pitting and corrosion.
Put the wheel back on the car so i can drive to work tomorrow, didnt have time to wash it etc... My question is, for the corrosion im seeing on these wheels, is there a faster or more efficient way of polishing these up? Im fully prepared to do a wheel a day, just curious to see if anyone encountered, and conquered the same situation in less time with less effort.
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