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Alright so i have a set of draglites that dont shine like they use to and could use a freshen up. I was told i should wetsand them with 600grit then polish them with mothers wheel polish, what do you guys think?
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i would try polishing them first, before you take sand paper to them... its amazing what a little bit of elbow grease and some mag polish will do to a set of aluminum wheels. might even be a good idea to invest in a mothers powerball, or if you know someone who has one and will let you borrow theirs.
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600 sounds a little extreme to me. If you do decide to sand them, I'd start with maybe 2000 grit. I would think 600 would take too much material off. 600 is almost rough enough to prep for paint, so it would be tough to polish the marks back out. I could be wrong though, I've never sanded wheels.
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Well my rear wheels have little pits in them, so they need to be sanded. Any other ideas on what kind/brand of compound should i use?
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Do you guys think if i just repolished them it would get rid of all the imperfections in the coating? (little spots and surface scratches?)
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Well my rear wheels have little pits in them, so they need to be sanded. Any other ideas on what kind/brand of compound should i use?
In my opinion a lot would have to do with the depth of the pits holes you're talking about. I've done some polishing so 600 grit isn't that out of the question.
If it were me I'd try Emery compound on a buffing wheel with the use of an electric drill, and from there you'd know what direction you'd need to go. If the Emery compound and the buffing wheel removed the pit marks then from there I'd go with a Tripoli Compound followed by a White Rouge all applied with different buffing wheels and the use of electric drill.
However if the pit marks are not eliminated with the Emery compound I'd step down to the 600 grit sand paper and then go with the Emery, Tripoli and White Rouge compounds.
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Aluminum wheel refinishing..
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