I need some advice on how to polish the aluminum part of my GTA rims. I need to know what kind of buffing wheel and compound to use

heres a pic of them

 

As you can see they are pretty dull.

Has anyone ever used that steamer cleaner to get brake dust off their rims?

 

Those look pretty bad... You will need to sand them first, then use some brown rouge.... You have an air grinder? If not, a drill and a buffing pad will work, but not as good and it will take alot longer. Try some 400 grit paper, then 600 , then try buffing, that should work. You will need to use a white rouge after you are finished with the brown. Do not use the same buffing wheel with both compounds... Am I making sense here?

 

they are really dirty right now, when i clean them up with brake dust remover they look better, after that its pretty much just blemishes and dull aluminum

 

If it is just blems... then don't sand them... Try buffing them first with the brown bar. If it is not coming out (the shine) , then you "may" need to sand them.

 

Whats the name of this brown bar and where can i get it,
what kind of buffing wheel should i use?

 

Try a good hardware store, they should at least be able to direct you to a place to get some. I have a few bars here, if you can't find any, I pay 10 dollars a bar and will let you have one for the same. As for the buffing wheels, I use a 1/8" stitch pad for the brown bar, then a loose knit cotton buff with the white bar. After that, just a bunch of hand polishing with Mothers or equal paste.

 

Thanks a lot, im about to send the check out for shipping for my plenum, i already sent the TB, is it ok if i put a check in there for $10 and you can send it back with my TB, that way i know i have the right thing

 

no problem...

 

white bar too? got any extras if you do ill take one
thanks again

 

Actually, I will send you half of a brown bar, and half of a white bar... sound good?

 

Yeah sounds good. If you could do me a huge favor and just write down some real brief instructions on how to use them i never polished anything before

 

i will try to explain.....