power polishing iroc wheels
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Car: 2002 Trans Am WS6
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power polishing iroc wheels
what kind of power tools should i use to polish my iroc wheels? are there any that anyone would recommend? like sander, grinder(with polishind wheel or somehting on it obviously), etc
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From: Paxton, MA
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I would invest in some paint stripper, and I just use a Craftsman drill with buffing pads on it for polishing.
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Well the only power tool I used on these was the Mouse sander. With it, I sanded from 80 to 220, then did the rest by hand (320 to 2000). Although I did use a Craftsman Buffer to buff in the Mothers Aluminum polish, which only takes a few minutes.
Granted I've seen the results of going up to 400 and then using compounds, and it does look better, but I dont have the money to buy all of the power tools and do it that way. But maybe some day.
My way is cheaper, but takes a whole lot longer to do.
Granted I've seen the results of going up to 400 and then using compounds, and it does look better, but I dont have the money to buy all of the power tools and do it that way. But maybe some day.
My way is cheaper, but takes a whole lot longer to do. 
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