I think not....

1 down and three to go.

This is the set I just recently got to replace the others I screwed up and sold...

 

I have yet to go over them with the final compound, so they will be even better

 

What do you all think?

 

Lookin GOOOOD

 

nice job man!! JEEZ! an hour and a half isn't bad AT ALL for those kinds of results.

 

wow, very nice

 

WOW, thats a hell of an improvment

 

Did you sand blast the wheels first before you started polishing?

 

Dude, you suck!!!!!!! How in the hell did you do that?!??!?

1bad91Z-
I traded him wheels. I beed blasted those before I shipped them to him to make things a little easier on him.

I want to know what you used.

 

Thanks guys.... The wheels were sandblasted when I got them. I have never blasted wheels before polishing, but it makes for a clean slate. I would like to have the next set blasted with a finer grit, that should make the process alot faster.


Jason

 

LOL, you beat me to the post Joshua.... Anyways, I have been polishing for years, so I have all the correct equipment for this. Believe it or not, this is a half a$$ job, they could look better if I spent more time with them, but I have too many projects going on to take any more time now.... Maybe in a few weeks, I'll hit them again and make sure they are 100%


Jason Aschle

 

Here is my last set..... Really wish I had kept them. Oh well, I had 4 hours into each of the old rims and this is the shine they had after roughly 9 years, never re-buffed other than by hand one time.

 

Wow, thats amazing. I wish I could get those results. I have to redo my IROCs sometime..

 

I have been building a swing set for our twins, so I haven't got much time to polish the ones you had. And I have to build an engine for my brother in law, so it will be awhile before I do anything. I did take one off and went over it with a die grinder and Tripoli, White Rouge, and then some Mothers, but I want to do it again. This is the only pic I have of the rim I did.

 

What happened to the center cap? The one flew off while driving, that is why the one has polished aluminum in it instead of the IROC logo....

 

None of them had the caps when I got them. I figured you needed them.

 

HUH? You have a PM.....

 

That looks amazing.......If i had that type of wheel, it would be a must do type of mod......great work

 

DAMN!!! :hail: :hail: :hail:

I hope my rims can turn out half as good as that when I do them.

 

An hour and a half? Damn! Very nice.

 

Looks very good, makes me wanna polish mine!

 

superb

 

Dang, you did a great job. I cant belive you can make that happen in 1.5 hrs! So what does that type of work run for a set of 4 wheels? Say...some firehawk rims. I really dont know if it would be best to polish or chrome dip them. Any input?

Again, great job. I purchased some tripoli, white rouge, and other compounds the other day which I have yet to try out. I would be really interested to know your process if it is not top secret.

 

jesus christ

 

Ack! Damn those things look sweet. I wish I had the right tools to do something like that. I know I spent way less polishing my wheels, but If I could buy the right equipment to do some polishing like that, I'd be all over it.

You got me beat.:hail: :hail:

 

That looks awesome.

Can you give us a list of what tools and sanding things we need to get to do this?
My Formula wheels look like crap and polishing them up would make them look sweet.

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That REALLY makes me want to have my rear 16s cut and an extra 1.5-2" welded in so I can run 275s or 295s on the rear and then polish them up instead of buying some 15x10 pro stars. Sadly, I don't know anyone who can do it locally and I'd really rather not send them off to have them done. Anybody know anyone within 2 or 3 hours of me that can splice wheels? Those do look great though.

Later,
Harry

 

:hail: :hail: nice and shiny

 

yeh i also want a list of the tools and materials it takes to do the job. I have a sand blasting cabinet but i thought it would tear up aluminum if u blasted it?? MAybe its just that u cant that long

 

Nice!:hail:

Some of you polishing guys should get together and write a How-to, and make it a sticky.


...Of course, I realize some of you guys don't wanna give away any secrets sine it's a business for ya! That's cool

 

great job!

 

Dang, I wish I could get that kind of shine. very nice!

 

i love how those look,what rims are they,i know the iroc ones,but what year and all,i wanna go out and get some right now,lol,if i find em ill get em.

 

whatcha use...dont be shady

 

Those look great! Mine took a lot longer, And didnt turn out as nice.

I liked the 88-90 IROC rims on your car.

 

It has been discussed at length several times on the boards. Go to this link and read ALL of the links and projects below the sub-section called "Buffing Aluminum." You will see the best results if you follow these steps and reading all the projects will give you some ideas about how to fine tune the process for your application.

http://www.gmtips.com/3rd-degree/dox/tips/tips.htm

 

OMG! That looks so nice. Thats it, I'm having mine blasted or acid dipped or something. I'm tired of dicking around with that damn red paint.

 

I was kinda bein' funny about the sticky. I love to see the pics, but the "how'd he do that?" question is kinda old!!!

I'm gonna polish my Iroc rims soon. As soon as the other hundred and one things get done!!!

 

I know, I was just ribbin ya a little. I think I tend to come across as an a-hole when I'm really just trying to be sarcastic. There are an aweful lot of people here that do go about it the wrong way though.

Later,
Harry

 

Ive seen the polishing process discused b4 but i never seen a list of tools u need at least a good one. All i want is a list of the tools i need like the sanding wheels u need and the polishing pads and where to get them? Should i use the big buffer i use to buff the car or the drill what?? Maybe if some1 had a pic of all the tools they used that would help alot!! Ru-qwik have ne pix of the tools you used thats awsome results in that time.

 

Looks wicked!!! Im polishing right now and was wondering what material or grit was used for the sand blasting???

 

that looks amazing i cant wait till my car is painted then i will polish my rims