i tok the tripping the iroc rims step a little farther and wetsanded my rims to 2000 grit. i wish i could post pics but it always tells me my images are to big so if someone knows how to get this image to work on the site i can email a pic to you and you can post it or resze it and i can put it on. the rims look awesome. unfortunately they arent on my car yet because it isnt back from the body shop

 

Open the file in MS Paint. Click ctrl+w and resize to about 30-40% and resave as a different file name and as a jpeg file. You should be able to attach now.

 

Please post those pics, or at least post a link, im seriously thinking about doing this to my rims, thanks.

 

i am still trying to find out how to post these pics my digital camera is being annoying .

 

[IMG]resized refinished rims.JPEG [/IMG]
lets see if this works

 

[IMG]resized finished rims[/IMG]

 

i dont know if you guys can see that but it comes up as a little white box with an x on it for me. i am still trying to figure this out sorry

 

[IMG]resized rims2[/IMG]

 

if someone wants to see the pics email me and i cqan send them since they wont post on here my email address is red92firebirdbird305@aol.com

 

Ughhhhhh.....the other day I went out and bought 80-400 sandpaper. I didn't have any tools so I had to do it all by hand. I sanded the hell out of my rim with 80 for like an hour...then the others I did good, but not as thorough. so after working on 1 WHEEL for like 5 hours, I finally wet sanded w/ 400 and then put on some Mothers Aluminum Polish.....to find really no difference in wheel!!!!!!!! wtf??? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

i started with a fine all pupose dry paper untill i couldnt see the machine lines any more. then i went to a 1000 wetsand untill no lines. then 1500 with no lines then 2000.with no lines. it took about 5 hours a wheel but it turned out like this the pictures dont compliment the wheel half as much as in person

 

oh yea i forgot the 1500 and 2000 grit were also wet sand heres another pic

 

and sorry i forgot to mention i used mothers also after the 2000 grit

 

Do you guys do all this polishing with the tires still on?

 

i did i just used SOS pads on the tires after i was done and all of the crap came right off

 

I got myself a project for the winter or something

woot... will need to get a sander/buffer

 

Redbird,

Which grit was the all purpose sand paper you used to begin? Then after that, the 1000 1500 and 2000 were all wetsanded? Thanks.

 

the first one i used was about 800 grit it just said very fine all pupose sand paper and yes the last 3 were wet sand

 

Thanks....I guess I was wastin my time w/ all those grits under 400 :|

 

yea well you learn from mistakes i tried my first rim at 2000 grit and was that a mistake i sanded for like 2 hours with alomost no progress and i went and got some courser sandpaper