My alloys are looking a little bit dull and would like to get a nice shine to them. Has anybody have any suggestions as to how i can aquire that lovely gleam as a diy effort ?
Cheers Mike
Cheers Mike
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Solvol Autosol, mutton cloth and a bucket of elbow grease usually works. -
If it's just dull and in need a good shine then you could get yourself an alloy wheel polish kit from flea bay, one that has the polishing compound bars and stitched buffing wheels to attach to a drill - helps take the manual effort out of it. Similar to below.
I have a secondhand set of alloys awaiting refurb, one or two are caked in old yellowing chipped lacquer and probably need professional attention, diamond cutting. So I did experiment with one of the better looking wheels on a small test area by first removing any minor pitting, bloom and grime using fine wet n dry and water before buffing up using one of the above kits.
The test area extends approx 2' either side of the valve hole in the below photo and I was quite pleased with the results.
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I was also researching a non-lacquer coating to protect a polished wheel and was recommended to try Poorboy's World wheel sealant but not got to that stage yet.
Ray
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I use Poorboys Wheel Sealant and Simonize Alloy Cleaner. They work for me.
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Cheers Ray, I'll look into the buffing wheels and a bit bit of fine wet and dry. Also thanks to my attentive Brother- in-law.Comment
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My solution was first hours of polishing with black bar then hours with the white then hours of 2500 wet and dry then hours of 3000 wet and dry. Finally Metal auto cream and a buffing cloth. After the first hour or 2 on the first wheel I took them off the car. I haven’t found it necessary to coat them as they are like a mirror.Comment
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