finally go around to sanding and polishing my wheels , only got 2 done this weekend .
here's some before and afters
before

during

after


after

 

Boy Mike, you're a polishing fool now.
Let's do some grilles.

 

Wheels are a real PITA.

I've wet sanded and polished several sets and it's a LOT of work.

Looking good. Don't forget to put some wax on them to help keep them shining.

 

thanks , I need to buy some new lug nuts now .lol they looked fine next to the old dull rims , but next to the polished they look like carp.

 

Nice job they look great!

 

Looking good - I have a set off the parts truck that need polishing as well. Just ordered a bunch of stuff from Mother's (have about $800 in certificates to use up) including some of their power polishing stuff.

What was your procedure for getting the shine back?

 

Great looking rims! They look really sharp!

 

sanded rims with
80grit
180 grit
400 grit
600 grit
polished with air die grinder
first with black
then tripoli (brown)
finished with white diamond (white)

for wheels i leave the wheel on to do most of the sanding and jack up car and spin wheel with one hand while holding sand paper in other seems to make things go faster and a uniform sanding . i then remove wheel and use a da to sand flat area by lug nuts/center cap and finish up by hand .

 

for the back i am thinking about useing the engine idling with truck on jack stands and e brake partally on . I know sounds dangerous ..lol

 

One thing you'll need to do Mike, Set up camcorder on tripod, videotape this. Be careful.

 

lol Youtube here I come