polishing OE rims

[MWAKU]

just wondering, how to polish my oe bb6 rims

is it the same as other wheels? sand it down with different grades then apply the aluminium polisher or what?

im looking for a realy shiny finish
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3767945028_64df57dedc_b.jpg


yea maybe not as shiney but somewhere close

[bennjamin]

get them prepped...then get them electroplated. IE the same as the picture you just linked.

[MWAKU]

hmms, where do i get this done :S never heard of it before

or are there any places that can polish the wheels for me?

[TheSaint]

i just use autosol on my fat fives and they come up nice

autoglym is the best off the shelf product you will find, other than that u can try mothers or maguires, i get all mine at auto1

[MWAKU]

hmms i have a shop at autobahn some time, so autogylm brand autosol product rite?

[SiReal]

using autosol or what not will not get your wheels as per the picture. at the most, with sanding, a shiny 'stainless steel' finish like this:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x229/JeffSiReal/DC2R/mini-IMG_1612.jpg

u need to get it electroplated as per bens suggestion

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

FoReal Jeff?

Didn't you have a DIY?

[SiReal]

yeah it wasnt a DIY as such but u go with diff grits of sandpaper, the last being the finest. then u finish it with autosol.

if u wanna make it chrome like above, it needs to be dipped. othewise, just sandpaper and polish no stop to give it that metal polished look.

your BB6 wheels are polished already. there really isnt too much point working on them to be honest.

[jords]

why didn't you buff/polish it? the rocker cover that is.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

I know, was just spamming in a constructive way Jeff.

Chrome dipping or as Ben and Jeff further pointed out is your only option for that effect.

[SiReal]

i did, sorry it was bad light. here is a better angle.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x229/JeffSiReal/DC2R/mini-IMG_1621.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x229/JeffSiReal/DC2R/IMG_2032e.jpg

its pretty hard to get a 'pro' finish doing it on your own. you could pay someone to do it for you , but wheres the satisfaction in that ? :) P.s. thats the hong kong flag

[EK1_D]

u can ask a bike shop to dip the wheels to chrome

[MWAKU]

how much does that cost?

yeah you know hw the bb6 stockies are alrdy polished, should i just go over it with 1200 sand paper and autosol?

btw thats a nice floral design on spark cover, is that a stencil?

[TheSaint]

autosol is its own product

autoglym is a car cleaning brand - they will have a few different types of wheel polish, these are the most top shelf products u can get

maguires and mothers are the next best thing ... but autoglym takes the cake

autosol is good if u want to use lots of it and its cheap lol

[TheSaint]

at the end of the day its time u could be using to make money and save for some nice advans or rays hahahaha

[MWAKU]

i have enough saved, been looking at those RG's for 1.5k. but i dunno, spending 1.5k in one go! can't pull myself to do it. :( gotta be tight and make the best of what i have lol

[TheSaint]

lol yeah i know what you mean, when i bought my mugen twinloop for my teg i was stressed about it for days ... but when i did it ... it felt good =)

[MWAKU]

haha i guess so

but im getting coilovers next before new rims so yeh

[zco]

to get a polished finsih like that in the picture, you will have to send it away and get them professionally done.

they'll do what benjammin said. try google or yellow pages for metal plating, or coating

just the surface of your rim will be enough or else it'll be too costly

[Boban]

whatever you do don't get the chrome spray paint, it just turns out silver :p
i've got a set of steelies that i want to do something with and being a tight arse i thought i get a cheap way out, didn't work out so well, let me know how much it cost you to chrome plate yours if that's the way you decide to go

[MWAKU]

hmm i think ill just hand polish it

electroplating it is too much for stock wheels lol

[zco]

yeh hand polish will not come out anywhere near that sort of finish though
it'll just be like, clean metal unfortunately

but let us know how you go

[TheSaint]

its nice to get ur wheels nice and clean for photoshoots ... but they are ALWAYS gona get covered in brake dust ... so meh

even more so if u have slotted rotors n high performance pads etc

thats why chrome isnt a good idea on 'performance' orientated cars like hondas

[MWAKU]

true

wells ill just give it a shot with some light sanding to see how it goes lol.

[TheSaint]

i need to do my fat fives as well .. what kind of sandpaper do u use?

im gona use some autosol+sandpaper ... than light polish with more autosol, than a clean + buff with a brand name wheel cleaner (autoglym, maguires, mothers)

[MWAKU]

im just going to wet sand 1200 see how that goes the use some autosol

[TheSaint]

let me know how it comes up man =)

[Boban]

http://img17.imagehosting.gr/out.php/i1001873_bigandlittle030tuned.jpg (http://imagehosting.gr)
i want to polish my stock em1 wheels but i don't want to spent 8 hrs per wheel as some ppl do :(, but i do like the idea on chrome steelies with semi slicks just for something different

[TheSaint]

steelies = heavy =(

[Boban]

my buddy club p1's w/out rubber 6.1 kg/ea, steelies (black painted) w/out rubber 6.5 kg/ea, both 15", i'm sure chrome might be heavier but not that much difference

[civic_vi]

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1259115

good read

[Honwent]

Polishing is all about making the surface as smooth as possible to maximise the amount of light that is reflected.

Metal polishing kits are available at hardware stores and industrial supply shops. I've got one that i bought from Bunnings (haven't had time to use it yet)- its made by Josco and includes a couple of different grade polishing compounds and some drill attachments to apply the compounds.

[TheSaint]

had a chat to my mate and he pointed out that if i sand my rims the clearcoat will come off =/

[Lukey]

had a chat to my mate and he pointed out that if i sand my rims the clearcoat will come off =/

they wont rust.

[Chriskoss]

had a chat to my mate and he pointed out that if i sand my rims the clearcoat will come off =/

so what? after you finish sanding + polishing apply 2-3 layers of clearcoat over the top, no harm done mate :D

[TheSaint]

kk cheers for the advise =)