Wheel polishing advice needed

[Seat-Chris]

Rihto ive got me some 2nd hand wheels that need preppin/cleaning then im gonna polish them
I was just wondering if anyone has any pointers on how to go about prepping them and actualy polishing them ?

 

[suj]

there is a guide on here someone did, quite good

for polish its all about hard work, start at 300grit, then work all the way upto 1500grit, then get a polishing mop (can get them for a drill) then do it

tbh its ALOT of work, and you will want to kill yourself when done lol

why not just drop them off to Rainbow Polishing (google them) based in brum, and charge around £25 a wheel

 

[Seat-Chris]

mmmmm i was thinking of getting someone else to do it as you said its hard work lol
anyway im after some thinking i dont know if i want them polished or not

there not what you think they are

 

[Fl@pper]

there not what you think they are

look very like revolution rfx's to me but seems to have a cover for the centre ???

 

[Seat-Chris]

look very like revolution rfx's to me but seems to have a cover for the centre ???

nope

 

[Fl@pper]

not quite as sharp and as said the cover is throwing me

grrr lol

borbet A ?

 

[crezz]

vw speedlines?

 

[Seat-Chris]

I dont have any covers for them and doubt ill find any so gonna get some made up

and not vw speedlines
not borbet A eithere lol

 

[crezz]

ronals? r15's?

 

[Seat-Chris]

nope and nope lol

Ill give you a clue the first name begins with C and the 2nd with G and there 15x7 et28...........

 

[seattoby]

i went from 400 grit up to 2000 then a polishing mop. once ya get onto the wet and dry its a piece of piss

 

[Seat-Chris]

As you can see in the picture he's completly cleaned up one of the wheels but only chucked some stripper on the other three so im gonna have to hit them with the wet and dry

 

[suj]

They are Gotti Camilles off an old TVR

Had a set in my house for all of 4 days, nice bit of profit I made lol

I seen them on ed38, looked cheap, did it come with centres?

 

[Brummy]

first thought was A's.
then thought something like RemoTecs

 

[Seat-Chris]

They are Gotti Camilles off an old TVR

Had a set in my house for all of 4 days, nice bit of profit I made lol

Damn you and your superior knowledge yeh your right, picked em up cheapish and very happy with them just need some tlc and rubber and theyll be mint ^^.
Suj what tvr do they come off ??
p.s no centers

 

[Brummy]

They would look the Cats fully pro -polished.

 

[Seat-Chris]

Thats what i was thinking just got to find some where that wont cost me an arm and a leg

 

[suj]

Sorry chris not sure on the TVR, something is pointing towards the wedge, but I know they are off a tvr, as the set I got was off a tvr someone was breaking, was years ago lol

Look at Brummy's cookie cutters, he had them polished at rainbows, and for the money, you are laughing!

 

[crezz]

http://www.vwcaddy.com/showthread.php?t=11088

 

[Brummy]

Thats what i was thinking just got to find some where that wont cost me an arm and a leg

http://www.rainbowpolishing.co.uk/ cheap too