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Restoring aluminum rims

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Case450

09-10-2007 19:39:46




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NOt sure if I posted this in the right place but thought i'd ask you fellers anyhow.
I had my brand new atv (four wheeler) stolen about a month ago and luckily enough i've been able to get it back. Not without some damage.
My brother bought me some polished aluminum rims for my quad for my birthday and they stood out awesome. The guy that stole my bike thought it a good idea to spray paint the whole thing camoflage including the polished aluminum rims.
I've since replaced all the plastic, all the cargo racks, and all the graphics.

I've also had the rims sand blasted with baking soda to remove the spray paint. The blaster guy told me to polish out the rims till there shiny and then spray 'em with some clear coat to bring them back to their former polished glory. I tried using an automotive aluminum rim polish and a drill powered foam ball but that didnt do much.
I then tried wet sanding with 1500 grit sandpaper and that didnt do anything at all.

What am doing wrong?

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glennster

09-14-2007 07:28:01




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 Re: Restoring aluminum rims in reply to Case450, 09-10-2007 19:39:46  
being they are atv rims, they are pretty small to get an automotive type buffing wheel in there. mosey on down to yer local ace hardware, by the grinder accesories and look for metal polishing bonnets that fit on a bench grinder. should be around 6 inch bonnets. they should have some sticks of metal polish compounds there, heavy polishing, jewelers roughe and tripoli. bonnets will come in heavy and fine polish. wetsand rims with 1500 grit, use soap and water. then start buffing with the heavy pad and compound. use the highest speed drill you have, buff up the rim, then switch to the lighter ompounds, finish with the tripoli. should look like chrome when you are done. figure on spending a whole day to do all 4.

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