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my first polishing attempt


Jgspahn

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Hmmmm....... Its just like a pussy. Stand the pad on end and poke it with a finger. The further you penetrate the fiber the looser it is. Lol. Youll need a tight sewn wheel to start with the brown and let up on the pressure. That final hayze will come out just by easing off the wheel. With a soft wheel use the white, lite pressure, enough compound. You never want too little compound. Itll dull the final passes in a hurry.

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Might come across as a stupid question, But are you changing wheels with your different compounds? Some people never grasp that concept until asked about it. lol

 

Also, If you are polishing under a fluorescent light, It will always have a haze to it. Walk out into the sun shine, Im sure some of it will go away. 

I wipe down my parts with come corn starch and a rag sometimes to help remove left over polish from final buffing, Its very fine and works well.

 

Hope you get them figured out!

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Brown on a spiral wheel

White on a spiral wheel

White on a medium wheel

White on a loose wheel

Red or Green on a loose wheel.

 

Not bad for raw steel Rockets, huh?

 

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That's a mighty nice job, how long did it take to polish them?

 

And what's the maintanace like?

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i have buddies that work at buffing place and they use this brown abrasive bar thats animal fat and a white bar afterwards and then they told me they clean all parts with carb cleaner and takes the black and haze off. no experience with it just what i was told

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That's a mighty nice job, how long did it take to polish them?

 

And what's the maintanace like?

First time from raw to polish was about 8 hours worth of polishing. I'm talking raw dirty stamped steel. I sanded them with 320 to 2000 grit. Then I moved in to the compounds. Once I'm done with the wheels I use Master Formula polish on a soft cloth and clean any residue off then hit them with the Master Formula Sealer Gloss. Let it haze, wipe with a cloth. Good for a year. Occasionally I hit them with the Masterformula polish when I want them to look nice for a race day and that's it. I even ice race them and they stay looking nice as long as I wipe them down. I'll probably buff them this year though.
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i have buddies that work at buffing place and they use this brown abrasive bar thats animal fat and a white bar afterwards and then they told me they clean all parts with carb cleaner and takes the black and haze off. no experience with it just what i was told

Brake clean. Carb clean leaves a film that gunks up the next time you polish of clean the parts.
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  • 2 weeks later...

Kerosene works awesome as an aluminum polish... i drip a little bit on the wheel while its spinning, and start polishing... An old school trucker taught me, he polished all the aluminum on his truck like that...

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Kerosene works awesome as an aluminum polish... i drip a little bit on the wheel while its spinning, and start polishing... An old school trucker taught me, he polished all the aluminum on his truck like that...

hmm interesting, I may try that
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