Hey i was wondering if anyone has a polishing guide out there anywhere. I looked at the search and couldnt find anything that was too helpful so I figured i would make a post. I want to polish the stock valve covers, so i was wondering if anyone has a guide out there with step by step insturctions?

 

http://groups.msn.com/Camaro2001SS/polishinghowto.msnw
That one comes from Todd 2001SS (you may want to look at some of his site pics).

http://www.eastwoodco.com/lib/buffin...inum_wheel.asp
That one comes from Eastwood, the company you would be best off using to get all your supplies. It is detailed for wheels, but can be helpful in other areas as well.

 

i have a print out of a post from a while ago.. in the post it says to use mothers polish.. then take non-amonia windex and clean it off and then apply z-2 with zfx and the polish will last for a while

 

I'm talking about taking a painted item to a polished finish.

 

Strip the paint off of the item with "Aircraft Stripper" (available at Wal-Mart) and then see the two guides I posted above.

 

How hard would you expect it to be to strip and poilish some silver stock 5 spoke TA wheels? Would it even be worth it to try?

 

Stripping is simple - it's just a matter of spraying that stuff on there, letting it sit about 15 minutes, then rinsing/rubbing it off (USING GLOVES!!!) - then repeat until it's stripped. It's simple stuff really, not even laboriuos.

Polishing a previously unpolished wheel is a MAJOR pain in the butt. Not only does it take a very very long amount of time it takes a lot of work, and tons of elbow grease.

It just depends on how bad you want it and how much you enjoy it. Just sand it with all the different grades of sand paper from coarse to rough, then start the polishing. It ain't fun or easy, but it makes wheels pretty.

 

Not to jake a thread but what do you use if you still have factory rims what cleans them the best,? thanks