Could someone possibly tell me how to do this? Paste the link and scroll about 3/4 of the way down and look at this guys wheels. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/314999/1
He said the wheels didn't come polished like that on the inside and that he polished them himself. Does anyone know how to do this and what materials to use to be able to that? Think it looks bada** IMO

 

well if they're aluminum wheels then it's not that hard. You just polish them down like you would any other aluminum surface. There's plenty of posts on here about polishing aluminum. There's really no point if you're going to drive the car though, the insides of wheels get filthy fast. You'd have to take them off weekly and clean them.

On the other hand, it's an awesome idea for a trailer queen.

 

Greg's car is NOT a trailer queen. It gets driven and has been on two Hot Rod Power Tour's with those wheels on it. He drives to several shows each year and on our club's cruises before our meetings during the summer. He keeps the car spotless all the time.

 

Well that's awesome that it's not a trailer queen, although I didn't specifically say it was, but I can understand how you got to that conclusion. I'm sure he spends a great deal of time maintaining that shine on the insides of his wheels. It's not something you'd really want to do to a daily driver.

 

Not on a daily driver but his daily driver Silverado SS is still clean as hell as is his wife's SS. He's just not right in the head! I get sick of cleaning and polishing after so long!

 

Off topic, but where can one get one of those SS emblems that go in the grille? The SS I'm about to buy has one in the black flavor and I'd like to get one of those.

 

Ok it can be done. I'm redoing my car completely and won't be able to drive it for some while so i'd like to do it. Is Greg on this forum? If does anyone know his SN? If not then anyone know what products i should use?

 

I remember I rashed the lip of one of my wheels up. All I did was sand it smooth and then rub on it with some mothers mag and aluminum polish. It was just as shiny as the rest of the wheel after that.

 

Start out with mothers mag polish. Using a cotton towel go in straight lines, not a circullar motion. You want to make sure that you wipe it off when it is still a little damp, otherwise it is a pain in the butt. Also, your going to want to do little sections at a time, this will keep the polish frying drying out. After you get done with the mag polish, upgrade to mothers billet polish. Using the same procedures, your wheels will come out looking spectacular.

 

I bet if you clearcoated your wheels after polishing, they wouldn't be as difficult to keep clean. Just a guess though.

 

It's not as simple as just rubbing some Mother's polish on there. That stuff is for restoring metal that has already been polished back to it's original shine.

Do a search on my name, or just search "polished" or "polishing." I've talked about how to do this many times in the past.

Something to keep in mind is that the Iforged Aero's in that link are 3-piece wheels. The guy had the luxury of being able to remove the spokes/face from the outer rim. That makes things alot easier. Also, those wheels are made of the highest grade of aluminum you can buy: 6061 forged billet. The denser grade of metal due to the forging process is a key element in how those wheels are able to have such a perfect mirror finish when polished.

If you're intending to try this on a cast 1-piece wheel, just be prepared to not get as perfect of a shine as the Iforged wheels. The simple fact that they're cast and not as dense of an alloy is one reason, another would be that most cast aluminum has lower grades of pot metal and other inclusions mixed in that prevent it from having that pristine optical clarity when polished.

 

Greg actually doesn't take his wheels apart each time he polishes them. Even though they are a 3-piece wheel, he leaves them together. He always says when he is done his fingers are raw because he has to work around the rivets. lol

 

Ok I checked out the Micromesh website. Cursious to know which kit i should buy to do the wheels. Kit No. 3KMX90?? Its the metal finishing kit. Let me know what ya think.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but where did he get those blue push things in the engine bay....those look sweet.

 

He bought them from MBA back when they were still in business.