Polishing stainless rims

[kevbridgend]

Looking for a bit of advice I have an really tidy set of bbs ch and the rims are slightly tarnished

Someone advised trying some steel wool on a small area but it has went dull

Any ideas more than appreciated

[Ug_lee]

If there isn't any major damage and you're at a point where wire wool has dulled the finish, then you need to go on to metal polishing next.

I used a cheap Ebay polishing kit. Fits in a drill, had 3 different bonnets and 3 different grades of abrasive, and just stepped down the grades, until the shine comes back. I did my LM's with this method and they came up great.

HTH

[993AL]

First thing that came to mind was Anusol but that's not used for polishing. Get Some Autosol, that's quite a good metal polish

[kevbridgend]

Excellent I'll go browse mine are actually lms getting mixed up with my old ones DOH

If you have a link that would be excellent

Does the autosol polish marks out.

[TheLoneRanger]

993AL said:

First thing that came to mind was Anusol but that's not used for polishing.

I don't know? You could polish something with it.

[CO2000]

I've used Brasso in the past, worth a try on the dull bit as a test.

[993AL]

kevbridgend said:

Excellent I'll go browse mine are actually lms getting mixed up with my old ones DOH

If you have a link that would be excellent

Does the autosol polish marks out.

Autosol will only remove tarnish, You'll need to go with Ug Lee's method above to remove marks. If you look at the 911SC in my profile pics, I used this method to polish those wheels. It wasnt a kit as such, just a polishing mop for a hand drill and a bar of polishing abrasive for aluminium.
Perhaps an unconventional method of polishing, but I trolley jacked the car up at one side and with the other wheels chocked, let it tick over in first gear to rotate the wheel I was polishing, it gave a uniform finish and made the job a lot easier.

Edited to add

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-polishing-compound...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDGTOOLS-150MM-x-18MM-WH... or similar

Edited by 993AL on Sunday 15th January 10:14

[kevbridgend]

Excellent help everyone

I'll get the bits ordered and try my hand

[TVdinneR]

CO2000 said:

I've used Brasso in the past.

What.........Instead of anusol

Edited by TVdinneR on Sunday 15th January 11:32

[kevbridgend]

Both give you a shiny rim

[CO2000]

TVdinneR said:

CO2000 said:

I've used Brasso in the past.

What.........Instead of anusol

Edited by TVdinneR on Sunday 15th January 11:32

Try a mix of both, you never know !

[Angelus]

[993AL]

CO2000 said:

TVdinneR said:

CO2000 said:

I've used Brasso in the past.

What.........Instead of anusol

Edited by TVdinneR on Sunday 15th January 11:32

Try a mix of both, you never know !

Might make an arse of the wheels

[TVdinneR]

kevbridgend said:

Both give you a shiny rim

[TVdinneR]

993AL said:

Might make an arse of the wheels

Edited by TVdinneR on Tuesday 17th January 09:53

[amccan10]

have a wee look here:

http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-polishing-tools....

[mr mac i]

Unless you know what you are doing I'd get a professional to do it.
Just so happens my brother-in-law has been asked to work for a new start up polishing wheels ......
He's been doing it elsewhere and the results are stunning, if you want me to out you in touch pm me.

[P4UL SHINE]

are these wheels finished in bare alloy with no laquar on them?

[kevbridgend]

As far as I'm aware there bare

Bbs lms steel wool has taken the shine from them

[P4UL SHINE]

Can you post a picture