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1985 928S wheel polishing
the wheels on my 1985 928S look very dull. They are the standard alloys, not the chrome. Has anyone ever tried a Mothers Ball, to polish them?
Any special products that can give them a good luster? I like the style, and I love the chrome wheels, but now I just want to get these looking good! |
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06-25-2010, 12:05 PM
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I read somewhere that the factory suggested rubbing Vaseline into them, wiping it off, and then buffing them well. I have not tried that yet though- bigger fish to fry.
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Someone has told me, which I dont know it to be true, the standard alloys can be polished to a chrome finish but it is a lot of work. I have the chrome alloys, I use mothers and a small buffer and they come out looking like mirrors.
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06-25-2010, 12:45 PM
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I know rjm65 polished his up. Whenever he stops by, I make it a point to see if it has dulled out. His are holding up very well. I believe he used an old product call Simichrome. I used to use this stuff on my BMX parts back in the day.
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Mothers seemed to work pretty well for me by hand, but too much work. I have both sizes of ball and typical polishing wheel, all of which are on my list of things to try on my spare set of wheels.
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06-25-2010, 01:39 PM
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06-25-2010, 02:11 PM
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06-25-2010, 03:29 PM
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06-25-2010, 04:40 PM
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Sorry for getting off topic there..got caught up in reminiscing.
Has anyone tried just plain old polishing compound, wax, and a buffer?
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06-25-2010, 05:16 PM
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Here be me when I weighed half as much with my GT and trophy from a Magic Mountain Race I placed 2nd.
 
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06-25-2010, 05:19 PM
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 Nice 'stache too.Seriously, anyone tried just the plain ol' way of treating a car's finish? Compound, wax, and an electric buffer?
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06-25-2010, 05:25 PM
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Yeah, you know when your young and you want to look older. Now your old and want to look young again.
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