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If your absoulutely sure your wheels are ready to polish, (wet sand with 1500-2000 paper or buff with 1500 compound), the last
step is tripoli and then rouge. The tripoli will do all the work getting the last fine scratches out and turning them into mirrors. It is really rewarding to see you fuch "awaken" into a mirror finish with this process. You need to use a buch of buffing wheels in different sizes and an electric drill. Don't mix the pads. Use the tripolis until the luster appears.

After that, the rouge will bring out the final chrome like finish. If you go too soon to the rouge, you will be polishing the scratches. The rouge will no remove any further scratches. I used a dremel with a small "puff" pad to get where the lug nuts are. I also used a small pad to use tripoli and rouge there. Get your electric drill up to high speed and use plent of the tripoli and really put the pressure on the wheel, you will see great results.



Pictured above, 9x16" fuch prior to painting after final polish.
Old 09-28-2004, 09:00 AM
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