Trx_Tahoe
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Hello, Everyone
I just completed having my LTZ Wheels (#5308) polished. They look great, but for those interested, it's a time consuming process. I'll list the steps that were taken with pics.
Took truck to a local truck stop to have wheels stripped and polished as this would be to toughest part and I did not have the proper tools to complete the job myself and at the same time learn from someone that does it for a living.
1). He started with an orbital sander with a couple different grits to take clear off the wheels. One medium/heavy grit and then sanded with fine grit to remove any heavy scratches (if any) on wheels.
A) Sanding of Wheels... Dark area is clear coat the has to be manually remove, machine could not access really tough areas on the wheels.
Rough Wheel:
2). After he had a rough look, he sanded with fine grit. He also sanded tough to reach area with fine grit...
3). After he had rough areas sanded and switched to a fine grit paper. He began to polish wheels with a small grinder and cloth wheels. He mentioned that he used a jewelers bar to polish.
4) Completed!!
5) Personally Polished wheels with Mother's and 19V (1600 RPM) drill from Sears. Somethings to keep in mind, actually a few things.....
A) Don't take to drive-thru car wash, my has some type of acid in the water so it slightly discolored wheels (hey, needed a new drill)
B) Have 2 batteries, as a battery is good for about a rim and a half....
C) Micro Fiber seems to work the best for removing polish from wheels and buffing out....
This was a two day process, mainly due to the fact he normally works on Simi Truck wheels....not 20" wheels
Quick Shot:
This is not a good shot, will try for a better one later.....
Thanks
TRX
BTW, If anyone in the forum knows of these wheels below available on the cheap, please let me know.....Thanks
Here's a day pic.....
I just completed having my LTZ Wheels (#5308) polished. They look great, but for those interested, it's a time consuming process. I'll list the steps that were taken with pics.
Took truck to a local truck stop to have wheels stripped and polished as this would be to toughest part and I did not have the proper tools to complete the job myself and at the same time learn from someone that does it for a living.
1). He started with an orbital sander with a couple different grits to take clear off the wheels. One medium/heavy grit and then sanded with fine grit to remove any heavy scratches (if any) on wheels.
A) Sanding of Wheels... Dark area is clear coat the has to be manually remove, machine could not access really tough areas on the wheels.
Rough Wheel:
2). After he had a rough look, he sanded with fine grit. He also sanded tough to reach area with fine grit...
3). After he had rough areas sanded and switched to a fine grit paper. He began to polish wheels with a small grinder and cloth wheels. He mentioned that he used a jewelers bar to polish.
4) Completed!!
5) Personally Polished wheels with Mother's and 19V (1600 RPM) drill from Sears. Somethings to keep in mind, actually a few things.....
A) Don't take to drive-thru car wash, my has some type of acid in the water so it slightly discolored wheels (hey, needed a new drill)
B) Have 2 batteries, as a battery is good for about a rim and a half....
C) Micro Fiber seems to work the best for removing polish from wheels and buffing out....
This was a two day process, mainly due to the fact he normally works on Simi Truck wheels....not 20" wheels
Quick Shot:
This is not a good shot, will try for a better one later.....
Thanks
TRX
BTW, If anyone in the forum knows of these wheels below available on the cheap, please let me know.....Thanks
Here's a day pic.....
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