"HELP" with Polishing Rims "UPDATED WITH PICS

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:21 am

Sorry if this is in the wrong section and if its been asked before but i have finally managed to polish my 1st BBS rim but even though i was polishing through the grades of paper from 220 through to 2000 (yes i think it was about 8 grades) and then used a polishing kit (borrowed off my mate) i went through the stages with the 3 polishing mops (sisel?, stitched etc etc) and different polishing compound (Grey, Green, Blue etc) all in the correct order but even when i had finished (and they looked very nice) if you look closely at the rim there are still quite a few light scratches on the rim surface !!! Is this normal ? or should i be able to get a good clean scratch free surface good enough to have a shave in ???

If this is the case, can anyone shine a light on where im going wrong and what i need to do ! i even went through the polishing stages again after i had done to see if that was the problem !!!

Any Help would be much appreciated

Cheers Stu

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:48 pm

Anyone ???

DubGTI · Post by **DubGTI** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:02 pm

Should of spent more time with 1200 and 2000 grade, failing that your being too soft when polishing

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:32 pm

Will have another go tonight with the 1200, 1500 and 2000 and then try polishing again and let you know how i get on !

Prash · Post by **Prash** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:57 pm

When I did mine I found it very difficult to get every one of the previous grades scratches out with the new grade, had to go over the rim checking with a strong light each time to make sure, but I still missed some ! had to go back a few grades and start again, a right bloody pain but it was worth it when finished, almost perfect !

DubGTI · Post by **DubGTI** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:45 pm

Also to rub down evenly, you should regularly change direction

Rub one way, then rub across the last direction (kinda like your chamfering off the last set of scratch marks), and dont dig in with your finger tips try to keep the pressure as even as you can

I know it sounds abit petty for such a simple job, but there is a certain amount of skill involved (although it applies more to body repair)

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:17 pm

cheers guys, didnt manage to do the rim again tonight, got called out on a job, "hopefully" i will try and do it tomorrow and "hopefully" get some pics up

(how "hopefull am i !!!)

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:37 pm

Managed to finish polishing the first rim, still a few very light scratches but i can certainly live with them now

Anyway, here are some pics

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Let me know what you think guys

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:05 pm

great job mate. looks flawless to me, but i dont know anythin sbout refurbs tbh

kenny15 · Post by **kenny15** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:06 pm

look good , do you still have skin on your finger tips

, well i nice grove in a finger nail after sanding the outer rims down

Tigz · Post by **Tigz** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:12 pm

Looks great, I'll be attempting the same thing over the next couple of weeks!

DubGTI · Post by **DubGTI** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:32 am

Looks top mate, see what you ment about tiny scratches they are just swirl marks, youll always have swirl marks on a surface that gets polished.

Good job.

Keep em shiney with that Megs NXT metal polish, who knows after a few goings over by hand it might even come up a little better

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:27 am

really nice work - i'll be giving mine a go over the winter

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:24 pm

thats top work mate!!

stu nwpoc · Post by **stu nwpoc** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:02 pm

Cheers for the feedback guys, still only on my second rim, not enough hours in the day, oh well, they will get done sooner rather than later