I have stains all over my eagle 077 polish rims and can't get it off (used some $hitty wheel cleaner when the rims were hot and it baked on). What tools...aka drill, wet sandpaper, buffing pad, etc... will be the best for doing this job? I tried doing it by hand with some aluminum polish and a cloth rag....NOT doing that ever again!! Plus the stains are still there....Any suggestions?
polishing aluminum wheels
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94TURBO5 O
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Did you try mothers aluminum polish when you tried it by hand?
That stuff is awesome and thats exactly what I use when I polish!
That stuff is awesome and thats exactly what I use when I polish!
BlueOvalStangGT
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) You think maybe the same polish with a high speed drill and a buffing pad would do the trick?MY BUDDY HAS THE POLISHED 589'S ON HIS LIFTED DAKOTA WE SPENT 5HRS ON THEM, HE DID NO WINTER MAINTENCE ON THEM SO THEY WERE IN SAD SHAPE IT TOOK SOME 2000 GRIT WETSAND PAPER AND POLISHING THEM WITH A DRILL WITH A PAD SHAPED LIKE A TENNIS BALL THAT HE GOT FROM A MOTORCYCLE SHOW. THEN WE STILL HAD TO DO SOME POLISHING BY HAND. I WOULD SAY DO A SMALL AREA IF IT DOESN'T WORK WITH JUST POLISHING COMPOUND DON'T WASTE THE TIME, START SANDING.THEN MOVE ONTO THE POLISHING COMPOUND
Ooo... I would avoid using sand paper at all cost, especially on a high lister finish like a polished wheel. There is a kit I bought when I did my wheels and it did an awesome job. Here's ALL the info from it:
Micro "Wheel/Spot Detailing Pad Starter Kit"
for buffing & polishing small, hard to reach areas
Kit #85-938
Contains one each of the following:
57-135 tuffer buffer
59-335 spin brite
44-603 yellow speedy foam pad
44-643 black speedy foam pad (this one worked THE best and didn't scratch)
69-083 Micro hook backing plate
69-102 DA Pnuematic Adapter
made by: S.M. Arnold, INC
7901 Michigan Avenuw
St. Louis, MO 63111-3594
I bought it at a local paint/body store. You attach the micro hook backing plate to a drill and then stick the pad of your choice on the end. They are nice and small (only 3.5" dia) and they are tapered to fit in all sorts of small places. It took me 4-5 hours to do one wheel by hand, I did 5 others in 2 hours with this kit. It was only like $20 too. I HIGHLY suggest starting with regualr (red can) mothers alum polish and finish with mothers billet alum polish... this stuff is simply amazing in the shine it produces, the red can stuff doesn't hold a candle to it!
Micro "Wheel/Spot Detailing Pad Starter Kit"
for buffing & polishing small, hard to reach areas
Kit #85-938
Contains one each of the following:
57-135 tuffer buffer
59-335 spin brite
44-603 yellow speedy foam pad
44-643 black speedy foam pad (this one worked THE best and didn't scratch)
69-083 Micro hook backing plate
69-102 DA Pnuematic Adapter
made by: S.M. Arnold, INC
7901 Michigan Avenuw
St. Louis, MO 63111-3594
I bought it at a local paint/body store. You attach the micro hook backing plate to a drill and then stick the pad of your choice on the end. They are nice and small (only 3.5" dia) and they are tapered to fit in all sorts of small places. It took me 4-5 hours to do one wheel by hand, I did 5 others in 2 hours with this kit. It was only like $20 too. I HIGHLY suggest starting with regualr (red can) mothers alum polish and finish with mothers billet alum polish... this stuff is simply amazing in the shine it produces, the red can stuff doesn't hold a candle to it!
Killercanary.....YOU ARE MY HERO....THANK YOU!!! 
Oh yea, I went back to Sears to bitch about the two rims they pulled for inspection (yea I had to go there cause they were the only place open on a saturday afternoon). Turns out they didn't hand torque them like I asked....and like they're supposed to for that matter. I maxed out my torque wrench taking the first one off. The guys at the shop couldn't get them off, eventually I got them off as they watched. They bent both rims they took off and mangled the $hit out of all the lugs and studs. So they're buying me 2 new rims, all new lugnuts, new studs, and a thin-wall socket, and installing everything while I'm watching. So I guess I'll only be polishing 2 rims now......freakin sears
.....never again!!!!
Oh yea, I went back to Sears to bitch about the two rims they pulled for inspection (yea I had to go there cause they were the only place open on a saturday afternoon). Turns out they didn't hand torque them like I asked....and like they're supposed to for that matter. I maxed out my torque wrench taking the first one off. The guys at the shop couldn't get them off, eventually I got them off as they watched. They bent both rims they took off and mangled the $hit out of all the lugs and studs. So they're buying me 2 new rims, all new lugnuts, new studs, and a thin-wall socket, and installing everything while I'm watching. So I guess I'll only be polishing 2 rims now......freakin sears
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