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| pete (64.12.116.135)
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I was just given 4 dirty but wonderful aluminum wheels for my 4501. I have the polish i use for the sides of my bus and used it..didnt really clean or polish them as much as i want to. i use renew 3000 on the sides and it works fine.. any iders for the wheels? pete | ||
| Ace (24.28.44.58) Rating: N/A |
When I had my wheels Pro done, the guy had to sand them first with a light paper on a D-A sander and then polished with different grades of rouge! Ace | ||
| R.J.Bob Evans (64.110.227.72)
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If you take them to a good truck wash they will have an acid rinse that will clean them up. | ||
| pete (64.12.116.135)
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cool..thanks.. i worked on one for over 2 hours and its still a bit dull for my liking.. thanks | ||
| James Maxwell (Jmaxwell) (66.81.32.3)
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The acid wash can clean them up, but it can also ruin them if the guy isn't careful! Most pro shops do it the way Ace described. Guy came into our annual rally 2 yrs ago in Yuma and did them for $20 each, with huge blocks of rouge and power buffer; generally did 2 buses a day for an entire week and a terrific job. He earned his money and was one scroungy lookin' dude at the end of the day. | ||
| R.J.Bob Evans (64.110.227.177)
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I'm sure there is some way you could ruin rims with acid if you soaked them long enough but that's not what we're talking about. The pros I know - professional truck drivers - use acid with no ill effects. Either way you are removing metal from the rim - one way uses chemistry and the other uses abrasion but the end result is the same - some metal has been removed. The difference is that the acid is quick, easy and effective. The abrasive way is just plain hard work. IMHO | ||
| christopher (151.203.118.102) Rating: N/A |
buy the kit from bush or bushe or busche. a man was selling it at the last fmca convention i was at. its a wash, polish and buffing wheels. works great chris | ||
| Don KS/TX (66.82.9.36)
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Acid etch is a cheap, quick, and dirty way to make aluminum tanks and wheels look less unpolished, but is nowhere related to the polishing that Ace describes. Suit yourself, but if you want a shine, do it yourself (I did) or have someplace polish them. If you are satisfied with a clean looking but far from shiny finish, acid etch them. Anybody trying to acid wash my bus or truck better be ready to fight, after acid etch you must do the polish thing all over again to make them shine. | ||
| Roderick W. Chandler (172.173.232.22)
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I have seen the large sticks of rouge and the buffer pads at several Flying J and Pilot truck stops. There are different grades of rouge for the condition of wheels. They also have the instructions on them. | ||
| pete (205.188.116.135)
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i ended up using Mothers aluminum polish. 1 hot double bloody later ( 1 1/2 hrs ) all 4 wheels were done..they came out really sweet. i was told that if i keep doing them they will continue to come up..im happy with them now..i might do it again at the end of the season..anyway..thanks for the advice guys pete | ||
| big ed (67.136.120.70) Rating: N/A |
The best polish i found was blue magic at auto zone cost about 4 bucks and real easy to use | ||
| John (205.188.116.135) Rating: |
I'm new here but I have had wheels done near the I-10 / I-8 split, at Exit #203 on I-10 at Eloy, Arizona and also at Exit #208 at Toltec, Arizona, just listen to channel 19 while in that area and they will be advertising about it. They usually start at about 9am and that area must be the wheel polishing capitol of the world. At Exit #208 (Eloy) go to the north side of the Interstate and there are two large ones on the left. At exit #203 (Toltec) go to the south side of the Interstate and they are located off to the left about one block. They all use a high speed buffer and acid and rouge and mine have always come out looking just like chrome. The one at Toltec is the place I go to, an Oriental gal used to own it, but she was killed in an auto accident about three years ago, but I believe that her niece runs it now. The last time that I had mine done there three years ago, the charge was $5.00 a wheel and considering that I have arthritis in my hands, I couldn't pass that deal up. There are usually a number of individuals doing them in the same area. I have since been doing them by myself using a high speed buffer and the different stages of rouge, with good results, but just holding onto the buffer for that long can be a problem for me, so if I were ever back in that area again I would have them do the wheels for me. John | ||
| BrianMCI96A3 (69.34.169.67) Rating: N/A |
FIVE BUCK A WHEEL? John, that's a typo right? Having done a bit of polishing myself, and having seen what those guys look like after polishing all day, I'd have to say that I wouldn't even pick up my polisher for $5 a wheel! What a bargain... Brian |
