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alloy polishing
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:06 pm
by red_beemer
hi
how would you actaully get a polished lip on your alloy ?? its a standard bbs wheel
i'm midway of refurbing mine, currently i'm at the sanding stage so would like any tips on how to get it polished
thanks!
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:08 pm
by kam-325i
Do you want to polish it yourself ?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:08 pm
by red_beemer
yup! any tips?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:16 pm
by kam-325i
Look into buying a polishing kit, Dremel do a home kit for about Ԛ£20-30.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:19 pm
by oguz327
do you know if the dremel kit will fit onto a normal cordless, or do you need a dremel for the kit?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:52 pm
by kam-325i
oguz3001 wrote:do you know if the dremel kit will fit onto a normal cordless, or do you need a dremel for the kit?
If the chuck on the drill will accept a 3mm drill bit, then yes, but the drill will need to be cappable of above 800-1000Rpm due to the small size of the kit, Bigger mops/disks need a slower speed.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:38 am
by gcorky
get em in a lathe....will be hard work stripping back and polishing with drills and the like
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:58 am
by Lowm3
There is a good kit on frosts website. It about 45 pound.
Great for people who want to give it a go them selves, and for small areas like ips of wheels.
IԚ´m not sure if its compatible with a regular drill. should be fine as long as the mops large enough. The compounds are supplied with the kit.
hope this helps
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:41 am
by cliffybabe
this is a mod i wanna do to my 15's, i think it looks great
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:25 pm
by Lowm3
The frost kit is definately the best one for a DIY job, closest you will ge to a professional job.. or you can give me a shout and check some of the finishes we do in the gallery here:
www.pureklas.co.uk
What wheels are thy that people are refurbing, as its best to polish to a line, if your wheels have one.
