Sanding and Polishing Aluminum Iroc Rims
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- I recently polished my Iroc rims after watching others doing similar projects, and am now putting my own experience back out there for others to take what they can from it. I'm no pro (as if you couldn't tell) so I may or may not have done it exactly as someone else with more experience may have.
I appreciate this I never thought you could Polish those out I never even gave it a second glance until I saw your video. I had a set for my S10 sitting in the garage that I spent a $100 for so I'm going to be doing the same thing going to be posting a video so everybody can see the progress and how mine came out. Thank you
Man I love that look. It’s perfect in between of stock, and full polish
Just keep going up in grit by 200. I started with 80 grit, which is super coarse, then went to 200, 400, 600, 1200, then 2500. I even mention at 2:23 that the first stage of sanding handles all the material removal, and every other bit of sanding is simply to remove the scratches left by the initial sanding.
Hey man those turned out a lot better than I was thinking in the beginnig of the video, good job
Yeap you got it all right. I got the stuff from harbor freight tools. We have one of their stores in the city I live in but you can order their stuff online too I believe. All together everything to do the job was about $60. That includes the 7" grinder, sisal wheels, sand paper, and polishing compounds. Thanks for stopping by, ask more questions if you need to. :)
Well done! Much props to the guy who puts in the elbow grease on his own.
Bro you are my hero..... They look great. Thank you for your video
Damn bro you are good @ this those rims looked so good.
Thanks!
I used to use 80 grit on the DA, but found that a clean-n-strip wheel on the right angle die grinder rips off the clear in about 1/4 the time and does less damage to the alloy surface. A red Roloc disc also removes any major dings in the face easily and all can be cleaned up with the 220 on your DA. Also, ya gotta clear coat when done because the painted cells look like shit if ya don't.
went to all that trouble of polishing and didn't paint or clear the rest of the wheel,don't understand it.
yes. i tried. it is very tricky job to clear coat them and the wheels become dull. i would leave raw alu and polish buff from time to.time
Clean that tire up & put some dressing on it & it'll look real good. Clean. Nice work on the wheel.
Those turned out way nice! I've got an '84 Z28 I think i'll do the same technique, thanks for the vid!
I gotcha, if yours still have the clear coat on them, and no serious scratches, I would just polish them with some mothers polish and sell em'. All together it cost around $60 and 8-10 hours of labor to do this. If you think you can recover more than your money and time in the sale price, then go for it! Thanks for stopping by (:
Watching the actual polishing would of helped
Thanks buddy. Have to do some used hemi rims 20s
looks awesome
Awesome, I did this with my 87 Iroc rims but I did everything on my rims. I did mine all by hand and it took me one hell of alot longer to do but I love the way they turned out. If I new how to put a pic of the car on here I would but I don't so,,,,,,,,I guess it can be seen on my CZcams channel.
Hey man, I just picked up a set of gold IROC rims yesterday and I would like to clean them up a bit. When you sanded them you didn't sand the painted parts did you? only the exposed aluminum, right? also, where did you buy your supplies at?
Those look good.
First let me say Thank you so much for the video. Question: Did you have to clear coat the rims again?
Thank you,that helps.
Thank you!
Thanks!
Titan Rain, I've got a Crossfire that the wheels are in bad shape. They are painted a aluminum color, I want to do it your way.
Do you think it will work ? Great video, you are a good teacher.
If they are indeed powder coated you'll need to remove that before polishing. Any paint stripper with methanol will remove the powder coating. Once they're stripped the process to polish would be the same. I would tape off a small test area on the inside of a rim and see how it goes before doing the whole thing.
Nope, no clear coat. Once they're polished to this point it's quite easy to buff them up every few months with some Mothers polish and a hand towel.
Thank you :)
really nice job
Thanks! Do you plan on doing a similar project?
Good Job Man I'll Pay You To Do Mine
How about applying a clear coat after that? Is it necessary to protect this job?
Indeed, inquiring minds want to know. Nice polish job.
You can but I wouldn't as you'll not be able to polish them again without removing it.
How many polishing compounds did you use? I'm picking up a polishing kit but want to know which ones I need. I bought sand all the way up to 2000 grit.
Only one, the white one. The buffing "starter kit" I got came with a few sisal wheels, several compounds, and some other stuff. The white block I show in this video was from that kit, and was more than enough to do all four rims. Might want to see if you can find something similar. (goo.gl/aYiMhn)
Titan Rain I went to Harbor Freight and picked up just about everything they had. There was a 14 piece kit for about $20 that had a bunch of different size pads as well as the black, brown, and white compounds. I also bought another kit which had brown and white only because I was trying to save a few bucks. I was hoping you'd respond before I started and luckily you did. I also noticed people using aircraft paint stripper which I also plan to do to ensure I don't miss any spots. Last question........have the wheels dulled any since your post? I'm curious to know how often you have to polish them. It reminds me of my old mag wheels from high school.
They still look like they did in the video, all I've done is wash them with soap and water.
I bought a ton of sand paper, sanding discs, compounds, orbital sander, and a high speed drill. Unfortunately for me the sander did more harm than good. I didn't have the clearance on the wheel to use it. So, I spent 8 hours sanding my motorcycle rim by hand. Ended up having to go down to 60 and work my way up to 2000. Hit it with the black, brown, and white compound. Now I could shave from the reflection I'm seeing. :) Thanks for your video and thank the Lord for Harbor Freight!
That's awesome, great work!
You think it will work on a Nissan quest 2001 factory rims too?
It will work fine. You could take one off and do a test spot on the inside of it to see what it will take to bring it to a full shine.
How much did that set you back in supplies to do that?
I believe I spent around $60 on everything.
Thanks. Just trying to keep from having to powder coat my rims.
Time lapse ????!?
I have the original ones that came on the rims.
You can use aircraft stripper
correction , they are powder coated from factory I think.
Ive 14 years in the polishing trade and never ever heard of anyone using a white compound with a sisal mop.those mops are for first stage polishing on steel not alloy.if ya guna broad cast a video please do some research and don't give out incorrect advice.thats why you didn't end up with a mirror finish.
Apparently while I was doing my research before starting this _diy project_ I missed the videos and tutorials you made showing the correct way. Thanks for the views though. :)