Polishing wheels with a drill (shop talk 18)
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Today I tried out Harbor Freight's aluminum wheel polishing system. Will it work? Not a sponsor, just something I found and wanted to see if it would work on my wheels for Hookers & Blow.
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Good job for the first time... One tip is all... when you use that still of polishing wheel. First determine the direction that the "knap " goes .. in your hand turn the wheel against your hand. One direction it will lay down the other it will stand up. Use a pen and mark the direction to "turn the wheel so the knap lays down ". Then use a pair of scissors and trim all the long "hairs" .. threads.. all the way around the polishing wheel and trim down completely. Usually to the first stitched seam. Now when load the wheel with polishing compound it will shed less and not blow out threads and the more you use it the better. Work in the direction of rotation you marked. When done Mark the wheel showing the only grade of compound used on it and store in a zip lock bag to prevent cross contamination [other compounds]. Always load the wheel up when you're done. Then store the compound in a refrigerator so it will keep and not dry up.
We [Gunsmiths] use that style wheels for polishing barrels and all the parts prior to bluing. Either mounting the drill in a vice, or a polishing arbor...
Good tips!
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Not bad for a first time, but if you want a mirror finish it's pretty easy to get, start with the red on a yellow cutting pad, the kind that are wrinkled or folded layers and cut until smooth, then switch to the lamb's wool buffing pad for the white, that's what works for most trucker's, the short cut is mother's power metal polish and a power ball, excellent product and the finished product will amaze you,, to keep the ultimate shine to last without oxidation use sharkhide or zoops aluminum finish, you won't have to polish again for a couple of years
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What pad for the mother’s?
I've used those headlight restoration kit for polishing with great success. The truck is in the wet sanding. Use a fine grit, then next finest, and so forth then use the polishing compound
Try using 600 and 1000 grit wet dry to dress up rough projects, then use 0000 steel wool and autobody rubbing compound and mother's polish with 0000 to put a high luster on it. Its a manual process but it worked good for me on old motorcycles. Mothers also makes a round polishing ball for a drill that's helpful in hard to reach places. Just be careful of things with clear coats.
Good morning, great results for the time invested. The more you invest, the better the results. I'm loving the process! Hoping to see her on the road to SEMA.
Heck yeah should be a good time!
First you need more power and rpm so you can lay into more. They make a wheel that is tighter and not as floppy, that's the one you use first. Then the one like you got for the final time. Keep your wheel clean by running a screw driver over it when it spinning. It will look like your burning it on so keep cleaning the aluminum. If you want a mirror finish wet sand it first. Looking good.
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I tried it with a drill with the buff wheels for a dremel. After sanding in overlapping lines with a drill pad sander attachment with foam interface pad in between. Looked good until I started with the compounds. I started with black, then brown, then purple, then white, and finally blue. It got shiny, but it left “smudge” marks. Looks like smudges. I even cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol between compounds and i had a separate buff wheel for each compound.
I don’t know if my rpms were too high, or what. The drill tops out at 3,000 rpms, which I read is the max ideal rpms for compounds too
I have no idea what I'm really doing when it comes to polishing but it did look better when I was done then when I started.
Ok.
I thought buff wheels would be a cheaper route than airway wheels
Just an idea for the pads. Try some Red Loctite on the screw. That might keep it tight. But your job on the wheel looks good to me. I'm another guy who has no clue, so I use CZcams as my teacher.
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Just went through this with the Fiero man! Used an air die grinder with roll lock abrasive discs to take off the old clearcoat, then sanded off the machining texture to get it smooth, then all the sandpapers till I was wet sanding with 2000 grit, and a final polishing before putting on new clear coat. Took 2 whole days but they shine like mirrors! :)
Your more committed than I am. I'd just buy new wheels! There is a Fiero down the street for sale if you need another one.
Looks alot better we saw a close up when you showed crack in rim of video when you put rims on it
Add polishing to your bag if tricks now. Looks nice
Definitely looks better then before.
Napa sells a product called Aluminum Brightener for raw aluminum that makes it look brand new again. Just spray it on, let it sit for about 45 seconds, spray it off with a regular garden hose. It's crazy how good it works, obviously won't remove scratches and dings but for stuck on grime and corrosion it works great.
Cool I'll check it out
Electric die grinder with those wheels Ant. More rpms means more heat.
That's not bad I heard somewhere to clear with 2000 grit sand paper wet
We would get old wheels in and use never-dull and the wipe it off with flour and a soft cotton towel. But who is going to tell when you are doing a smoky burnouts! Lol
lol right!
Good stuff sir!!!!
Great job. I use steel wool and do it by hand on the motorcycle. It can take long time. I might try your drill mounted method to speed up the process next time. Thanks!
Go for it!
If you get into a zen mode while polishing you can make those wheels look like mirrors!
Try a roll-lock disc to first clean and scuff the surface, then polish. Just a thought.
I'll try it!
Have you thought about doing a petina paint job on the truck with your company logo on the doors? Make it look like the paint has been done 60 years or more. Great advertising running around wherever you go.
Yeah probably do something like that!
You need to use the cutting pad, which is the orange one in the brown clay bar 9 inch pad
ok
What u use to wipe off the spray can
Carb cleaner. It's just what I had laying around.
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Hell yeah ill be getting these clay tubes asap.
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Hey Tony,
You can have the semi wheels polished out at DOONAN Trucks in Great Bend.
I think you can call for pricing.
Right on!
Its ok but if u want easy gast polish results use metat polish liquid easy and fast one step and u get supper shiny
What happened to part 7 $ 8 ? Can not find them on the you tube page.
They're on the page🙂
I wonder if that would bring a dull chrome clad wheel back to life ?
I'm not sure how far it would bring them back but It couldn't be a bad thing I wouldn't think!
Get yourself a higher speed grinder or buffer there’s like seven different cakes or you can get a quart of Flitz
Take the screw out put red loctite on it that'll keep it from loosening up.
True!
You should go to a truck dealership, kenworth, peterbilt or westernstar and get some real wheels and and a brown bar. You need to get a grinder on those. You need way more speed. Nice work for first try though
Maybe one day!
Its pretty inexpensive
Run your drill in the opposite direction - it'll keep that screw tight.
Ok yeah I should have thought of that. LOL
Wet sand the wheels first and then polish. Loctite that pesky screw.
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