How to Polish and Buff Aluminum Wheels to a Mirror Finish!

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Жыл бұрын

Follow along to polish your wheels to a mirror finish!
Heavy cut wheel:
www.amazon.com/Renegade-Produ...
Satin Airway:
www.amazon.com/Non-Woven-Airw...
Buffing Wheels / Compound:
www.amazon.com/Polishing-Buff...
Rake:
www.amazon.com/FVIEXE-Compoun...
1st gen Cummins:
1993
Suspension: 4 inch Lift Soft Ride Leaf Springs
Wheels: Alcoa 10 lug wheels from a semi truck
Tires: TSL Super Swampers aka "Boggers"
Steering: Far From Stock Cross Over Steering
Shocks: Bilstein 5100 series
90k miles
Spotless rust free
Factory 5 speed Getrag 360 transmission
4x4 swapped using a w250 donor chassis

Пікірлер: 37

@charlesfields7908 Жыл бұрын

I used to work at a fab shop as a polisher. We built commercial sinks and counter tops etc out of 304 stainless. We had this wicked end grinder we called the beast. If we had a huge unit to polish we used the beast it turned up 9k rpm to make hard shines. The key to polishing and making a hard shine is speed and heat. Turning fast and holding to the metal it'll make an extremely bright shine. A perfect mirror finish everytime.

@NaztyNate Жыл бұрын

That's awesome. I'd love to see the beast in action! Lol. I've heard the best polishing comes with speed like you said

@DeaDEye.21 9 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯 I like polishing with 8000 rpms n big 15 amp for digging power

@charlesfields7908 9 ай бұрын

@@DeaDEye.21 the end grinder I used was pneumatic and was about 36 inches long. Thing didn't have a trigger, it had a grip Instead. Everytime that grip was hit, it'd kick up and twist your wrist if you didn't have a good hold on it.

@DeaDEye.21 9 ай бұрын

@@charlesfields7908 dammm

@joeplaceres5783 4 ай бұрын

Awesome instructions! Great Job!

@mechanicforlife9468 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much. I went right to Amazon and bought supplies. I'm excited to do a set of Ford Alcoa rims. Cheers from N.B.

@NaztyNate 11 ай бұрын

Glad it could help! The factory ford alcoas are cool wheels

@robertkurtz7587 2 ай бұрын

Also keep in mind you probably will have to strip ford factory alcoas before polishing If you can find the old school aircraft stripper it usually eats it off very quickly Apply / power wash off

@mechanicforlife9468 2 ай бұрын

Yes, we stripped the clear coat off, wet sanded them, as they were in terrible shape. Then polished them. My only concern is that we didn't re-clear coated them or if we could. Hopefully, the brake dust doesn't give us too many problems.

@donshotrodgarage1717 9 ай бұрын

Nice work man. The Dodge looks great!👍👍

@NaztyNate 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 😎

@joeplaceres5783 4 ай бұрын

What makita grinder are you using and also, I really like the idea of the extenion... what's the part number on that one as well.... Thanks!!!!

@jamesquinnie7573 4 ай бұрын

Where can you buy the entire sand/polish products from???

@TolaTrucking 11 ай бұрын

Are those semi wheels? You did a fantastic job and great tips.

@NaztyNate 11 ай бұрын

Yes they are 22.5 alcoas! Thank you glad it could help!

@diesel961 11 ай бұрын

How long do you usually take per wheels? I bought 10 wheels and i intend to spend around $200 bucks at harbor freight , polish the wheels and sell them. I set a goal to spend no more than 10 hours polishing. No experience but I'm a diesel mechanic so i learn easily. Thanks for your video and tips

@NaztyNate 11 ай бұрын

That's a good idea and you make a good point, I would say maybe 1 hour per wheel..? Could definitely get more efficient with it

@diesel961 11 ай бұрын

@@NaztyNate these are 22.5 wheels off a semi 1 hour should be enough.i have 6 other rooms that are mine so let's see how it goes

@DeaDEye.21 9 ай бұрын

Good 👍 luck... Sorry but not as easy as it looks

@muleturbodiesel 6 ай бұрын

Man I’ve got 2 problems. I just can’t seem to get the last little bit of small scratches out after the final polishing wheels. I also have some haze that I can’t get out either. Idk what I’m doing wrong

@NaztyNate 6 ай бұрын

More sanding and higher speed usually helps me

@detmoney4426 Жыл бұрын

Hey what’s up Nate do you take customers or you just do it for yourself, and if you do where are you located at in Ohio and how long of a turnaround if you do it???

@NaztyNate Жыл бұрын

Right now, not taking customers but I appreciate that!

@DeaDEye.21 9 ай бұрын

ShineOn 💪

@NaztyNate 9 ай бұрын

Gotta love it!!

@polishingking4631 9 ай бұрын

Not to bad! I’m a polisher out of the Chicago land area and can definitely get you hooked up with the right material and stuff in that nature.

@Soldier1287 5 ай бұрын

how will they stay shiny against the elements? I heard clearcoat won't work

@NaztyNate 4 ай бұрын

Just have to keep them clean and polish them every so often

@DanielRodriguez-fv5os 2 ай бұрын

Held the rake wrong pad can rip it out of your hand if you hold the other end of the rake and put the other end on the handle it’s safer and easier

@slammburger69 5 ай бұрын

Makita info?

@dariuswatts1105 9 ай бұрын

How to wash them after they are freshly polished ?

@Alllsho84 8 ай бұрын

Same way you wash anything. Just don't use an abrasive or grease cutting soap it will take the oils out of the aluminum that the polish put in that protects and keeps it shiny.. use a good hand polish once a month or so

@dariuswatts1105 8 ай бұрын

@@Alllsho84 appreciate it