Polished Si Rims
 

well i decided to polish a set of si rims that were originally gunmetal. i got the paint off and sanded with a fine grit and used some mothers polish but they came out horrible. i would like some advice on how to take out all the fine scratches if anyone know.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg

high grit sandpaper? and some rubbing compound?

they look good in the first pick https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Re: (Nerologic)
 

use finer grit then polish again. look slike you used rockpaper

Re: (Br1anPham)
 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: (Br1anPham)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Br1anPham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use finer grit then polish again. look slike you used rockpaper</TD></TR></TABLE>

https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif btw: how long did it take you to do 1 wheel?

highest grit u can find haha good going

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

it took me about 30 minutes

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

ya know what, that doesnt look too good, but the effort is there, keep trying bro, and post pics if u get it done right, id like to see this

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

2000 grit.

look to bling bling for me, but thats just my opinion, i like sleeper... speaking about that i need sleep x-P

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

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ouch, use a much higher grit and then use some high quality polishing shit. Maybe Meguiar's or Mother's or something like that

I would suggest some rubbing compound.

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

wow, looks really nice ... just work out those scratches and it will look mad hot y0

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

first pic looks like madd blingage y0!

They look pretty good..

Re: (ChadB)
 

bling bling https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

Looks cool Just fine tone them. Then them shits will be off the chain https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: Polished Si Rims (hatchling37)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchling37 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
use some high quality polishing shit. Maybe Meguiar's or Mother's or something like that</TD></TR></TABLE>

he said he used mother's...

nice blingin rims! perfect for mad pimpin!

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

i work at a body shop and ive polished out rims to come out looking like chrome, i was also thinkin about doin this to my si rims but im not sure yet. Heres what you need to do

Sand it with 400, if the scratches are still too deep try 320, but then when they come out hit it with 400, then 800, then 1200, and then 2000 if you want to get it really mint. Try mag and aluminum polish and some rubbing compound with a buffer. You can even wet sand to get a smooth finish.

You can repeat those steps untill they are perfect, those rims arent runined but you used too low of a grit to start out with, you should have chemically stripped them first, then sanded from there

Re: Polished Si Rims (drastikchangez)
 

i like them better stock!

Re: Polished Si Rims (tfalconier)
 

i was like well goddamn that's sweet when i saw the 1st picture, but don't let the little scratches be discouraging, just get an extremely high grit sand paper like everyones saying and RC

Re: (DANgerous)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DANgerous &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bling bling </TD></TR></TABLE>

that's somethin' you don't see everyday