i have a quick question.
I was polishing two of my si wheels yesterday. I first sprayed them with aircraft stripper, then got all of the clear and finish off using steel wool. I started out with the rough steel wool and finished with fine. I spent several hours on each wheel, then i used a meguiar's mag and aluminum polish.

After all of this, my wheels still don't look polished, they almost look like a factory si wheel as far as shine is concerned. Is it because of the polish i used or what?

 

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so, you went from steel wool to say...2000 grit..? you might wanna use something like 320, then 400, 800, 1000, and then finish with 2000. I've heard using a lil buffer helps a lot when polishing.

 

^Yep. Did you wetsand with sandpaper or just use steel wool? I have a how-to somewhere here.

 

i used just the steel wool. i went from 3-1-000

that's a harsh, medium and soft one.

 

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that's a harsh, medium and soft one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's not gonna cut it. You need to wetsand with sandpaper.
If you want high shine you'll neeed jeweler's rouge.

 

okay, at this stage, what grit sandpaper do i need to use? and what is jeweler's rouge.

 

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