Im going to start polishing my mugen mr5's here pretty soon, i read the wheel polishing thread and it looks like good information, but i was wondering if theres any tips or strategies i can use to help get that mirror finish

 

damn nobody? ..

 

Everything is covered in the wheel polishing thread.

 

ok obviously theres sanding and polishing, i've got that from the wheel polishing thread already, but im sure someone has tips like the ways that shops get their polished wheels to a chrome like finish

 

You need to sand your wheels down usually starting with a 800 grid depending on the surface and go all the way up to 1200 or better then get some Mothers or NuChrome and get your buffing pad and apply, your best bet will be using a hand Drill or if you have a buffing machine use that that works best, but work it in to you have a deep Polish look and you'll get what your looking for hit me up if you have any more questions ..

 

thanks for the response man, i was thinking of just going 400, 600, 800, 1000, and 1500, rub a decent amount of mothers aluminum/mag wheel polish on it and just try to buff the **** out of it, im going to take the wheels apart just so it will be alot easier for me without having the bolts all in the way, i WAS going to order gold replacement bolts, but 1.50 a piece for 116 bolts...neh lol

 

ya but you'll Love it for each buck you spend..Worth it in the End Result ( Priceless )

 

i was thinking of just taking the bolts out and painting them gold, i've seen others do this with bolts from their engines, looks pretty nice.

 

or send them to heymikeyyyy since your in the 408 or hit up wheel techniques

 

If you're using a buffer/polisher, put a bunch of duct tape on any corner that may come into contact & gouge the wheel.

 

i think heymikey is in socal, if i remember correctly wheel techniques charges like 250 per wheel to polish

 

yeah thats why i said send them to him and i got quoted for 125 for wheel polishing so i dunno

 

memoryfab offered to do it for 100-150 per wheel but i'd rather just do it myself as these wheels arent worth much, so i dont want to dump alot of money into them

 

Where did u find the replacement bolts?

 

i think someone said these bolts would work http://yhst-1918367471896.stores.yah...bsrsboand.html

 

Hmm I might have to order one and try it out to make sure before I order all of em

 

yeah just to be on the safe side, i just cant see spending $174 on bolts at this point in time when the wheels arent worth much themselves, i dont want to invest alot of money into them

 

Turtle makes a pretty nice product takes work but brings the rims to new