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.

 

clearcoat might be able to hide some of the not so deep scratches

 

why did you use sand paper? they looked pretty fucked up now. clear coat MAYBE

 

looks like ****, shitty quality work...

 

When those scratches are gone, those wheels will be the **** son.

Dont listen to the others.

BTW, Dremel with polishing heads work alot better. If you used them, what type did you use?

 

i bought the rims for 50 dollars. the previous owner had painted them white and had sanded them down. i painted them gunmetal but am trying to repolish them if possible.

 

Thats a steal. Like i said, i hope things work out for you. Alot of my friends have polished wheels, and i tell you it takes time.

 

so far i spent about 30 minutes doing this but just wanted some advice on taking out the scratches. i dont care if people dont like them i could easily sell them if i choose to.

 

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lol!!

 

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what grit sandpaper did you use on it???

 

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and did you wetsand it?

 

i did wet sand them probably with 400 grit what grit do i need to use and also i might just paint them bronze anyone know if duplicolor makes bronze paint.

 

Man, those would be teh hotness if you can fix 'em. Good luck.

 

thanks superamerica

 

they do, thats what i used on my rims. 400 grit is waaaayy too rough! you should have went with 1000 or 2000 grit. 400 is not "fine"...but duplicolor does make bronze...check out my thread for pics

 

Keep em polished Slizzle

 

it looks ok