what im trying to polish is some rimes on a mustang they are aluminum and i purchased a buffing bit for my electric drill and a polishing compond made for soft metals has any one have any good ideas or nohows thanks.
2006-09-24 18:53:10 · 6 answers · asked by mustangford302 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I looking into turning it into chrome.
2006-09-24 19:08:10 · update #1
yes you can . the best way , although time consuming, is to do it by hand. I personally like mothers aluminum polish , avaible a most auto part stores, or wallmart..
you can use the polishing disk or wheel on your drill.. also use a toothbrush to get into any small spaces
2006-09-24 19:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by stryder_dnc 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the Mother's Aluminum polish. However, I wouldn't use that red cloth ball or whatever it is they use out of fear of it getting thin in one spot and me hitting the rim with a drill spinning at hundreds of RPMs.
Use a terry cloth towel (after washing the rims THROUGHLY) to apply to first coat, and remove it after it's dried some. Then, use a diaper (it's a rag that you can get in the car-care section...soft material, white, very little lint) and buff the rim with that. This method of buffing works well with other surfaces as well, even with glass and a glass cleaner.
2006-09-25 10:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by jdm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mothers mag and aluminum polish is the best.
2006-09-25 02:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by Dave Roaddogg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i wound not use a drill spins to fast i would use mothers polish that way you dont gouge the rims bin there had to get a new rim
2006-09-25 03:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by grey_wolf54486 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This takes a lot of time and work, there are places that recondition them.
2006-09-25 06:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by want2wild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it will leave a film on it
2006-10-02 19:40:05 · answer #6 · answered by duc602 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋