Thank you for this video. This was incredible! you explained everything so well. I can't wait to try this on my wheels. One of the best "how to" videos I have ever seen!
Awesome, best one I have found 👍🏽was looking for a full overview. What I find also useful to use a 6’ paper on the 5’ orbital sander, to work into edges. I will try to lift the front wheel and rotate it while sanding 😀 Good idea the mask, the flying alumnium is visible!
Im Glad that's working for you but to be frank with you I have tried 6" paper on a 5" DA and I don't do it specifically because it ripples the outer edge that overlaps the sander and acts as a lower sandpaper grit which will create more work than necessary. Again if that's working for you don't change it but I've never had any success doing that
Absolutely Brilliant. I'm a stickler for polishing techniques and methods. I will say your technique and method is a first for me. I now want to go and polish my 95 Bronco wheels. I especially like the engine stand mod. It's really cool. Maybe you have a friend who's good with electric motors and attach it to your rig. I'm blown away.
Thank you! Although I personally have not tried an electric motors, I can say I have a few friends who build wheel stands with a belt drive for an electric motor and all of them have unhooked the motor and run the wheel free spinning just as I do in this video. It is a great idea but the challenge is that I'm constantly stopping and starting the wheel and changing the wheels turning pace as I'm working. With the Rope/foot brake, I don't need to stop working and change a dial to get the wheel to speed up or slow down whereas with an electric motor and a variable speed switch I'd be stopping constantly to modify speed
I've never seen such a complete video about polishing! incredible result! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm from Brazil and here the products are different with different machines and accessories. I'm going to do the entire video step by step and see what result I can achieve! thank you bro
@brackishindustries lol the only code us Canadians know is cold, hard cash. Ive been reluctant to place an order with Chris because I wasn't familiar with the combos. Ty for your video. Ive been struggling for a few years to get that perfect result. And sand paper is the first problem and rouge is the second problem. If i may ask 1 question. Do you acid before you sand or after. Ty again Im your new fan.
@stevenjamieson5461 thank you! To answer your question it technically doesn't matter, BUT... I prefer before sanding because it releases embedded brake dust and contaminants that will clog sand paper requiring more sand paper to be used than necessary
Thank you for the information. I’m polishing motorcycle wheel. I’ve sand to a 1000g . I have a straight air grinder and a Dremel. I have trouble with tech scratches,and the color. I’m working around a black finish . Trying not to damage it. Thank you for any advice you could offer.
@ericdoney1424 you're welcome, I'm assuming the spoke windows are where the raw aluminum is?... take your time and use cutting compound like the 439t from menzerna that I use in this video on your dremel. When you sand you want to move quickly back and forth with your sanding bits so it doesn't leave ripples in the spoke windows. You can move slower with the cutting g compound just working it back and forth until it cuts out the imperfections
Wow! What a Great Video! I'm getting ready to polish my original 79 Vette Aluminum slotted rims and they have a lot of tooling / maching marks. I've tried the abrasive balls but it doesn't do the trick. I saw here that you show the smaller Bauer Grinder with the flexible backing plate and I'm thinking this may be the way to get rid of those marks as i'm going around the wheel and between the slots The only thing is that the Bauer I found only comes in 5/16-24 thread and feel that the arbor being 5/16 may not be able to handle all the sanding I need to do meaning it might break off or something. I thought these grinders all came with a 5/8 thread. I saw the flex plates were available on Amazon. Do you recommend to a newbie like me the That small Bauer with the Flex Plate? Can you provide the Model Number? Thanks!
The bauer you saw me referring to is a model #1814E-B (i removed the plastic handle from the head) and you go on Amazon and copy and paste: TORQ BUFLC201 R5 Dual-Action Backing Plate with Hyper Flex Technology, Red (5 Inch you will find the exact backing plate I'm using. Keep in mind that is NOT a rotary machine is is a dual action paint polisher. Rotary machines use a 5/8 thread and paint polishers use a 5/16 as you mentioned. These machines work great with a wide barreled wheel like the 14 wide weld in this video. The problem is because they throw and they spin at the same time, they bump edges alot and don't do well with skinny barrels or anywhere where there's a transition or lip. Without seeing your wheel I can't advise. DM me pictures on Instagram @deanryan0899 if you'd like me to take a look and advise accordingly on how to address your wheels
@@brackishindustries Thank you so much for getting back to me so quick... I'm trying to send you pics on instagram but couldn't find your account or maybe I'm doing something wrong... LOL.... If you send me your email maybe that would be easier.... Thanks!
@ryanjackson587 hey Ryan thanks for trying, since this video was produced Spectrum remove their discount programs whether it be wholesale or promotional like in this video and made their best possible price available to everyone
Very impressive. I polish truck wheels and tanks on the weekends, but I have yet to master that finish. My finish looks fantastic but in my eyes you have a true show finish there. I live below you in St.marys county, charlotte hall. I have a couple questions, (airway wheel selection) is there any way I may be able to reach out other than the comment section?
@@brackishindustries Hey no problem about the delay, I only do youtube. I appreciate you reaching back out just the same. Ill just call spectrum. Thanks again
Where did you purchase the mini buffs from? I've found a few, but none which have a full systems (hard, course, medium, soft, fine, etc.). I didn't see the link in this video.
@brackishindustries Solid find my man! I was looking everywhere for these before posting my last comment. Sucks that shipping is outrageous to the U.S., but for the convenience of their size, I may just buy them anyways, perhaps in bulk.
Love the video man! I've seen some guys stop at 600 (im one of them) instead of going to 800. Have you noticed a better clarity or benefit to going to 800? Thanks!
Thank you! No not necessarily. I occasionally stop at 600 myself but I have found that cutting out the sanding especially for beginners is much nicer at 800 versus 600
How do you feel about sanding lips of wheels ? (3pc Work wheels) I’ve heard you don’t wanna sand the lip too much . Is there any issues when it comes to sanding wheels too much and making the material/ lip to thin?
I haven't worked with work wheels specifically but I have done plenty of CCW in the past which appear to have similar lips. Sanding these lips can be difficult because there's not much lip/barrel to fit a sander in and make it look right. If I were you I would try to cut he heck out of the lip and avoid sanding at all costs (because if you make defects by accident there's really no fixing them without completely taking the wheel apart and screwing the outer barrel to a board and polishing them that way. Also, if your renters are painted, powdercoated, or anything other than raw aluminum, I would create a tape buffer at the outer portion of the spoke where it meets the barrel if you're machine polishing them like I did in this video. My preferred method is to put painters tape over the spoke where the buff might hit it, then duct tape over the painters tape, then painters tape over the duct tape electives making a painters, duct, painters tape sandwich. This is the best way to give yourself Insurance of not accidentally hitting the coating and removing it, but also taking the tape back off without lifting g the coating. Hope that helps
Thank you! No I don't; The menzerna compounds have natural sealants in them last several months if not more than a year if well maintained. I've tried shark hide, clear powder coat, wax, ceramic coating, and a few other protectants that I'm probably forgetting to mention. All of which will add surface protection but at the cost of clarity of the wheel. Right now you can read the serial number in the reflection of a $100 bill clear as day, once one of these protective coatings is applied, That seem reflection gets much more blurry. Not saying some people might be okay with that but my preference is to have as much of that deep rich reflective clarity as I can get
Welds are actually much softer than forces especially any forces made after wheel pros acquired them. I do them the exact same way I do these welds but I don't take the tire off. Stay tuned hoping to have a force video out this summer
Hey, awsome results and great video!!! What the best way to tackle oxidized/surface rusted rivet heads? I have a set of Enkei Cookie Cutter Saw Blade American Racing wheels that I want to try polishing.
Thanks! The part of the video around the time I start cutting the rivets around the outer lip is exactly how I would do the rivets on eneki blades, depending on the severity I might try and attack the the same way you see me cutting the lug pad (the wheel on its back on the ground and firmly holding the buffer with your hands and the wheel with your feet using the "grip and rip" method once all the way around the wheel moving your body around the wheel clockwise positioning the buffer at 9oclock going all the way around, then repeat going counter clockwise with the buffer at 3oclock again going all the way around so that both sides of your rivets have been polished
I have a Weld 15x4 racing wheel. I have a DA and I’m having problems with sanding because of the width of the wheel 🛞. Do you have any suggestions? DA/Orbital. I sure would appreciate it if you could help me. Thanks
@@brackishindustries15x4. Having problems sanding it because I don’t have room enough to do it correctly. Thanks for responding back. That means a lot sanding the whole wheel 🛞
@@brackishindustriesyes I keep doubling my work because of the small area too sand. I can’t get my DA to sand the wheel 🛞 like you’re describing. The 15x4 weld Wheel 🛞 is very hard to do. Thanks
Too much work for how long it will last. Just buy chrome. Polish aluminum too much up keep. You will not have any time to sleep or eat from always washing and hand Polishing them wheels.
@DR-um2bv chrome eventually flakes and pits on wheels especially because of the nature of wheels being close to the ground moving fast and road debris (sand gravel rocks salt etc.) Are unavoidable. People who bought these wheels in the late 90's - mid 2000's in chrome are WISHING they bought them in polished aluminum today because they are worth 400% more money on average if they're aluminum because they can be restored easily compared to the same wheel chrome plated
Thank you for this video. This was incredible! you explained everything so well. I can't wait to try this on my wheels. One of the best "how to" videos I have ever seen!
@JeffreyLind-o7c thanks for the kind words and you're welcome! Good luck with your wheels 🤙
This has got to be the BEST how to video on RUclips...EVER! Thank you!!!!!!!
You're welcome!!
Awesome, best one I have found 👍🏽was looking for a full overview. What I find also useful to use a 6’ paper on the 5’ orbital sander, to work into edges. I will try to lift the front wheel and rotate it while sanding 😀
Good idea the mask, the flying alumnium is visible!
Im Glad that's working for you but to be frank with you I have tried 6" paper on a 5" DA and I don't do it specifically because it ripples the outer edge that overlaps the sander and acts as a lower sandpaper grit which will create more work than necessary. Again if that's working for you don't change it but I've never had any success doing that
@@brackishindustriesHaven’t tried yet, I will keep your suggestion in mind. Ordered also the foam hock n loop pad in 6’ on a 5’, lets see.
Absolutely Brilliant. I'm a stickler for polishing techniques and methods. I will say your technique and method is a first for me. I now want to go and polish my 95 Bronco wheels. I especially like the engine stand mod. It's really cool. Maybe you have a friend who's good with electric motors and attach it to your rig. I'm blown away.
Thank you! Although I personally have not tried an electric motors, I can say I have a few friends who build wheel stands with a belt drive for an electric motor and all of them have unhooked the motor and run the wheel free spinning just as I do in this video. It is a great idea but the challenge is that I'm constantly stopping and starting the wheel and changing the wheels turning pace as I'm working. With the Rope/foot brake, I don't need to stop working and change a dial to get the wheel to speed up or slow down whereas with an electric motor and a variable speed switch I'd be stopping constantly to modify speed
I've never seen such a complete video about polishing! incredible result! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm from Brazil and here the products are different with different machines and accessories. I'm going to do the entire video step by step and see what result I can achieve! thank you bro
Thank you for the kind words and you're welcome! I'm glad you liked it 👍
Great job on explaining your thought process. Well edited also. Thanks for taking the time.
Thank you! And you're welcome. More to come as I have time to do so 🤙
Best video I have seen on polishing 🛞!
Thanks!
Amazing video very detailed, thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!!
@@WillUnderwood-l1o thank you! I'm glad you liked it
Incredible information thank you for the code.
@stevenjamieson5461 you're welcome! The code doesn't work anymore, spectrum lowered the cost so everyone pays the same price
@brackishindustries lol the only code us Canadians know is cold, hard cash. Ive been reluctant to place an order with Chris because I wasn't familiar with the combos. Ty for your video. Ive been struggling for a few years to get that perfect result. And sand paper is the first problem and rouge is the second problem. If i may ask 1 question. Do you acid before you sand or after. Ty again Im your new fan.
@stevenjamieson5461 thank you! To answer your question it technically doesn't matter, BUT... I prefer before sanding because it releases embedded brake dust and contaminants that will clog sand paper requiring more sand paper to be used than necessary
Thank you for the information. I’m polishing motorcycle wheel. I’ve sand to a 1000g . I have a straight air grinder and a Dremel. I have trouble with tech scratches,and the color. I’m working around a black finish . Trying not to damage it. Thank you for any advice you could offer.
@ericdoney1424 you're welcome, I'm assuming the spoke windows are where the raw aluminum is?... take your time and use cutting compound like the 439t from menzerna that I use in this video on your dremel. When you sand you want to move quickly back and forth with your sanding bits so it doesn't leave ripples in the spoke windows. You can move slower with the cutting g compound just working it back and forth until it cuts out the imperfections
Beautiful work!! Great video
Awesome video thank you so much!
@@MoparFuel thank you! your welcome
Amazing it truly is an art.
Yes it is. Thanks!
Wow! What a Great Video! I'm getting ready to polish my original 79 Vette Aluminum slotted rims and they have a lot of tooling / maching marks. I've tried the abrasive balls but it doesn't do the trick. I saw here that you show the smaller Bauer Grinder with the flexible backing plate and I'm thinking this may be the way to get rid of those marks as i'm going around the wheel and between the slots The only thing is that the Bauer I found only comes in 5/16-24 thread and feel that the arbor being 5/16 may not be able to handle all the sanding I need to do meaning it might break off or something. I thought these grinders all came with a 5/8 thread. I saw the flex plates were available on Amazon. Do you recommend to a newbie like me the That small Bauer with the Flex Plate? Can you provide the Model Number? Thanks!
The bauer you saw me referring to is a model #1814E-B (i removed the plastic handle from the head) and you go on Amazon and copy and paste: TORQ BUFLC201 R5 Dual-Action Backing Plate with Hyper Flex Technology, Red (5 Inch you will find the exact backing plate I'm using. Keep in mind that is NOT a rotary machine is is a dual action paint polisher. Rotary machines use a 5/8 thread and paint polishers use a 5/16 as you mentioned. These machines work great with a wide barreled wheel like the 14 wide weld in this video. The problem is because they throw and they spin at the same time, they bump edges alot and don't do well with skinny barrels or anywhere where there's a transition or lip. Without seeing your wheel I can't advise. DM me pictures on Instagram @deanryan0899 if you'd like me to take a look and advise accordingly on how to address your wheels
@@brackishindustries Thank you so much for getting back to me so quick... I'm trying to send you pics on instagram but couldn't find your account or maybe I'm doing something wrong... LOL.... If you send me your email maybe that would be easier.... Thanks!
Nevermind... I found you as deanryan08.... I'll send you pics now for your guidance.
FedEx is a Pain in the Rear
They really are 🤦
Was trying to use your discount code, but it isnt working, says invalid?
@ryanjackson587 hey Ryan thanks for trying, since this video was produced Spectrum remove their discount programs whether it be wholesale or promotional like in this video and made their best possible price available to everyone
Very impressive. I polish truck wheels and tanks on the weekends, but I have yet to master that finish. My finish looks fantastic but in my eyes you have a true show finish there. I live below you in St.marys county, charlotte hall. I have a couple questions, (airway wheel selection) is there any way I may be able to reach out other than the comment section?
@@brackishindustries Hey no problem about the delay, I only do youtube. I appreciate you reaching back out just the same. Ill just call spectrum. Thanks again
Where did you purchase the mini buffs from? I've found a few, but none which have a full systems (hard, course, medium, soft, fine, etc.). I didn't see the link in this video.
Spectrumalberta.ca you can find all of the mini buffs and the flanges to mount them on a polisher
@brackishindustries Solid find my man! I was looking everywhere for these before posting my last comment. Sucks that shipping is outrageous to the U.S., but for the convenience of their size, I may just buy them anyways, perhaps in bulk.
Love the video man! I've seen some guys stop at 600 (im one of them) instead of going to 800. Have you noticed a better clarity or benefit to going to 800? Thanks!
Thank you! No not necessarily. I occasionally stop at 600 myself but I have found that cutting out the sanding especially for beginners is much nicer at 800 versus 600
Awesome video!!!!
Thank you!
How do you feel about sanding lips of wheels ? (3pc Work wheels) I’ve heard you don’t wanna sand the lip too much . Is there any issues when it comes to sanding wheels too much and making the material/ lip to thin?
I haven't worked with work wheels specifically but I have done plenty of CCW in the past which appear to have similar lips. Sanding these lips can be difficult because there's not much lip/barrel to fit a sander in and make it look right. If I were you I would try to cut he heck out of the lip and avoid sanding at all costs (because if you make defects by accident there's really no fixing them without completely taking the wheel apart and screwing the outer barrel to a board and polishing them that way. Also, if your renters are painted, powdercoated, or anything other than raw aluminum, I would create a tape buffer at the outer portion of the spoke where it meets the barrel if you're machine polishing them like I did in this video. My preferred method is to put painters tape over the spoke where the buff might hit it, then duct tape over the painters tape, then painters tape over the duct tape electives making a painters, duct, painters tape sandwich. This is the best way to give yourself Insurance of not accidentally hitting the coating and removing it, but also taking the tape back off without lifting g the coating. Hope that helps
Well done! Do you ever use a sealer or something like a sharkhide protectant?
Thank you! No I don't; The menzerna compounds have natural sealants in them last several months if not more than a year if well maintained. I've tried shark hide, clear powder coat, wax, ceramic coating, and a few other protectants that I'm probably forgetting to mention. All of which will add surface protection but at the cost of clarity of the wheel. Right now you can read the serial number in the reflection of a $100 bill clear as day, once one of these protective coatings is applied, That seem reflection gets much more blurry. Not saying some people might be okay with that but my preference is to have as much of that deep rich reflective clarity as I can get
Any advice on American Force wheels? would you use the same compounds since american force wheels tend to be a little softer?
Welds are actually much softer than forces especially any forces made after wheel pros acquired them. I do them the exact same way I do these welds but I don't take the tire off. Stay tuned hoping to have a force video out this summer
Hey, awsome results and great video!!! What the best way to tackle oxidized/surface rusted rivet heads? I have a set of Enkei Cookie Cutter Saw Blade American Racing wheels that I want to try polishing.
Thanks! The part of the video around the time I start cutting the rivets around the outer lip is exactly how I would do the rivets on eneki blades, depending on the severity I might try and attack the the same way you see me cutting the lug pad (the wheel on its back on the ground and firmly holding the buffer with your hands and the wheel with your feet using the "grip and rip" method once all the way around the wheel moving your body around the wheel clockwise positioning the buffer at 9oclock going all the way around, then repeat going counter clockwise with the buffer at 3oclock again going all the way around so that both sides of your rivets have been polished
Thanks man!!! @@brackishindustries
@@irz587 any time 👍
How can I get in contact with you? I’m in MD also thanks
@@TheGoochmeister are you on instagram?
@@brackishindustries yes @feng.shui911
@@brackishindustries I also second this. But in Virginia. I have a lot more questions for the overall polishing stuff and materials.
@@cushingjr6601 messag me in Instagram my handle is @deanryan08
What wheels are these?
Weld racing 16.5x14 stonecrushers
I have a Weld 15x4 racing wheel. I have a DA and I’m having problems with sanding because of the width of the wheel 🛞. Do you have any suggestions? DA/Orbital. I sure would appreciate it if you could help me. Thanks
Did you mean 15x14? or 15x4? Are you having problems sanding the face or the barrel?
@@brackishindustries15x4. Having problems sanding it because I don’t have room enough to do it correctly. Thanks for responding back. That means a lot sanding the whole wheel 🛞
@@brackishindustriesyes I keep doubling my work because of the small area too sand. I can’t get my DA to sand the wheel 🛞 like you’re describing. The 15x4 weld Wheel 🛞 is very hard to do. Thanks
@@brackishindustriesdo you have any suggestions?
@@brackishindustriesI will try. Thanks
Too much work for how long it will last. Just buy chrome. Polish aluminum too much up keep. You will not have any time to sleep or eat from always washing and hand Polishing them wheels.
@DR-um2bv chrome eventually flakes and pits on wheels especially because of the nature of wheels being close to the ground moving fast and road debris (sand gravel rocks salt etc.) Are unavoidable. People who bought these wheels in the late 90's - mid 2000's in chrome are WISHING they bought them in polished aluminum today because they are worth 400% more money on average if they're aluminum because they can be restored easily compared to the same wheel chrome plated
Love the intro it was funny
Thanks! Had to get my point acrossed somehow 😆