I attempt to polish to a level that's equivalent to original rather for my projects rather than an almost-chrome look. The highly polished finish looks great if that's your thing, but it usually wasn't original. Thanks for the comment...
The other comment really says it well. This is a really nice polish job. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of compound did you use? I'd like to take a crack at re-polishing what I've done so far.
The hubs are an aluminum alloy, so I polish them as I would any soft metal. Depending on the original condition, I usually start with a sisal wheel and black compound, then switch to a spiral sewn with brown compound, and finish on a loose wheel with white compound. Don't mix compounds on the wheels, each wheel should be used with one compound only. If the item is in decent shape, I may start with the spiral/brown combination.
Looking great, the polish level looks good and not over polished.
I attempt to polish to a level that's equivalent to original rather for my projects rather than an almost-chrome look. The highly polished finish looks great if that's your thing, but it usually wasn't original.
Thanks for the comment...
The other comment really says it well. This is a really nice polish job.
If you don't mind me asking, what kind of compound did you use? I'd like to take a crack at re-polishing what I've done so far.
The hubs are an aluminum alloy, so I polish them as I would any soft metal. Depending on the original condition, I usually start with a sisal wheel and black compound, then switch to a spiral sewn with brown compound, and finish on a loose wheel with white compound. Don't mix compounds on the wheels, each wheel should be used with one compound only. If the item is in decent shape, I may start with the spiral/brown combination.
@@kwrightway Wow, thanks so much for the info. I'll give that a shot and see how it turns out. I'll definitely let you know how it goes.