Polished my stock rear 16s

Not alot of pics i'm afraid as i just wanted to get them done as fast as possible.

Heres the steps i used to get the the point im at now -

1. Nitromors to remove the silver paint.

2. 600 grit wet/dry to get to a reasonably smooth finish

3. Drill with 400 grit abrasive and wheel to remove as many imperfections as possible.

4. 3 stage polish using various mops and polishing compunds (i still have 2 steps to go after these pics.

So far i have only managed to do the spokes, still the centre and outer edges/ inbetween the spokes left to do, time taken so far is around 6 hours but i aim to get the second wheel completely done in less than 4.

They are by no means perfect but i think it is a slight alternative to either painted or stock coloured wheels.

I am only going to use them at Suprapod so not really worried about cleaning them etc.

Looking nice though, hard work is paying off

They look good!

I'm going to take my wheels off and give them a good refurb myself at some point. I wonder how they'd look in gun metal..

Cheers guys

I wonder how they'd look in gun metal..

Theres only one way to find out and if you dont like it you can always change colour again.

looking good, going to be a nightmare to keep on top of though

what you goin to do about your centre caps?

I dont have the centre caps, was just going to use them like this, would look odd with plastic centres anyways lol.

well done! look good, good luck keeping them like that though!

ive never seen an N/A owner go to such lengths for weight reduction (layers of paint off alloys)

look good though

Very nice look to the standard wheels

Looks nice mate. I'd love a set of polished stock 17's.

I dont have the centre caps, was just going to use them like this, would look odd with plastic centres anyways lol.

Good work that Neil

My rear hub nuts show when I take the centre caps off, is there supposed to be a cover?

maybe you could buy a set of polished center caps from the states? looks good.

maybe you could buy a set of polished center caps from the states? looks good.

Ahh i didn't know they did polished centers, will have a search later, thanks matey

That looks like hard work but a good job to do IMO. Look forward to seeing the finished article.

Right quick update.

I started the second wheel today, basically trying to get them both finished asap.

After Nitromors it looked like this -

Once over with 80 grit ( i decided not to use wet/dry as its quite time consuming)

I will update during the day for anyone interested. Next step is finish all the little bits with the 80grit then move onto 180 then 400, then use the 3 polishing wheels.

I'm interested. Can you post pics of them on the car too.

Maybe a couple of coats of lacquer on them after they're done might preserve the finish?

If I had a spare set of stock wheels, I'd do this as well, if they can be easily maintained.

Good job so far.

Maybe a couple of coats of lacquer on them after they're done might preserve the finish?

 

If I had a spare set of stock wheels, I'd do this as well, if they can be easily maintained.

 

Good job so far.

yeah it would, thats what i done on my gearbox.... sealed it with clear coat.

I'm interested. Can you post pics of them on the car too.

As soon as they are finished i will do some pics bud.

Maybe a couple of coats of lacquer on them after they're done might preserve the finish?

 

If I had a spare set of stock wheels, I'd do this as well, if they can be easily maintained.

 

Good job so far.

I might just do a couple of coats, i am only using them for suprapod (yes all this work for one day)