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06-13-2006 #1
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Advice on Buffing/Polishing aluminum
ive got a set of wheels that i need to do some fine detail work on. what do you guys recommend as far as materials to use to buff the billet aluminum to a high polish?
the air tools i have are cutoff and 90 handhelds and a dremel. help with what wheels and/or compound, im lost here! TIA
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06-13-2006 #2
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Eastwood makes a kit for polishing aluminum that I've used with good success, although it's for a 6" buffer. Certainly the buffing compounds would work on wheels as well as trim, you'd just need the right type of buffing supplies. Maybe check their website.
Matt
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06-24-2006 #3
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Noxol 7 polish
from Lowes or Home Depot and some elbow grease
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