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05-21-2013, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Cleaning up aluminum wheels
Ok so I've been polishing the rims on my vette for 3+ hours now using mothers aluminum polish and a PowerCone, and its left me wondering if there's a better way. Considering I've got one half done (haven't taken it off the car to do the inner portion by the lug nuts yet) and one almost done, and the foam padding on the PowerCone actually came off  . Is there a better and faster way or should I just go out and buy a three more cones and just stay the course?
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1968 Firebird: Pontiac 350ci, Muncie M20, front disk brakes w/ adj. proportioning valve, white (for now) w/ black interior.
1978 Corvette: 350 H.O., Muncie M21, all available options.
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05-21-2013, 04:11 PM
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Ebearnezer Scrooge/Power Member/Lips
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Try something better than Mothers?
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05-21-2013, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Edison
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Do you have any suggestions, or just go down to the local automotive specialty store and see what they have?
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1968 Firebird: Pontiac 350ci, Muncie M20, front disk brakes w/ adj. proportioning valve, white (for now) w/ black interior.
1978 Corvette: 350 H.O., Muncie M21, all available options.
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05-21-2013, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Could just wait for a diesel truck show and try a vendor. U have 200mph stuff, ballbusters, etc. Or ask a clean looking mack truck owner cause alot of their stuff needs polishing
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05-21-2013, 08:20 PM
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Flitz.
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05-22-2013, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Thanks guys I'll look into both.
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1968 Firebird: Pontiac 350ci, Muncie M20, front disk brakes w/ adj. proportioning valve, white (for now) w/ black interior.
1978 Corvette: 350 H.O., Muncie M21, all available options.
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05-22-2013, 12:50 PM
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05-22-2013, 12:57 PM
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I hear bling master is good, I have black wheels though so don't know first hand.
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05-22-2013, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Originally Posted by Featherburner
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Wow $62(+tax) isn't too bad, especially since the PowerCones are like $30 a piece. That may be the answer. Thanks Featherburner
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1968 Firebird: Pontiac 350ci, Muncie M20, front disk brakes w/ adj. proportioning valve, white (for now) w/ black interior.
1978 Corvette: 350 H.O., Muncie M21, all available options.
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05-22-2013, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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blue coral used to make stuff in a blue past. Smelled like crap but worked like a charm. i never used the the powercone and always relied on using my hands and rag but worked great.
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05-26-2013, 06:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Staten Island, NY
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plastidip the rims then you will never need to polish the wheels 
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05-26-2013, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 68bird
Wow $62(+tax) isn't too bad, especially since the PowerCones are like $30 a piece. That may be the answer. Thanks Featherburner
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On Sale this weekend for $45 yes it is a good deal this stuff is expensive no matter where you go.
http://www.eastwood.com/ew-wheel-buffing-kit.html
Last edited by NHRABill; 05-26-2013 at 08:59 PM.
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05-27-2013, 12:43 AM
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10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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polish wheels by hand. absolutley.
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05-28-2013, 07:58 PM
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Step one. Wash aluminum with wrong cleaner on rims that haven't been cleaned in years...
Step two. Take a 11" wool cutting pad for your high speed rotoray buffer and slather it with mothers. Then go over the rim a few times to get off all the water spots
Step three. Wipe everything off, clean with some sort of degreaser, then go over rim with power ball...
End result
Buffing/polishing aluminum takes time. I had about an hour into each rim to make them look that good.
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Last edited by Kat; 05-28-2013 at 08:01 PM.
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06-07-2013, 08:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Edison
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I bought the polishing kit from Zephyr and it took a while but it worked great! Can't wait to try it on the Firebird's.
Thanks again guys!
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1968 Firebird: Pontiac 350ci, Muncie M20, front disk brakes w/ adj. proportioning valve, white (for now) w/ black interior.
1978 Corvette: 350 H.O., Muncie M21, all available options.
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