Wheel refurbing - how to polish wheels???

im awaiting a set of wheels to arrive and they will need a full refurb as they are salt damaged and corroded.

so my question is how does one go about polishing an alloy wheel?

i was gonna start by sanding down the wheels but i dont know how to polish the lip once it has been sanded.

does it need to be painted or laquered with something?

here is a set i did all myself, got all the gear and its not that hard just a bit arm ache:lol:





If ya let me no the wheels i could give ya a price on what i do them for??

I have the same wheels and would like them to look like yours what u charge ive done a bit of finish polishing on my th lines but thats about it.

what wheels u got coming then bridgedubber??

I bought a kit similar to this...

http://www.abcpolishing.co.uk/shop.html?lang=en-uk&target=d47.html

still refurbing my wheels but managed to get an allrite finish using the kit. Used several grades of wet'n'dry before polishing...

if u go 2 machine mart or sumwhere u can get a polishing kit 4 bout £20-£30 wot includes a coarse & fine mop & polish. use kitchen towel instead of cloth 2 get the final finish. if u use lacquer they will dull

just found this http://www.vwcaddy.com/showthread.php?t=11088

cheers for this

the wheels that i will one day get round to polishin, i havnt seen them in a while cuz i asked someone to increase the center bore and ive not seen or heard about them sinse