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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Awesome ! Love those weld wheels , kickass looking truck !

So can ya describe the process and what you used to restore the wheels ?
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TIM Z
Awesome ! Love those weld wheels , kickass looking truck !

So can ya describe the process and what you used to restore the wheels ?
Thanks. Here is what I did.

1) Hand sanded the barrels with 180 grit as the wheels had major pitting and severe scratches.
2) Used a random orbital 5" palm sander and went through 220/320/400/600/800/1000/1500/2000 grit sand paper.
3) Wet sanded 1000/2000 grit sand paper.
4) Used black/green compounds with corded electric drill and dremel.
5) Used Meguiar's heavy cut metal polish.
6) Used Adams metal polish 1&2.

I went backwards in abrasiveness on some of my steps but this is what I found that worked best for me. Even after all of the above you can still see signs of pitting. Here is what they looked like when I got them. These pictures really don't show how bad they were.

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Old Jul 14, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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That's an amazing amount of work, but it sure paid off. They look great!
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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Wow those look awesome. Hard work definitely paid off!
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