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[iwatkins]

I have these wheels but plain "alloy" colour. Are they not lacquered as standard?

Might explain why they never get bright through washing. I'll have go at cleaning them up.

If not, and if the car makes it through it MoT next week, I'm considering the Ultralite Extreme black with polished dish.

I'm guessing spinning them up on a horizontal mount of some sort and finer grades of wet & dry will get the shine back, then some Autosol then finish with a good polish would do it?

Cheers

Ian

[Mini 360]

Google mirror finish metal polishing. theres a LOT more to it than autosol :)

[iwatkins]

Google mirror finish metal polishing. theres a LOT more to it than autosol :)

Oh Jesus. Not half an hour job per wheel then?

I'll have a Goggle, I might learn something. Metal polishing has always been voodoo to me (I cut stuff, not make it nicer).

Cheers

Ian

[Mini 360]

Google mirror finish metal polishing. theres a LOT more to it than autosol :)

Oh Jesus. Not half an hour job per wheel then?

I'll have a Goggle, I might learn something. Metal polishing has always been voodoo to me (I cut stuff, not make it nicer).

Cheers

Ian

Far from it. Think I'm about 6hrs per wheel start to finish and that's with practice Worth it though.....my avatar is one of my wheels

[Mr.tross]

Their was a guy on hear and on eBay who was doing sets brand new for £180 that arrived fine, I bought mine from him very pleased