TX SS

Here are some photos of more testing. Sanded down to 180, then back up to 2000 and polish. This knocked down more of the pitting but not all. Think I am close to getting a finish I can live with. Am going to keep messing with them.

Truck looks really great. Don't see too many 1/2 tons rolling American Force wheels.

I've gone down to 220 grit sandpaper and have gotten somewhat better results. Picked up some 180 grit paper today that I will try next. Also have been looking at taking them to a commercial polisher once I get them prepped to the point I am satisfied. I then will take care of them properly unlike the prior owner. Will keep posting with updates as I go.

Here is some experimenting. I'm still not real happy with finish, but with as bad of condition they are in I guess I can't expect much more without professional help. I sanded this wheel from 400 grit up to 2000 grit, then polished with tripoli and then Adams 1 and 2 (partially). Taped off the wheel to show the difference which you can clearly see. Wheels still have significant pitting I would like to get rid of.

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Signed up for the forum today after buying some metal polish #1 and #2 to try on some neglected billet rims I'm trying to bring back to life. The rims are used Weld Racing Cheyennes that I picked up a few weeks ago from someone that I don't think ever polished them. They were filthy when I got them and I've made some progress but still have a lot of work ahead of me. Here are pictures from them the day I picked them up. Fronts: Backs: To start out I first washed them. That cleaned some of the grime and grease but the backsides were still really rough. I turned to a wire wheel brush and sandpaper to give them a brushed aluminum finish (edges still need to be worked after tires come off). Next turned to the front side to experiment. First wheel I hand polished the lips and the face of spokes with an over the counter product to see what it would do. Results are mediocre and not surprising considering rim condition. In process shot: Second wheel I fully wet sanded with various grits up to 2000 and then hand polished a section to see if results would be any better. Wheel is smoother and have cleared up some imperfections but test spot isn't polishing up great. Rim on the left is sanded versus rim on right which has yet to be worked (with exception of test spot on lip): So as good as I expect metal polish #1 and #2 to be think I'm going to have to do quite a bit more prep work. Any suggestions on process, technique, etc. are welcomed.

Hello from Houston, Texas. Signed up for the forum as I bought some Adam's metal polish #1 and #2 to try out on some old billet aluminum rims I'm trying to restore (posting in wheel forum next). Also picked up the detail spray collection based on the positive feedback. Here are a few pictures of my truck after a recent wash.