FL_Fsport Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Hello AF'ers! LOL I've been lurking for a while and decide to finally join. A set of three piece wheels is how I found myself on these boards, and after what I've seen I hope to be a long time member. Like promised some pics, my current set up is a bunch of mixed microfiber towels and Mother's metal polish and cone. It's a poorman's corner but itll grow To the wheels... I think I messed up, I polished one of the lips with the cone and even though in some lighting it looks great, in reality upclose it does not. What it looks like in certain lighting What it looks like under flash lighting.. as you can see the outer most part of the lip doesn't look too bad. However the wider section looks hazy and has 342432769475647487 fine thin scratches Can anyone point me in the right direction? Edited December 15, 2012 by FL_Fsport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Welcome! Some good info here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Welcome Yohan! Sorry, I cannot be of help with the wheels, but there are several members that are wizards at polishing them. Also check out the Instructional Detailing Videos, but especially this one - Metal Polishing Detailing Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 My best friends older brother has polished wheels and said he spent 5 hours on each with mothers. I then polished them got about 30 minutes on each with Adams MP1 and he said that even after that they looked WAY better than after the 5 hours with mothers. I then hit them with MP2 and he was even more impressed. I've never used mothers on polished wheels so I can't really comment on how well it does, but you might want to look into the Adams metal polishes and the 4" blue polishing pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Fsport Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 thanks for the welcome fellas and that video helped out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Fsport Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 My best friends older brother has polished wheels and said he spent 5 hours on each with mothers. I then polished them got about 30 minutes on each with Adams MP1 and he said that even after that they looked WAY better than after the 5 hours with mothers. I then hit them with MP2 and he was even more impressed. I've never used mothers on polished wheels so I can't really comment on how well it does, but you might want to look into the Adams metal polishes and the 4" blue polishing pad. Thanks for the info Adam's Microfiber Applicator Pads Is that the pads your talking about? When I am polishing and the pad turns black, do I simply keep using it? sorry for all the questions, maybe someone can point me to the right sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Those are what you'd use by hand, which is what I use since I rarely polish metals, but this is the pad I was referring to. Adam's Polishes - Adam's FOCUS 4" Metal Polishing Pad And yes, as you're polishing and the pad becomes black, just keep going! Thanks for the info Adam's Microfiber Applicator Pads Is that the pads your talking about? When I am polishing and the pad turns black, do I simply keep using it? sorry for all the questions, maybe someone can point me to the right sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Fsport Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Oh great, looks like I can simply attach those to my drill.. Is it safe to assume that it should only take 1 pad per wheel? or can I simply use 1 pad finish and clean the pad and start on the next wheel? what can I use to clean the pad and make sure it wont scratch up my next wheel? sorry for all the questions, truth is a local shop is offering to polish all 4 lips @ $20/each, but to me it's not about the money, I rather learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 :welcomebanner:Yohan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Fsport Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 thanks chris I appreciate the welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony97gt Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Polish them yourself and enjoy the satisfaction when you see them shine. Get yourself some metal polish 1&2, and for what it's worth I'd guess to say get one pad for each wheel. At $7 each it's cheap insurance. But I think if you're trying to save $ you can run the #1 polish with a single blue pad on all 4 tires and follow up with the #2 by hand and one of those new fancy metal polish pads and you would be good. Buy yourself a can of the quick sealant and an applicator so that shine stays there longer. And don't wash them with APC after you seal them or you will strip the sealant. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 welcome Yohan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL_Fsport Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 :welcomebanner:Yohan! Thanks Welcome to the forum! Thanks man Polish them yourself and enjoy the satisfaction when you see them shine. Get yourself some metal polish 1&2, and for what it's worth I'd guess to say get one pad for each wheel. At $7 each it's cheap insurance. But I think if you're trying to save $ you can run the #1 polish with a single blue pad on all 4 tires and follow up with the #2 by hand and one of those new fancy metal polish pads and you would be good. Buy yourself a can of the quick sealant and an applicator so that shine stays there longer. And don't wash them with APC after you seal them or you will strip the sealant. Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another close member, your down the street for me per say. I am in Broward too. I will try this out but will buy 4 blue pads to be safe. Also thinking about the gallon of all purpose cleaner to clean them first. Is there anything else I can use? welcome Yohan! Thanks Nick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 :welcomebanner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpressThis13 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I havent had much luck with mothers polish n cones either. When I had my SS the previous owner put on a billet grill and emblem which was bare metal so I bought the mothers powerball thing and the polish and I had the same problem you did with the fine scratches n such aggravated me to no end and then I discovered adams and it was alot better afterwards! night and day difference. Me personally I would not attack lips of wheels with a pad and drill I would personally do it by hand. I would recommend this Adam's Polishes - Adam's Complete Hand Metal Polishing Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txranger22 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Welcome Yohan! Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy2SS Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hello and welocome! I had a set of polished aluminium rims on my 02 lifted full-size chevy, I "was" a firm believer that mothers was the only polish worth my time....... Then I used the 2 step Adams...... I am 100% convinced that all those years polishing with Mothers..... could've been saved if I had been introduced to Adams. Once you use Adams, you will never go back. It is expensive product, but like the saying goes "you get what you pay for" I cant speak highly enough of their product and instructional videos. Good luck with them rims.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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