Resto Araya rims guide, Stage 1/2/3 & 4 completed 'updated 9/12' BLING!

[sid1972]

Hurry up Sid........... we wanna see 'em shiney 

  Like 'Blue Peter '-  I can show you some that I did earlier! 

[sid1972]

Stage 3
Sanding and Fine Finishing:

For this stage you really need a sander, mask and googles - I'm using 60 grit paper first and then 150 as the rims have corrison and brake marks visible.


Keep the bed of the sander flat at all times, its important that you do not press on as you will burn your power tool out. 


In this picture you can see that most of the marks have been removed, the one nearest still needs doing (before and after shot  )


For fine finishing you need, a block of wood, soapy warm water, gloves and wet/dry paper (360,400,800,1000,1200 - this is the order of use)


I tend to go round twice with each grade of paper, checking in turn for areas that require more attention. Keep the paper wet using the soapy water, this increases the life of the paper by stopping it from becoming clogged up.



This is the finish you are hoping to achieve -smooth as a smooth thing 
Top one completed.

Bottom one completed.


Polishing Friday..

[Gashead]

 

[hunterdubber]

Good update Sid 

I used to use oOven pride till I came a cropper doing some"Hard annodised " Pro Class III rims 

J.T Racing told me always use Caustic , big tub , big gloves and treat with respect .

You can have a pair of rims done in 15 mins usually , usually covered in black , mind 

then another 15 cleaning em up 

might as well do them the patient,, revolvo , dippo , turn roundy treatment you do instead , much cleaner

The rims are looking good already ,,,it's all about the prep 

[jT Racing]

i use a mega strength formula, but i do loads of stuff at once. only takes a few seconds to remove. wash with a scouring pad in soapy water, then dry and on to whatever you are doing. easy peasy chris. Hard anno is just more anno. death strength caustic will eat your parts in minutes

[Munnyella]

Blimey, 60 grit, I was scared using 240!!!, guess thats why mine still have marks then!!!

Good thread

[NORTY40]

Nice work Sid 

  60 grit with a power tool ...... your lucky you had any rims left      Obviously works though 

Great thread Sid , looking forward to the 'bling bling' ending 

[Dannywhac]

Heh - just signed up and came across this thread - odd coincidence I started de-anodising a set of gold Araya Aero's on the same day you wrote this up Nice guide - would recommend though only using 100% caustic, as oven cleaner can pit the surface of aluminium, which isn't a bother if you're polishing, but if you want em re-anodising can lead to nightmares.......
Also found a handy container to do whole wheels in - in a local 'grow shop' - only cost £7 and will do a rim at a time.

[sid1972]

Nice work Sid 

  60 grit with a power tool ...... your lucky you had any rims left      Obviously works though 

Great thread Sid , looking forward to the 'bling bling' ending 

These needed 60 grit, trust me    - only went round with a sander twice and I never apply pressure as such...

Thanks for the comments folks..

[sid1972]

prety good work there fella but you would have been better off after 1200 using 1500,2000, and then finish off with a 3000 avlon pad, no marks and almost instant shine

 

nice one Steve, I was always told anything marks that remain after 1200,  the buffing process would remove ... going to give your suggestion a whirl, always learning.. :daumenhoch

[sid1972]

   I do that mate..

[sid1972]

Stage 4: Polishing.

You need: a decent bench grinder, mops, gloves, mask and goggles. I have added some links of the products suitable.

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/acatalog/Standard_Polishing_Kits.html

Following the instructions regarding the soap first etc. 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/150W-6-ELECTRICAL-BENCH-GRINDER-POLISHER-/270642905425?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3f03930151

The grinding wheels come off easily to accommodate the mops - the guards need to me removed also to allow access 

You can also use a drill - I have completed loads of items using one, but for the price of grinder it’s not worth the hassle.

Begin by loading the mop with soap (mop spinning) - the colour of the soap will transfer onto the mop, this will only take a matter of seconds.

Loading the mop correctly takes practice - if the item does not polish simply add more. I black build up means that you have added to much.

I start by placing the rim in the middle of the mop and pusing it through to the bottom as the mop spins, so from 3 oclock - down to 6 oclock and then off. This follows the rotation of the mop and prevents the rim from being grabbed. Repeat this process as you work round the rim, 6 to 7 times normally does the trick.


For the rims centres the process is the same, just be careful not to catch the rim or your hands..


The first rim took about 25 mins to complete..

and the second about the same. First set I did about 3hrs...



I will take some better pics in the sunshine 

[Spen69]

Nicely done Si, and to think you were going to do them for me but now they're all yours now to keep

Now where's the hubs?

[monkian]

Great job Si. Nice thread

[Rodgy1970]

great result and great thread   

[Macmania]

Nice one Sid 

[bobafett]

 

[markyp]

nice thread si,some good pointers there,i go about my polishing in a totally differant way.i was lucky enough the other day to just strip a rim of the ano and auto sol it to a shine as good as one that id used three differant mops and soaps on that took 7 hours!!the autosol'd one took an hour

[NORTY40]

Nice results Sid 

Great thread to mate 

[simo27]

Great thread ! Love it! 

[sid1972]

thanks for the comments folks.   

just got to polish the hubs and build the feckers now!..

[Gashead]

Top work Sid

[brettypeeps]

Bling

[Munnyella]

Fantastic work, and a nice style/colour of house coat too, beats my dressing gown any day!!!

[animal]

Excellent resto that