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Offline dwain dibbly

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sanding aloy rims??
« on: January 10, 2008, 05:13 PM »
i got a pair of ukai rims  that im wanting to polish
ive had a go at sticking drill polishing mop on them.
but it wasnt doing anything :-[
i had to get the 80grit out and work down
but its took me 1hr just to do the space between 2 spoke holes :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

does anyone know of a good tool i could use  to sand the rim prior to polishing?? :) :)

Offline lazychubs

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2008, 05:17 PM »
have you de anodised em first
as my old proclass was like that
was clear anod

Offline dwain dibbly

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2008, 05:32 PM »
have you de anodised em first
as my old proclass was like that
was clear anod
ahh dunno are they anno'd?
they look raw alloy
can anyone enlighten me?

motomagII

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2008, 05:41 PM »
pretty sure they are annodised

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2008, 05:49 PM »
100% sure they're anno'd in some way.
Alloy doesn't last long without a protective coat, especially BMX rims !

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2008, 06:43 PM »
cheers gang they were anno'd :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

this is why this site is so valuable the amount of knowledge is limitless :Great_Britain:
i wouldn't have had a clue they were anodized and i would have spent weeks
sanding them :'( :'( :'(
ive just spent 5mins with oven pride (another rad tip) :daumenhoch:
and they are ready to go back to the polish mop :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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Re: sanding aloy rims??
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2008, 07:49 PM »
if you wanna give them a light sand to get any little nicks out.. get your self a mouse sander.
You get them v shape pads with it, but they are to course so get a sheet of wet &dry 600-1000 and stick/glue it to the pad then cut round the shape. then sand away :) you can work up the grades , then your ready for a good polish.....  :smitten:

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