When wet sanding be sure to add dawn dish soap it helps make it easier to sand larger areas it helps the sand paper move more freely but has the same affect
Good shit. I have a 2017 Cadillac Xts and having the same problem just got the mother’s polish, was told to use an carpet like pad or towel, I have some spots on my right front wheel the rest are just peeling a lil.
Great video, did this on some work wheels I got for cheap back in the days. It was easier to polish then this since the face was flat and didn't have many spokes. Only down side to this is, if you live any where that rains alot, your gonna have to re ppolish offten. Pretty much, your polishing the wheels atleast twice a week especially if you like to keep your car clean. If your car have alot of break dust it's even worse and when it's not polish , it looks like crap. If you can afford it, powder coating silver or chrome will be better, less work keeping it shiny and cleaned.
what stripper did you use? i need to strip my clear on some G37 sport wheels and everything i've read says all the stripper formulas were changed a few years ago, and that the new formulas are a lot weaker. did you have to do multiple passes per wheel using the stripper?
Looks great! Quick tip. Mark the wheel weight position on the tire sidewall so you can remove it and reinstall it without having to balance the wheel ✌️
Looks super clean, great job! I refinished am EM1 wheel which was pretty bad with very good results using a different method. I didn't sand and polish, I used aircraft paint remover and then re-cleared the wheel. Really like the DA content, keep it up!
Used aircraft as well and had the same problem of not taking it all off gonna use the method he just used with some dish soap most helpful video I’ve found for the problem already got flitz products to buff💯
This gave me nightmares of doing my old sport bike frames back in the day. New bike, winter comes around, time to strip the frame. And then let the hands heal for a few weeks before riding season!
The wheels turned out great, I'm sure a lot more people are gonna be cruising around on much nicer wheels because of this video. Couple things that made my project easier was i used a cordless drill, I found 2 and 3 inch buffing pads. There's wool and different foam pads I used and lastly I went with a grittier polish called Autosol. It comes in a tube, when polishing porous metals it turns any buffing pad black and the surface your working on like a mirror, sound good? Give it a try...👍🤠✌️
So helpful bro I have a set of gsr’s and I’ve had trouble paying someone to do this work I find people are more lazy then ever where I’m from so imma do the elbow grease myself and you literally saved me
@@badass98svt LOL, that is funny and true but on the other hand maybe he doesn't know how to do it professionally and doesn't want to mess up his rims.
Bro keep up these vids, its hard finding DA content. I just got my Da9 in Dec and have been learning a lot from you. By any chance would anyone know if JDM one piece lenses can be fixed if there a little piece missing.
Nice those look great ,could I ever get those results polishing by hand. My rims are rough can i use a lower grit to clean them up or will it scratch them to much. Thanks Dale
That turned out killer, nice job. Lots of work but worth it. Now think about a wax to seal them, l use Collinite Insulator wax....it works great on everything....water beads off for weeks.
would that prevent re-oxidation since the clear coat has been removed? I'd rather not re-spray clear but I'm about to do this and don't want to have to take them off and scuff and clearcoat if that bare metal looks bad in a few months.
@@stevenr7272 like any other wax, you have to keep reapplying it. If you cleared the rim again, you wouldn't have to worry about oxidation until something chips it and you let water stay and mess up the clear
I’ve tried everything to get the clear off my wheels. I’ve always heard about this method but never really paid attention to it. But now I’m doing it. I also have a 2nd gen 🤟. It’s a 93 db1 Integra sedan rally sport. But my wheels are 15x8 in the front and 15x8.25 in the rear. But now I can’t actually get back to doing my wheels before my skunky terrorize the streets again.
did u clear coat them at all after? i did this same thing to my fat fives yrs ago and didn't, they got messed up after a few months even cleaning them all the time. i'm about to paint and recut my blades next wk. btw the Da fresh my man. i had one with a built lsv yrs back, rocking ef sedan with same swap now💪🏼
Nice job on those rims, I really would of thought it took you longer 30 or 40 minutes per rim to get those kinds of results things look like mirrors now.
Good video bro . Looks really shiny . I wonder how to remove the swirls though ? Having that same issue after polishing . It looks like it’s from sanding
Aye man how long did it take you to do it with sandpaper, cuz I used paint stripper… never again biggest waste of time using the stripper. Ima try the sandpaper next but I don’t got the patience to sand 🤦♂️
The one thing I see is a throw those hammer on weights away and use stick on weights inside the rim. When the guy at the tire shop installs hammered weights it cracks the clear-coat. Not to mention it looks terrible. I am myself balance all aluminum wheels with stick on weights on the inside in one spot only. static balance is the best way to go.
Can you use 4.5" grinder instead of 7"? And how do you treat those polished wheels? Do you need to reapply Mother polish often? Can you wax those wheels? Thank you for the great film.
@@ToledoDIY I see, thank you. I think I have clear coat though on mines. Looks like it is bare metal on outer side of the wheel, but those voids (whatever they are called, between spokes, where the the stem valve is (in one of them)) are definitely covered w/smth, since they have solid gray color, don't look like metal. Special thanks for replay about maintenance.
So you don’t reapply clear coat ? Will it rust up ? I got some S2K AP1 rims that have the clear pealing off… idk if I should make them look nice again or just sell them
Clear coating it would have just helped it more than anything, it's basically what they do to rims. Probably what I am going to do to protect from rust and anything else
Looks good wheels lack protection. I think they need a layer of clear coat otherwise oxidation may take over leaving them looking worse. Overall, good technique.
No not the case really. Aluminum starts oxidizing as soon as you finish cleaning/polishing it. Even if kept dry and clean, they will continue to tarnish/fade over time. Clear coat would solve the issue though. I had a $3000 set of polished True Forged wheels (no clear) on my Cobra and shit, they were a pain in the ass to keep shiny af.
Great Job man, however, by just polishing the wheel you left it exposed to salt, water and heat..you should've de-grease it after polishing then apply clear coat
Nice job that damn outside weight bothered me lol just pay 5 bucks and a tire shop will balance the tire with the weights inside instead of the outside.
@@ToledoDIY is it bad if i dont put clear coat on it? Im just very confused because im about to start this whole process and i was thinking off puting clear coat on it bit people keep saying clear coat wont stick to polish so im posted to coat first then polish and im just thinking it wont be as shiny if i do that
@@odinsons2818 only the fact that I have to take 5 min of my day once every 3 months to give them a quick hand polish with mother polish. Besides that nothing else
When wet sanding be sure to add dawn dish soap it helps make it easier to sand larger areas it helps the sand paper move more freely but has the same affect
Great Idea will do next time💪🏼
@@ToledoDIY dawn in particular! lol use any brand
Looks really good, thanks for the video and info! 😎
You are a hard worker, for sure!!! I appreciate you taking time to teach this!!
Thanks a lot! Real recognizing real!🙌🏽 thanks for watching
Love the hardstyle in the background 🤟🏾💜
fantastic job bro, just what I was looking for, thank you!!
Thanks for the feedback
the wheel came out really good - thanks for sharing. i'm gonna try it based on your tutorial.
🙌🏼 thanks glad I could help
I'm so impressed buddy amazing job love your work now I can polish my wheels that way so simple and cheep cheers brother thanks for the video ..
Thanks 👍
Good shit. I have a 2017 Cadillac Xts and having the same problem just got the mother’s polish, was told to use an carpet like pad or towel, I have some spots on my right front wheel the rest are just peeling a lil.
Great video, did this on some work wheels I got for cheap back in the days. It was easier to polish then this since the face was flat and didn't have many spokes.
Only down side to this is, if you live any where that rains alot, your gonna have to re ppolish offten. Pretty much, your polishing the wheels atleast twice a week especially if you like to keep your car clean.
If your car have alot of break dust it's even worse and when it's not polish , it looks like crap. If you can afford it, powder coating silver or chrome will be better, less work keeping it shiny and cleaned.
Looks very good. I actually used a clearcoat stripper on my wheels, and it also turned out fantastic!
Thank you!!! Yes! I’m sure that worked great! 🙌 thanks for watching
what stripper did you use? i need to strip my clear on some G37 sport wheels and everything i've read says all the stripper formulas were changed a few years ago, and that the new formulas are a lot weaker. did you have to do multiple passes per wheel using the stripper?
Looks great! Quick tip. Mark the wheel weight position on the tire sidewall so you can remove it and reinstall it without having to balance the wheel ✌️
Thanks a lot 🙌🏽
Looks super clean, great job! I refinished am EM1 wheel which was pretty bad with very good results using a different method. I didn't sand and polish, I used aircraft paint remover and then re-cleared the wheel. Really like the DA content, keep it up!
I appreciate you!
I used aircraft remover and it doesn’t take al the clear off
Used aircraft as well and had the same problem of not taking it all off gonna use the method he just used with some dish soap most helpful video I’ve found for the problem already got flitz products to buff💯
Damn, excellent video, brother! Thanks for sharing, as I need to do mine as well. God bless.
Thank you my friend
Thanks dude this is what I needed
🙏🔥
Thanks bro I needed this
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Great job man looks great
Thank you!!
This gave me nightmares of doing my old sport bike frames back in the day. New bike, winter comes around, time to strip the frame. And then let the hands heal for a few weeks before riding season!
sheeeeeesh looks great man
Thank you!
Came out soooper clean...
Thank you!!
The wheels turned out great, I'm sure a lot more people are gonna be cruising around on much nicer wheels because of this video. Couple things that made my project easier was i used a cordless drill, I found 2 and 3 inch buffing pads. There's wool and different foam pads I used and lastly I went with a grittier polish called Autosol. It comes in a tube, when polishing porous metals it turns any buffing pad black and the surface your working on like a mirror, sound good? Give it a try...👍🤠✌️
Thank you for the feedback🤝
Nice job Teledo!
Thanks alot
Love u bro I was looking for a proper video and finally found one cheeeeezzzzzzz😂
My pleasure 👏
So helpful bro I have a set of gsr’s and I’ve had trouble paying someone to do this work I find people are more lazy then ever where I’m from so imma do the elbow grease myself and you literally saved me
Glad you found the video helpful!💪
I don’t have the wheels but I have that gen gsr swap in my db1
Hahaha says people are too lazy, yet doesn't want to do it himself.
@@badass98svt LOL, that is funny and true but on the other hand maybe he doesn't know how to do it professionally and doesn't want to mess up his rims.
Great job.....I know that is a lot of work but what an excellent job
Thanks a lot!!💪🏼🤝
Really dope homie!
Thanks my g🙌🏼
Clean af
Thanks so much!🤝
Good job bro !! Sheesh ha looks sicc
Thank you!
Looks beautiful nice job
Thanks a lot!💪🏼
Nice job bro! Great video…
Thanks so much!
Amazing!
Thanks so much💪🏼
Thank you for teaching
My pleasure 👏
Looks great
Thank you!
Man this shit looks clean on the old stock wheels
Thanks Aaron! I appreciate the positive feedback 🙏
Great video. To which grid to you recommend to go to? Did I read right on one of the comment, 5,000? What speed do you use on the machine? Thanks.
Fkn amazing. I have some maxima rims that need help but I’m gonna have to take them somewhere. No curb rash just discoloration
🙏👏🏼👏🏼🤝
Will this work on ds serie rims 😢 mines are peeling a little in the middle wanna polish them like these but nervous lol
Good shit boi
Thank you!!
Nice Brother i give you a 10 good work!
Thanks so much brother 🙏💪 I appreciate you
Thanks you for the info
Any time!
bro my heart jumped when you almost dropped it. daaamn!
Same😂
@@ToledoDIY yoo im in the middle of sanding mine. What drill attachment can you recommend?
@@jsol2480 harbor freight
@@ToledoDIY which one bro? 😅
@@jsol2480 there’s only one kit
This was so helpful I should've watched this before I painted the face, but I had to add metal filler.
💪🏼thanks for watching
Bro keep up these vids, its hard finding DA content. I just got my Da9 in Dec and have been learning a lot from you. By any chance would anyone know if JDM one piece lenses can be fixed if there a little piece missing.
Thank you!! Glad I watch the videos! No I don’t actually know
“The machine is very strong” the machine stops LMAO great video nonetheless.
Thank you!!🤣
Nice those look great ,could I ever get those results polishing by hand. My rims are rough can i use a lower grit to clean them up or will it scratch them to much. Thanks Dale
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it! Yes u can by hand it will just take a while! But it’s possible
You can use a low grit but just make sure you get the scratches cleared up as you work your way into higher grits
Nice brother, i use and orbital sander it takes less time
That’s awesome! I wanted to do that too
Wat to know wat u use and plz let me know. Plz write it down to me.Cuz I have the fat 5 gsr
That turned out killer, nice job. Lots of work but worth it. Now think about a wax to seal them, l use Collinite Insulator wax....it works great on everything....water beads off for weeks.
Thanks Michael!!! Definitely need to do that! Thanks for the tip!
would that prevent re-oxidation since the clear coat has been removed? I'd rather not re-spray clear but I'm about to do this and don't want to have to take them off and scuff and clearcoat if that bare metal looks bad in a few months.
@@stevenr7272 like any other wax, you have to keep reapplying it. If you cleared the rim again, you wouldn't have to worry about oxidation until something chips it and you let water stay and mess up the clear
I’ve tried everything to get the clear off my wheels. I’ve always heard about this method but never really paid attention to it. But now I’m doing it. I also have a 2nd gen 🤟. It’s a 93 db1 Integra sedan rally sport. But my wheels are 15x8 in the front and 15x8.25 in the rear. But now I can’t actually get back to doing my wheels before my skunky terrorize the streets again.
Try this!!
Ohh trust and believe it’s most definitely in my cards. Nothing else works. So I’ll try it. Just gonna be a little difficult because the spokes.
Great vid. Im going to do mine this weekend. Do you recommend a drill or sander to make the job a bit easier on the ol' joints? :)
Yes!!! A drill would definitely make it easier 💪
You could use paint stripper to get the clear off.
That’s a great Option too🙌
Inspiration to do my em1 si..do you recommend re-clearing it after its polished?
Do it brother! If u have the right equipment I would say why not! Go ahead and clear coat them
did u clear coat them at all after? i did this same thing to my fat fives yrs ago and didn't, they got messed up after a few months even cleaning them all the time. i'm about to paint and recut my blades next wk. btw the Da fresh my man. i had one with a built lsv yrs back, rocking ef sedan with same swap now💪🏼
No clear just polish
Nice job on those rims, I really would of thought it took you longer 30 or 40 minutes per rim to get those kinds of results things look like mirrors now.
Thanks a lot! Definitely good results for the time 🙏🔥
Good video bro . Looks really shiny . I wonder how to remove the swirls though ? Having that same issue after polishing . It looks like it’s from sanding
Use finer grits, go up to 2500 and polish
Yup use finer grits, and dont skip too far between sandpaper grits.
600,1000,1500,2000,2500.
Skipping any of them will result in sand marks
@@ToledoDIYright on
@@badass98svtappreciate it man
Aye man how long did it take you to do it with sandpaper, cuz I used paint stripper… never again biggest waste of time using the stripper. Ima try the sandpaper next but I don’t got the patience to sand 🤦♂️
Took about 30 minutes per wheel
Oh yeah
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 thanks for tuning in
Sheeeeeeeeeeeshhhh
The one thing I see is a throw those hammer on weights away and use stick on weights inside the rim. When the guy at the tire shop installs hammered weights it cracks the clear-coat. Not to mention it looks terrible. I am myself balance all aluminum wheels with stick on weights on the inside in one spot only. static balance is the best way to go.
What's bro I painted my wheels black and want to know what grit sand paper you think I should use cause the surface not smooth
What kind of wheels are they?
SHEESH
Can you use 4.5" grinder instead of 7"? And how do you treat those polished wheels? Do you need to reapply Mother polish often? Can you wax those wheels? Thank you for the great film.
Not sure if you can do that! Yes u have to apply mothers every so often to keep the shine right! But just with a micro fiber is fine
@@ToledoDIY I see, thank you. I think I have clear coat though on mines. Looks like it is bare metal on outer side of the wheel, but those voids (whatever they are called, between spokes, where the the stem valve is (in one of them)) are definitely covered w/smth, since they have solid gray color, don't look like metal. Special thanks for replay about maintenance.
So you don’t reapply clear coat ?
Will it rust up ?
I got some S2K AP1 rims that have the clear pealing off… idk if I should make them look nice again or just sell them
I didnt reclear and no aluminum don’t rust
SHEEEESH!
Thanks for watching 🙌🏽
Sheeeesh😂
Someone said that aircraft stripper works well also to take off the old clearcoat.
Yes it does! I just didn’t wanna go that route cause it gets kind of messy
Nice video bro i have a cuestión How do I remove the scratches from the aluminum wheels that sandpaper can I use? I want to remove them from the lip
Use 1000-3000 then polish
Niceee vid thanks! One question is there a way to clear coat over the wheel once u bring back the shine?
Yes I’m sure u can! Clear coat them instead of buffing them maybe ? Since clear won’t stick to wax
@@ToledoDIY ohh ok thanks ima look into it more
After polish, you have to degrease the rim and then spray the clear coat
What grit sand paper did you start with wasn’t mentioned or I missed it.
It was 600
Off subject have you seen the turn signal fog light mod?
No I’m not brother
Could you re clear coat at the end after you polish? I wanna do this on my faces of wheels
I would say yes but I didn’t want to risk it not sticking
Great finish. How often do you need to polish the wheels in order to keep that shiny finish?
Every 3-4 months hand polish does the job
@@ToledoDIY have you thought about putting some clear coat on to make that shine last? Not sure if that wouldn't help.
@@sebastianrc5024 nope don’t wanna do that! Plus I sold the car with the wheels on it! So it’s not in my possession any longer
Clear coating it would have just helped it more than anything, it's basically what they do to rims. Probably what I am going to do to protect from rust and anything else
@@michaeljo281 definitely, but these are aluminum they won’t rust
How long did it take you to do one wheel? Did I hear you say 30 or 40 minutes?
30 minutes
👍👍👍🌵🌵🌵
So I followed your procedure but I still show scratching should I use a 5000 grit or keep polishing with the buffing bars.
Yes! So that! The finer paper the less scratches it will leave
What is your opinion should o go lighter sand paper on the next wheel?
Yes I already polished it but can a go over it again with 5000 grit and buff it out again
@@ToledoDIY cool thx
Looks good wheels lack protection. I think they need a layer of clear coat otherwise oxidation may take over leaving them looking worse. Overall, good technique.
After polishing do I need to spray a clear coat?
I didn’t, just polish them once every so often for a mirror shine
Wait… You just left the bare aluminum exposed without clear coat?
Yes, every 3-4 months hand polish it and ur golden
So yeah great job! I guess there's no point in clear coating them any more as long as there polished and kept clean rite?
Thank you!! And yes! Exactly! Aslong as you polish then even by hand once in a while they will stay looking good!
No not the case really. Aluminum starts oxidizing as soon as you finish cleaning/polishing it. Even if kept dry and clean, they will continue to tarnish/fade over time. Clear coat would solve the issue though.
I had a $3000 set of polished True Forged wheels (no clear) on my Cobra and shit, they were a pain in the ass to keep shiny af.
Why you didn't get the areas between the spokes?
Cause it’s not polish or shiny from factory
Yo my dude, where did you get the yellow bulbs headlights?
A rotary sander cost me like £20 so much better and faster, another £8 for all the sandpaper you need hands to work.
A little less pressure on your machine bro there were a lot of times you weren't getting rotation. Looking good so keep up the good work.
Thanks alot! Will definitely use less pressure next time
@@ToledoDIY No problem bro! We all can use advice at times to make our job easier.
I got 14 SI rims it’s gon be bitch to repair 😭
U should use some soap so ur sand paper doesnt stick so much.and u should get ur wheels waited on the back side
Next time thank you!
That sound jump from low dialogue to high pitched techno fucked me up
My bad G
How come you didn’t clear coat it again? Just curious
Don’t really wanna spend the money to complete strip them and re clear
Gave a like for the sheesh 😂
🤣👏🏼👏🏼💪
Why’d my wheel turn black when I added the polish?
Not too sure, sometimes the mothers polish compound turns black as it’s doing it’s job, did u rub the polish off and see the results?
Good work there bud thanks for the vid, but please next time, leave out the boogalooga "music?"
Thanks for watching And the feedback 🤝
Do you have to balance the wheels if you do this ?
No just don’t mess with the weights or remove them
Great Job man, however, by just polishing the wheel you left it exposed to salt, water and heat..you should've de-grease it after polishing then apply clear coat
Definitely a good idea! But this worked for me just a quick hand polish every 3 months or so and I was solid!
Pura tease este vato lol 😂
😂
No barrels
oranges oranges oranges ...........
Nice job that damn outside weight bothered me lol just pay 5 bucks and a tire shop will balance the tire with the weights inside instead of the outside.
definitely bothered me too! I got the wheel that way! But it’s a spare wheel anyways so I didn’t care
Do you put more clear coat on it orr?
I didn’t, but u can if u desire
@@ToledoDIY is it bad if i dont put clear coat on it? Im just very confused because im about to start this whole process and i was thinking off puting clear coat on it bit people keep saying clear coat wont stick to polish so im posted to coat first then polish and im just thinking it wont be as shiny if i do that
@@ToledoDIY have you noticed any bad outcome from not puting clear coat on it???
@@odinsons2818 only the fact that I have to take 5 min of my day once every 3 months to give them a quick hand polish with mother polish. Besides that nothing else
Damn those are clean i wonder where you got all 4 with a spare from 🤣🤣😁🖕
😍😍😍 from a good friend !
Maybe you could let the machine do the sanding too
I didn’t have sanding disks at the time
Can you clear coat after?
No I didn’t
Are or do you want to sell them?
Not at the moment
Pimp mon char