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GavinDavis:
I know this has probably been discussed a million times but wanted to know peoples experiences with polishing rims?

Ive got a set of standard Araya 48's that came off the Zippo that im building on my other thread.  They are the usual mid school silver anno finish.  Ive stripped the wheels down ready to rebuild them and freshen them up and I really fancy polishing them.

The polishing kits are pretty widely available and seems to work for a lot of people when polishing stems etc, does anyone have any experience of going to town on their hoops? 

MaD-RoK:
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GavinDavis:

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Lol, yeah I can imagine but its something I fancy doing.  Did you do the same?

MaD-RoK:
Some people enjoy it, personally I would rather stick a red hot poker up my arse. You need to first strip the anno, then work down the grits of sandpaper finishing with the finest wet. Any raises and indents etc, like on 7X etc, and spoke holes are a pain, Pro class I believe are worth a Samaritan call. After all that you can then start with the readily available mops.  :buck2:

ozone:

--- Quote from: gavindavis on October 11, 2012, 11:36 AM ---I know this has probably been discussed a million times but wanted to know peoples experiences with polishing rims?

Ive got a set of standard Araya 48's that came off the Zippo that im building on my other thread.  They are the usual mid school silver anno finish.  Ive stripped the wheels down ready to rebuild them and freshen them up and I really fancy polishing them.

The polishing kits are pretty widely available and seems to work for a lot of people when polishing stems etc, does anyone have any experience of going to town on their hoops? 

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I'd say leaving the original anno finish alone but rubbing down the sides of the rims to remove brake rub would be your best option and a lot less expensive...

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