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So this is how I shiney sided my wheels

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benno:
I've got these Araya 7x for a custom build I've got on the go at the moment , they have been painted candy blue but i really like the shiny side look , so i set to work .
Now I'm not saying this is the best way or even the right way , this is just what i did  :daumenhoch:

The first pic shows how they were before.
I started by carefully sanding round the rim using my little orbital sander using a 180 grade disc , just going steady and keeping it as flat as possible on the rim.

When all the paint was removed i then hand sanded with wet and dry starting with 240 down to 600 grade paper this left quite a nice brushed alloy sort of satin finish

I haven't got a polisher so i improvised and used my orbital sander with a micro fibre cloth cut into circles stuck to it .
I went round em a couple of times with autosol and then a couple of times with peek and buffed em up by hand .

I'm proper chuffed with how they've come out so i thought id share with you guys incase anyone else fancies a bash

the pics tell more of the story  fistblump



initial sanding









wet sanding





this is how they looked after all the sanding



A makeshift polisher







1 polished 1 not



done

factory pilot:
Great thread.... Or in my case ask your friendly neighbourhood Uncle Joffy nicely to do them for you! ( thanks Joff!  :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:)

Taipan:
 :daumenhoch:

monkian:
Good job there benno. Thanks for sharing  :daumenhoch:

Retrodan72:
Great thread Mike, and a top job, they look mint.  :4_17_5:

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