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Title: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: waza04 on October 29, 2010, 07:36 PM

hi radsters, was just wondering if there is a step by step guide on how to shine side rims..... if some1 could drop a link in here, i'll delete this after! or if some1 could kindly explain please! cheers waz.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: sawzall on October 29, 2010, 07:46 PM

i pm'd you my phone number you are welcome to give me a call

and i will explane it for you ;)

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: waza04 on October 29, 2010, 07:57 PM

Quote from: sawzall on October 29, 2010, 07:46 PM

i pm'd you my phone number you are welcome to give me a call

and i will explane it for you ;)

nice1 mate, pm'd back............. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: RoyalTrux on October 29, 2010, 09:02 PM

Hi I live in Belgium I suggest not calling me :)
But I'm also curious about redoing shiny sides.
Is this what i should use?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m120/gutterfabulous/images.jpg)

with very fine grid. 800 or so?

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: GTnumber1 on October 29, 2010, 09:19 PM

Quote from: RoyalTrux on October 29, 2010, 09:02 PM

Hi I live in Belgium I suggest not calling me :)
But I'm also curious about redoing shiny sides.
Is this what i should use?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m120/gutterfabulous/images.jpg)

with very fine grid. 800 or so?

yes you can use that, thoe a D.A is better, depending how rough your wheel are start with 80,150,240, 320,400,500,then with a block use wet n dry 600,800, 1200, 1500,2000 and finish off with a 3000 avlon pad, then smear autol-sol on (dont use peak its fookin SH1T) and polish off using a polishing machine, then it should be shinny enough to pluk your eyebrows lol!!!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: RoyalTrux on October 30, 2010, 09:15 AM

Ok thanks!
Nicely explained.
Very scary to use 80 though  :D

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: StellaAtoiz on October 30, 2010, 08:16 PM

............I was just about to ask this question and spotted this thread :daumenhoch:

Steve, forgive my foolish question, but what is a "D.A"? :-[

Cheers ;)

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: MartyC on October 31, 2010, 04:27 PM

Quote from: StellaAtoiz on October 30, 2010, 08:16 PM

............I was just about to ask this question and spotted this thread :daumenhoch:

Steve, forgive my foolish question, but what is a "D.A"? :-[

Cheers ;)

DA = Dual Action Orbital Sander; spins round as well as back and forth  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: Steve P on October 31, 2010, 05:11 PM

I've always used P240 wet 'n' dry on a rubber sanding block with soapy water. It quickly removes excess anno and brake marks and I normally finish off with a scotch pad ... top results every time  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: StellaAtoiz on October 31, 2010, 08:24 PM

Cheers chaps :daumenhoch:

...am looking forward to having a bash at this :)

Title: Re: help please.... shiney sides!
Post by: weetabixears on November 02, 2010, 03:56 PM

ive just had some blue anno arayas delivered and the rims are ok apart from thr sides due to brake wear im going to give this ago too if it dont work i wil just get them re annod cheers daz