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Those are not polished. Those are just sanded

 

you were there when he did it?

 

pretty sure this is what a polish out wheel loooks like

 

a more thorough polish maybe, polish doesn't have to be a mirror finish. pretty sure he didn't use sandpaper

 

simple enough. they would look amazing if they were polished out. They look more like a Brushed aluminum finish

 

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What grit sandpaper do y'all recommend? I've only polished the one so far and that was after 00 steel wool. I know they can look better with more work. Also have a little pitting where the clearcoat had started coming off before I used the clearcoat remover. How can this be fixed? Thanks for the comments. Id much rather have these than a new set, just because they are original Ford wheels.

 

https://www.ranger-forums.com/suspension-tires-wheels-125/how-polish-heavily-oxidized-pitted-aluminum-wheels-104561/

 

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Forgot about that thread. Thanks, I\'m going to try this tomorrow. Ill post some pictures when I get one done.

 

Want to drive to my house and help me do that to mine while they're on my truck? lol Looks good man!

 

I need some wheels first before I can do this. lol

Will? Where the heck have you been man? lol.

 

Those look good! I think I like it better than the fully polished 06+ ones.

 

^^^^ cleanest wheel ever

 

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It will probably take me till Christmas to finish mine, lol. It makes it much easier to take them off the truck to work on them.

 

Oh you know me, I go nomad from time to rime.

haha I heard that! Un fortunately mine are my main set lol

 

Finally got one sanded down and polished out. Used 400, 800 then 2000 grit sandpaper. Just have the other 3 to finish polishing all the way. Way more work than I thought it would be, but well worth it in the end.

 

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Those look bad *** polished out. Better cost them so you don't get sick of polishing in the future.

 

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I don't think I'll go back with a clearcoat. It will eventually come off again, and its really not that bad polishing them out with the powerball I picked up the other day. They look much better than the picture shows.

 

This is why I am afraid to get polished or chrome wheels. Black just seems so much easier to maintain.

 

Looks great!

 

LOL its funny cus you're an administrator...

 

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Polished is a lot harder than chrome. Chrome just washes off. Polished you have to buff them out once they get tarnished

 

Nice work, the hard work pays off. On a nice sunny day you will be shootin spiders off your rims.

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I like this thread. I recieved my first props up in this bitch.

 

HAHA. Makes it all worth it then. ;-)

 

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Thanks guys!

 

looks good and I WANT THEM haha