wheels are american racing (BAJA) AR172 just an idea on how i saved an old set of wheels.... for around $100 MOTHERS POLISH: amzn.to/2NCneMe THANKS FOR WATCHING
I used to work at a bike shop as a kid. My job was to polish aluminum parts all day to a mirror. Instead of rags, socks, towels, we used the Mothers polish you have and Charmin Ultra Soft TP. It worked great. For whatever reason it had to be Charmim Ultra. And its cheaper than wags, paper towels, etc.
I'm using sanding wheels with my long reach air die grinder... what a Ton of work! Dirty back breaking too lmao! Yea the power balls only knock the dust off... seriously just to help them shine after all the hard work is done. Most don't know that heat from the friction is what helps lift out the contamination. It's definitely an Art Form!
I know this is an old vid, just going to add a bit of advice. Think about those pressure sensing stem caps. They are pretty flipping cool, but they press down the needle in the stem. If they get a little loose you will come out to your rig with flat tires. Ask me how I know.
I love polishing wheels like that. Do you have any recommendations for getting them to stay looking clean? I've tried Klasse and i think i'll even try a ceramic coating next. You're a cool dad setting up your daughter with this awesome jeep. Keep up the good videos
Just got a set of these wheels for my Jeep. Someone know their worth. But sold them cheaper as they are very oxidized and he was changing the look. Was seeing the best way to clean them up.
if they are rough you have to sand them.. I had some once I had to start with 180 grit and they turned out just fine... when they are in bad shape they aren’t worth that much maybe a set for $100 -$150...a set like mine when I started:$300...but polished maybe $400-500 new ones are like $175 each (AR172)
Nice shiny wheels always enhance the appearance of most vehicles. That polished wheel with the nice tire looks awesome. Now when you are through doing the Jeep wheels, do something to make the white letters disappear, and the Jeep will look totally awesome. However, if the Jeep belongs to a girl, probably should leave the white letters alone, as she might not appreciate that.
Thanks for posting, I have the exact same wheels and tires on my '86 CJ7. Lots of elbow grease required but worth the effort! FYI, all the new wheels now are made in China.
Hey Chris I got a quick question for you, so I have a set of decladded GMC aluminum wheels. The PO painted them gunmetal grey and I was looking to polish them. Any tips in terms of grit? I was going to start with an 800 but not sure if that is going to be low enough to get the paint out, and then 1000 then 2000. Also should I soak the sand paper in water or constantly run water over the wheel?
Ah okay I figured I could just sand the paint off. I’ll use some stripper and get it off first then and see what happens. I know I’m going to need to sand though they are rough in a few spots I can see.
www.google.com/search?q=gmc+decladded+wheels&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS795US795&oq=gmc+decladd&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0j0i22i30l2j0i22i30i457j69i60.2657j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=KHIgi1IE6GSzmM You can see the pictures they had some plastic glued on top and then it gets removed and you can do whatever
I honestly don’t know what to tell you.. you are doing something that I would not waste my time with... the wheels look too rough.. so you would need to sand them down.. the problem is that the design of the wheels is going to give you some major problems.. notice how my wheels are like a big tub that can be sanded if needed.. even my 22” Alcoa’s on my semi conversion can be sanded... those look like a job
@@chriscraft77022 Oh those are not my wheels those are some I found on google to show you the declads lol. The ones I have already have all the glue and stuff off of them mine are way way smoother than those. Either way still going to be some work.
@@chriscraft77022 i have a 16x8 et0 says on the back of my original wheels so i orders that and its a different design, says made in america the original and the one i bought said made in india even tho they are both american racing baja ar172 which makes no sense that they are a different design where the bolts go
these are ar172 and they were never made in India.. first in USA then China.. they are exactly the same as the original wheels .. return it.. something is wrong.. I got my wheel from summit racing
@@chriscraft77022 on summit racing it look exactly like that but thats not the original wheels how it looks on the hub n bolt pattern its more curved and steep
@@chriscraft77022 look for a 5x135 16x8 on summit racing u will see that its concaved on the bolt pattern compared to ur wheels, my wheel are exactly like urs but some how i got those
@@chriscraft77022 I only said that because you said it triggered you. I won't buy those stupid power balls either. I just wrap a micro fiber cloth around a spade drill bit, just don't push hard.
