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Old 12-26-2008   #7
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Default Re: ZR-1 and Shebly wheels ( Polishing and cleaning)

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Originally Posted by jonszr1 View Post
jeff . how were you trying to polish . were you doing it by hand ? or using buffs?if you are thinking of wet sanding i would try 2500 or 3000. 1500 is a little gritty . key start fine and wrk more coarse only if absolutly needed .if you get good pics for me i can give you step by step proceedures to doing them .i have done alot of these and my kids who are in the business of restoring muscle cars are very good at doing things like this . so get me the pics and i/kids will come up with a plan for you .
I will get you pictures of the worst wheel.. will be a couple days though

I was doing by hand originally, I ordered some compounds and buffing wheels.. the kit was $30.. worth trying..
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