Flour on aluminum rims...

lowriderbowtie · 10-31-2005, 12:35 AM

anyone used flour to polish out micro scratches on aluminum??
if so, how did you do it..list your methods

556mm · 10-31-2005, 12:36 AM

where did you hear about this from?

frontalbr549 · 10-31-2005, 12:38 AM

No, but i've used corn starch. It works pretty nicely, although the wheels needs to be _real_ cleaned/polished to notice a real difference....

BR549

lowriderbowtie · 10-31-2005, 01:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by inprogress10

where did you hear about this from?

i change tires for a living..doing mostly commercial trucks and OTR. I did a set of 8 on a peterbilt the other day and the rims looked just absolutly perfect. i asked the guy how he does it, he says mothers powerball+billet polish, then he uses "flour" to get the little scratches out

lowriderbowtie · 10-31-2005, 01:04 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by frontalbr549

No, but i've used corn starch. It works pretty nicely, although the wheels needs to be _real_ cleaned/polished to notice a real difference....

BR549

how do you apply it?? just with your fingers or a micro cloth or what..??!!
ive got the wheels off the truck right now, and tires off the wheels. ive been polishing 1 of them wheels for about 5 days now, and im ready to start getting the little tiny "invisible" scratches out.

defpiper · 11-08-2005, 07:39 PM

i'v seen my friends do this to their rim. you take something like mothers polish and apply it to the rim. then you take flour and just throw i over the entire rim. then just buff out .

carson84 · 11-08-2005, 08:25 PM

lowriderbowtie, what rims do you have? the billet specialties gt53? looks like that is what is on your avatar. if so, that is the same wheels i have. only problem is that i had them on the full size and they wont fit the mini.

lowriderbowtie · 11-09-2005, 01:08 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by carson84

lowriderbowtie, what rims do you have? the billet specialties gt53? looks like that is what is on your avatar. if so, that is the same wheels i have. only problem is that i had them on the full size and they wont fit the mini.

mine are actually eagle alloy 203's

adamaarsvold · 11-13-2005, 02:27 AM

i have heard baby powder. i havent tried it, but i plan on it.

redSStreak · 11-16-2005, 10:15 PM

you use baby powder on you cloth when your drying your rims and it keeps from putting them tiny scratches on your wheels

s10FoxRida125 · 11-29-2005, 12:38 AM

sounds like something that should be on mythbusters lol

10-31-2005, 12:35 AM	#1
lowriderbowtie 2LO4BC Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kamloops, BC CANADA! User is: OffLine	Flour on aluminum rims... anyone used flour to polish out micro scratches on aluminum?? if so, how did you do it..list your methods
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10-31-2005, 12:36 AM	#2
556mm &amp;lt;3 redheads Age: 27 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 25,729 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... where did you hear about this from?
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10-31-2005, 12:38 AM	#3
frontalbr549 AKA: Blazed2k3 Age: 38 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 731 Location: Lubbock, TX User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... No, but i've used corn starch. It works pretty nicely, although the wheels needs to be _real_ cleaned/polished to notice a real difference.... BR549
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10-31-2005, 01:03 AM	#4
lowriderbowtie 2LO4BC Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kamloops, BC CANADA! User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... Quote: Originally Posted by inprogress10 where did you hear about this from? i change tires for a living..doing mostly commercial trucks and OTR. I did a set of 8 on a peterbilt the other day and the rims looked just absolutly perfect. i asked the guy how he does it, he says mothers powerball+billet polish, then he uses "flour" to get the little scratches out
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10-31-2005, 01:04 AM	#5
lowriderbowtie 2LO4BC Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kamloops, BC CANADA! User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... Quote: Originally Posted by frontalbr549 No, but i've used corn starch. It works pretty nicely, although the wheels needs to be _real_ cleaned/polished to notice a real difference.... BR549 how do you apply it?? just with your fingers or a micro cloth or what..??!! ive got the wheels off the truck right now, and tires off the wheels. ive been polishing 1 of them wheels for about 5 days now, and im ready to start getting the little tiny "invisible" scratches out.
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11-08-2005, 07:39 PM	#6
defpiper Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 55 Location: southwest, Va User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... i'v seen my friends do this to their rim. you take something like mothers polish and apply it to the rim. then you take flour and just throw i over the entire rim. then just buff out .
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11-08-2005, 08:25 PM	#7
carson84 yeah, its photoshopped Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 323 Location: Valley Grande, AL User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... lowriderbowtie, what rims do you have? the billet specialties gt53? looks like that is what is on your avatar. if so, that is the same wheels i have. only problem is that i had them on the full size and they wont fit the mini.
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11-09-2005, 01:08 AM	#8
lowriderbowtie 2LO4BC Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kamloops, BC CANADA! User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... Quote: Originally Posted by carson84 lowriderbowtie, what rims do you have? the billet specialties gt53? looks like that is what is on your avatar. if so, that is the same wheels i have. only problem is that i had them on the full size and they wont fit the mini. mine are actually eagle alloy 203's
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11-13-2005, 02:27 AM	#9
adamaarsvold Subsonic Kustomz! Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 910 Location: Rochester, MN User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... i have heard baby powder. i havent tried it, but i plan on it.
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11-16-2005, 10:15 PM	#10
redSStreak fog it! Age: 27 Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 487 Location: north carolina User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... you use baby powder on you cloth when your drying your rims and it keeps from putting them tiny scratches on your wheels
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11-29-2005, 12:38 AM	#11
s10FoxRida125 s10 en it up Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 314 Location: YAKIMA User is: OffLine	Re: Flour on aluminum rims... sounds like something that should be on mythbusters lol
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