polishing centerline smoothies

sitnlow10 · 12-09-2008, 10:33 PM

aLIRGHT GUYS NEED UR HELP I BOUGTH SOME CENTERLINE SMOOTIES 20'S AND THEVE PRETTY MUCH BEEN SITING IN THE BOX FOR 3 MOTNHS OR SO ME AND MY BUDDY DECIDE TO POLISH ONE WITH MOTHER BILLET POLISH AND WE POLISH ONE WHEEL FOR AOBUT 4 HOURS BY HAND POWERBELL YOU NAME IT AND NO WERE NOT DOING THEM WORNG WE KNOW WHAT WHERE DOING SO DONT ASSUME ITS US BUT THEY STILL AINT GETTING CLEAR THEY STILL HAVE MANY HAIRLINE STRATCHES IN THEM.. aND WHEN I GOT THEM FROM CENTERLINE I LOOKED AND THEY LOOKED LIKE SHYT IT LOOKED LIKE SUMONE TOOK SANDPAPER TO THEM. haS ANYONE WIHT THESES WHEEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR WHAT ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREAT PLEASE

purplepassion · 12-09-2008, 11:12 PM

why 2 threads?

layinlow88 · 12-09-2008, 11:20 PM

two threads....and both fail

whats so hard about typing where normal people can understand this shit?

cruisinlows10 · 12-10-2008, 12:22 AM

Try this, put a little polish on the wheel, spread it out a little with the powerball , then sprinkle in some regular old baking flour and then run the power ball on it

sykominitrkr · 12-10-2008, 04:48 PM

A FINE grade compound, or some "finesse it" will work good. Also, a normal high speed buffer, with a wool pad will sometimes work better, but be sure not to burn the metal... what I mean is, if you stay focused on one area too long, then you might discolor the metal, because of all the extreme heat, which is caused by friction when polishing.

layinlow88 · 12-10-2008, 05:06 PM

s10cyncrvr had a whole thread on polishing wheels to a mirror finish

badmatt · 12-10-2008, 08:27 PM

Haha send them back to centerline.... they have a 3 year warrenty on the finish no if's and or buts, about it. just send it back and they'll fix them up if you cant do it.

***orangesonoma*** · 12-10-2008, 08:29 PM

send back to company

***orangesonoma*** · 12-10-2008, 08:30 PM

maybe they have a clear coat on t he wheels...making it impossible to polish

sitnlow10 · 12-10-2008, 09:26 PM

ok for the ppl giving me pos. feeback thank you and the others u need to chill just becuase im not on hea 24/7 running up my post count doesnt mean i dont know my shyt. i thought this was a forum to come on and ask ? to get the right answers not to get hassled cuz i ****ed up on sumthing thats b.s sry for lashing out but shyt isnt right

***sdime98*** · 12-10-2008, 09:29 PM

f dat shyt.

***sdime98*** · 12-10-2008, 09:30 PM

crank dat mother's billet polish.

dimerunner88 · 12-10-2008, 09:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sdime98

f dat shyt.

werd brah

badmatt · 12-10-2008, 09:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma

maybe they have a clear coat on t he wheels...making it impossible to polish

I believe they do..

Ians10 · 12-10-2008, 09:54 PM

alum. will alway have hair line scrathes in it.. if you step back 5 feet and can still see them than thats too much but if you have to be up close then it ok..

wildman ss · 12-11-2008, 01:29 PM

make sure you didn't get the chrome ones

dailydragger00 · 12-11-2008, 03:17 PM

sell them to me and buy chrome ones...

AbOvEone · 12-15-2008, 12:56 AM

Caps Is Cruise Control For Awesome

jesselee20040 · 12-15-2008, 11:25 PM

I have centerline edge's they were polished to a mirror finish when i got them, and for polishing i just use good ole mother's aluminimum and mag polish and a little elbow grease...... Has always done the trick, and the wheels are now 4 years old. So you should def send them back!!!!

fulloutblaze · 12-18-2008, 01:20 AM

I hate aluminimum wheels chrome is just so much easier to clean. Good luck man

sykominitrkr · 12-22-2008, 06:53 PM

Yeah, aluminum weels definately weren't made for lazy people. I use an aluminum polsih, and an air buffer with a wool pad...

... and yes, they do get dirty....

~~88 gmc s15~~ · 12-23-2008, 01:13 AM

my dad used polish and a rag of some sort and polished by hand and it did get them shinier.

evandonald · 12-31-2008, 03:28 PM

I highly recommend "Autosol" metal polish. You can get it in a tube or in a quart bucket. I polished a clear coated aluminum motorcycle engine with it to a mirror finish. It just took a while to get through the clear coat as it was flaking off in some areas and not in others. Turned out awesome though.

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12-09-2008, 10:33 PM	#1
sitnlow10 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Location: User is: OffLine	polishing centerline smoothies aLIRGHT GUYS NEED UR HELP I BOUGTH SOME CENTERLINE SMOOTIES 20'S AND THEVE PRETTY MUCH BEEN SITING IN THE BOX FOR 3 MOTNHS OR SO ME AND MY BUDDY DECIDE TO POLISH ONE WITH MOTHER BILLET POLISH AND WE POLISH ONE WHEEL FOR AOBUT 4 HOURS BY HAND POWERBELL YOU NAME IT AND NO WERE NOT DOING THEM WORNG WE KNOW WHAT WHERE DOING SO DONT ASSUME ITS US BUT THEY STILL AINT GETTING CLEAR THEY STILL HAVE MANY HAIRLINE STRATCHES IN THEM.. aND WHEN I GOT THEM FROM CENTERLINE I LOOKED AND THEY LOOKED LIKE SHYT IT LOOKED LIKE SUMONE TOOK SANDPAPER TO THEM. haS ANYONE WIHT THESES WHEEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR WHAT ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREAT PLEASE
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12-09-2008, 11:12 PM	#2
purplepassion blazer is dunnnnnnnnn! Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10,624 Location: Mt. Washington, KY User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies why 2 threads?
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12-09-2008, 11:20 PM	#3
layinlow88 Certified Auto HVAC Tech Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,473 Location: Camden, AR User is: Online	Re: polishing centerline smoothies two threads....and both fail whats so hard about typing where normal people can understand this shit?
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12-10-2008, 12:22 AM	#4
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,504 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Try this, put a little polish on the wheel, spread it out a little with the powerball , then sprinkle in some regular old baking flour and then run the power ball on it
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12-10-2008, 04:48 PM	#5
sykominitrkr Minitruckin' 4 life!!! Age: 32 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,478 Location: S.A. TX. User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies A FINE grade compound, or some "finesse it" will work good. Also, a normal high speed buffer, with a wool pad will sometimes work better, but be sure not to burn the metal... what I mean is, if you stay focused on one area too long, then you might discolor the metal, because of all the extreme heat, which is caused by friction when polishing.
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12-10-2008, 05:06 PM	#6
layinlow88 Certified Auto HVAC Tech Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,473 Location: Camden, AR User is: Online	Re: polishing centerline smoothies s10cyncrvr had a whole thread on polishing wheels to a mirror finish
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12-10-2008, 08:27 PM	#7
badmatt Uncommon Engineering Age: 20 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 671 Location: winnipeg User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Haha send them back to centerline.... they have a 3 year warrenty on the finish no if's and or buts, about it. just send it back and they'll fix them up if you cant do it.
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12-10-2008, 08:29 PM	#8
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 46,856 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies send back to company
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12-10-2008, 08:30 PM	#9
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 46,856 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies maybe they have a clear coat on t he wheels...making it impossible to polish
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12-10-2008, 09:26 PM	#10
sitnlow10 Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies ok for the ppl giving me pos. feeback thank you and the others u need to chill just becuase im not on hea 24/7 running up my post count doesnt mean i dont know my shyt. i thought this was a forum to come on and ask ? to get the right answers not to get hassled cuz i ****ed up on sumthing thats b.s sry for lashing out but shyt isnt right
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12-10-2008, 09:29 PM	#11
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies f dat shyt.
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12-10-2008, 09:30 PM	#12
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies crank dat mother's billet polish.
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12-10-2008, 09:32 PM	#13
dimerunner88 whore turned lurker Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,766 Location: Clay City,IN User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Quote: Originally Posted by sdime98 f dat shyt. werd brah
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12-10-2008, 09:36 PM	#14
badmatt Uncommon Engineering Age: 20 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 671 Location: winnipeg User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma maybe they have a clear coat on t he wheels...making it impossible to polish I believe they do..
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12-10-2008, 09:54 PM	#15
Ians10 I dont know what I'm doin Age: 28 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 486 Location: hudson Ma User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies alum. will alway have hair line scrathes in it.. if you step back 5 feet and can still see them than thats too much but if you have to be up close then it ok..
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12-11-2008, 01:29 PM	#16
wildman ss This is doo doo baby! Age: 19 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,993 Location: Marrietta/Lawrenceville, GA User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies make sure you didn't get the chrome ones
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12-11-2008, 03:17 PM	#17
dailydragger00 drag it Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 162 Location: halifax,ma User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies sell them to me and buy chrome ones...
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12-15-2008, 12:56 AM	#18
AbOvEone Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 96 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Caps Is Cruise Control For Awesome
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12-15-2008, 11:25 PM	#19
jesselee20040 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 41 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies I have centerline edge's they were polished to a mirror finish when i got them, and for polishing i just use good ole mother's aluminimum and mag polish and a little elbow grease...... Has always done the trick, and the wheels are now 4 years old. So you should def send them back!!!!
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12-18-2008, 01:20 AM	#20
fulloutblaze Small Dicked Member! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 307 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies I hate aluminimum wheels chrome is just so much easier to clean. Good luck man
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12-22-2008, 06:53 PM	#21
sykominitrkr Minitruckin' 4 life!!! Age: 32 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,478 Location: S.A. TX. User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies Yeah, aluminum weels definately weren't made for lazy people. I use an aluminum polsih, and an air buffer with a wool pad... ... and yes, they do get dirty....
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12-23-2008, 01:13 AM	#22
~~88 gmc s15~~ Banned Age: 16 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Penticton BC Canada User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies my dad used polish and a rag of some sort and polished by hand and it did get them shinier.
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12-31-2008, 03:28 PM	#23
evandonald Drive it like ya stole it Age: 17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,041 Location: PEI Canada User is: OffLine	Re: polishing centerline smoothies I highly recommend "Autosol" metal polish. You can get it in a tube or in a quart bucket. I polished a clear coated aluminum motorcycle engine with it to a mirror finish. It just took a while to get through the clear coat as it was flaking off in some areas and not in others. Turned out awesome though. Before After
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