How To Guide - Polishing JDM Sawblades

Post by **Pushki** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:50 pm

These are my Winter wheels, so I hadn't intended to do anything with them except tidy them up a bit while the tyres were off.
I got a bit carried away.

The pictures don't really do them justice. The two I've done so far have come up really shiny.
I will be lacquering them once I've finished with the polish.

The wheel on the left is what they were like.

Post by **Kawa** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:54 pm

Looking sweet

looks like many hours of polishing there

Post by **Pushki** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:00 pm

A few.

I stripped the old lacquer off first, so the areas unaffected by the corrosion were quite easy.

Post by **Ammo** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:09 pm

Looking good m8y

Post by **indigolemon** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:13 pm

And these are your winter beater wheels?

First class as always man

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:01 pm

Nice

I really really really wanted mine polished, but the work involved in removing the paint and then polishing was just too much

I actually bought the sawblade wheels after seeing a lowered silver Prelude with polished sawblade wheels. I'll get them polished one day, just need to find somewhere to strip the paint for me!

Post by **Pushki** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:12 pm

JayJay wrote:just need to find somewhere to strip the paint for me!

It's really easy.
I bought some Nitromors in an aerosol. Spray it on and watch it bubble off.
You have to use a small wire brush in between the spokes.

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:42 pm

Aerosol nitromors...brilliant! I used the paint on stuff and it was quite fiddly. I'll have to buy some more nitromors and a wire brush. When I tried stripping it myself I used wire wool type stuff (so I didn't make any scratches) but because there was no handle the nitromors kept eating through the gloves

I assume I'll have to get a soft-ish wire brush?

Post by **Pushki** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:53 pm

Yes, a soft wire brush is recommended. Maybe even a stiff toothbrush would work if you leave the Nitromors on for a while.

Do you have JDM sawblades? I'm not sure what finish the UK ones came with.
They may be different, therefore more tricky to polish.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:25 pm

How did you do it!? I want to do this to my new wheels..