jlcustomz
evil painter
You can use alumalube spray or wd40 with silicone carbide paper if you want. 36 grit is way the hell too coarse for aluminum.FarmBoy said:I'm starting to polish a wheel now in some free time and I'm learning a lot about scratch refinement - if that's the proper term. I started too coarse and wow are 36 grit ( with some aluminum chunks imbedded in the rollock) scratches hard to get back out. I was thinking it was needed to get machine marks from manufacturers out - which it did but...
Going to order some Cerakote MC 160 and experiment $110 + for 32oz.
Thanks for all the replys.
FarmBoy
"I ain't smart enough to be scared "
Two schools of thought for getting to a final polish with aluminum.Youcan keep working up in steps to about 3000 grit, definitely using at least water for lubricant & finish it with polishing compound. This is what people without real buffing equipment do.
I have 6 " buffing pads & compounds & can stop at even 400 grit, buff with brown rouge, then white, then blue or green. A fine liquid or paste may still add a hint more refinement to this.