how to restore and polish OLD ALUMINUM WHEELS BY HAND

wheels are american racing (BAJA) AR172
just an idea on how i saved an old set of wheels.... for around $100
MOTHERS POLISH: amzn.to/2NCneMe
THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@jac18]

This dude said a sock with a hole. I like it. Good job. Subscribed.

[@SOLDOZER]

I used to work at a bike shop as a kid. My job was to polish aluminum parts all day to a mirror. Instead of rags, socks, towels, we used the Mothers polish you have and Charmin Ultra Soft TP. It worked great. For whatever reason it had to be Charmim Ultra. And its cheaper than wags, paper towels, etc.

[@chriscraft77022]

dang.. I’m going to do that next time.. I also think the blue shop towels might work good too…

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

A great video, thanks, just keeping it simple flat hand with a good aluminium polish. Well done.

[@darrinstone49]

I'm using sanding wheels with my long reach air die grinder... what a Ton of work! Dirty back breaking too lmao! Yea the power balls only knock the dust off... seriously just to help them shine after all the hard work is done. Most don't know that heat from the friction is what helps lift out the contamination. It's definitely an Art Form!

[@mattdaniel2395]

I'm about to get a pair on bullet hole wheels for my truck. Just getting a leg up on taking care of them. Great video

[@1972davidt]

Great video! Just what I was looking for. Great technique!

[@markl6769]

great info. been doing similar method for years myself. Thanks. keep spreading the truth.

[@Marcusf250]

I appreciate your hussle sir. I just wish I had the kind of time needed to do this to my semi tractor wheels

[@chriscraft77022]

you have to get that buffer kit.. you can’t do semi wheels by hand unless they are new. I have some semi wheels I need to do too

[@georgemullin7772]

U did a great job I'm impressed with how much it improved thank's

[@chriscraft77022]

this is a budget video.... i have a pro polishing video coming soon... you will need about $300 just to start.. think about that before you hate me

[@gbearelp]

You did that for your daughter? Your an awesome pops! Shalom!

[@brett_boys]

I got some old 16.5 Weld Racing rims I about to try this on. Thanks for the video.

[@dosam_6146]

Just what I needed to see! Looks great! Thanks a lot.

[@byrnc927]

Thanks for a great video. Have these same wheels on my S10 4X4. Can't wait to follow your lead.

[@user-hk7cm4jk8q]

Great Video. I love your attention to detail.

[@ralphbenites1819]

Like the way it came out.shine’s like jewelry.💎

[@dirkdiggler5821]

I like your idea of doing it one at a time too

[@dirkdiggler5821]

Excellent video. Doing some old centrelines tiommow. Was going to start with 400 grit but I will start with 600 now

[@TheScientistHayFarmer]

Great video, I like your narration style.

[@2003evodave]

Impressive,,,,,great tutorial. Simple, complete, accurate and precise ,,,,you sir are a professional.

[@catdakman1273]

A shotgun wire bore brush on a drill..... fast work.

[@mrjoesanchez8341]

Absolutely a great video, very helpful.

[@dblJ.710]

Awesome I just bought an old set of rims that need some cleaning up this will work great

[@KENFEDOR22]

Thanks for posting, I have the exact same wheels and tires on my '86 CJ7. Lots of elbow grease required but worth the effort! FYI, all the new wheels now are made in China.

[@chriscraft77022]

they are just cut on a CNC in China now... nothing wrong with the wheels.. I’ve bought a few with no problems

[@eugenetapley5547]

I know this is an old vid, just going to add a bit of advice. Think about those pressure sensing stem caps. They are pretty flipping cool, but they press down the needle in the stem. If they get a little loose you will come out to your rig with flat tires. Ask me how I know.

[@normhodgkinson6965]

Nice shiny wheels always enhance the appearance of most vehicles. That polished wheel with the nice tire looks awesome. Now when you are through doing the Jeep wheels, do something to make the white letters disappear, and the Jeep will look totally awesome. However, if the Jeep belongs to a girl, probably should leave the white letters alone, as she might not appreciate that.

[@chrisp1017]

Just got a set of these wheels for my Jeep. Someone know their worth. But sold them cheaper as they are very oxidized and he was changing the look. Was seeing the best way to clean them up.

[@chriscraft77022]

if they are rough you have to sand them.. I had some once I had to start with 180 grit and they turned out just fine... when they are in bad shape they aren’t worth that much maybe a set for $100 -$150...a set like mine when I started:$300...but polished maybe $400-500 new ones are like $175 each (AR172)

[@traderryan713]

Awesome. I found some great candidate wheels (same ones basically) and gonna try and get er dun. Thanks.

[@joshevans6161]

Legend!! They look epic going to go do my cruiser wheels now

[@thaddchapman2827]

Thanks for video, looks good. Now I gotta try it on my 86 c10

[@weslier54]

Thats a nice set of wheels.

[@Marcusf250]

‘ I think I’m out of bad socks’ hahaha

[@jimmybrewer8289]

Very cool 😎 looks like a new rim 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Thanks for the tips

[@georgemullin7772]

Great job yong man I'm going to try that to awsome

[@attimus02]

I love polishing wheels like that. Do you have any recommendations for getting them to stay looking clean? I've tried Klasse and i think i'll even try a ceramic coating next. You're a cool dad setting up your daughter with this awesome jeep. Keep up the good videos

[@chriscraft77022]

I get a power ball to give them a quick polish...

[@305GARAGE]

Thanks 👍

[@kennethhuff7158]

Can you use a sock without the hole...?😄 good job.

[@Charliegirl2]

Thanks I bought cleaner that wasn't doing anything. This is what I will try.

[@marklawson3865]

Hope u know at the end of polishing a microfiber cloth gets so much more off thr rim

[@dadstoygarage1878]

Awesome thanks for sharing!

[@thiagovilarinho937]

Great video!!

[@elizabethjansen2684]

Eventually I will be doing this got a '96 dakota and the wheels are pretty much solid brown.

[@chriscraft77022]

I have a video using a power ball.. get one if you can

[@elizabethjansen2684]

@@chriscraft77022 pretty hard to do, I'm off grid. But thanks, might get my friend to let me come over and use his place.

[@timellsworth7098]

Thanks man

[@jeffbalthaser7714]

Try wet sanding with wet sand paper and wd40 up to 10k grit and you be amazed at shine without polishing, but with its like a mirror

[@jeffbalthaser7714]

I have same set of wheels but in 6 lug and i did what i said about wd40 and wet sandpaper up to 10k grit

[@chriscraft77022]

I will try that next time.. the wheels I had were extra rough.. next time for sure

[@fredsantos8015]

Nice work bro

[@billpopp5059]

I fear those tire pressure caps will get taken real fast

[@chriscraft77022]

like stolen? they do stand out but I don’t daily drive the Jeep.. so far they have not been stolen

[@arturozamora8683]

Awesome vid. How long did it took you to do all four?

[@chriscraft77022]

probably 1 hour a wheel

[@hoagie2011]

Can you imagine that person trying to polish a turbine wheel with a ball 4:30?

[@onicsdeview808]

Old bar rags 1,000 for 9.99 cash n carry wilould do the job as well

[@michaelhence785]

Yep that's what I am doing to my f 350

[@bammbamm12]

What number grit power ball would you suggest if you need one?

[@DannyDelSC2035]

So what grit roller did you grind the wheel with

[@shakenfake]

Hey Chris I got a quick question for you, so I have a set of decladded GMC aluminum wheels. The PO painted them gunmetal grey and I was looking to polish them. Any tips in terms of grit? I was going to start with an 800 but not sure if that is going to be low enough to get the paint out, and then 1000 then 2000. Also should I soak the sand paper in water or constantly run water over the wheel?

[@chriscraft77022]

you need to paint remove them you aren’t going to “sand the paint off” and then see what they look like.. I don’t know what decladded wheels are

[@shakenfake]

Ah okay I figured I could just sand the paint off. I’ll use some stripper and get it off first then and see what happens. I know I’m going to need to sand though they are rough in a few spots I can see.

[@shakenfake]

www.google.com/search?q=gmc+decladded+wheels&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS795US795&oq=gmc+decladd&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0j0i22i30l2j0i22i30i457j69i60.2657j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=KHIgi1IE6GSzmM You can see the pictures they had some plastic glued on top and then it gets removed and you can do whatever

[@chriscraft77022]

I honestly don’t know what to tell you.. you are doing something that I would not waste my time with... the wheels look too rough.. so you would need to sand them down.. the problem is that the design of the wheels is going to give you some major problems.. notice how my wheels are like a big tub that can be sanded if needed.. even my 22” Alcoa’s on my semi conversion can be sanded... those look like a job

[@shakenfake]

@@chriscraft77022 Oh those are not my wheels those are some I found on google to show you the declads lol. The ones I have already have all the glue and stuff off of them mine are way way smoother than those. Either way still going to be some work.

[@edwarddinardo1248]

Great job! I have same wheels and about to do mine,,,,,do you ever clear after final buff?

[@chriscraft77022]

no

[@armandomedrano6947]

Yeap all you need is a power ball

[@ApacheChief]

They look better dull

[@chriscraft77022]

no

[@txmball1993]

Just say your lazy

[@80HDs]

Hey! Awesome video! What does the comet do when sanding?? I really want to know haha. Thank you

[@chriscraft77022]

I use comet because it has bleach and is a little gritty ... it does nothing for sanding wheels... it’s the only cleaning soap I buy..

[@80HDs]

@@chriscraft77022 thanks for the reply! That’s fair, nice job on those wheels! 🤘

[@prettypenny2561]

Yu said your daughter your voice sounds like the lol brother lol

[@DirtRoadAutoRepair]

Nice job. Looks way better. Going to do this next spring. Checkout my channel when you have time. Thanks! I subbed!

[@nativepatriot7017]

So use 1000 grit?

[@chriscraft77022]

it depends how rough the metal is

[@nativepatriot7017]

I wish I could post a pic

[@nativepatriot7017]

So do I wet sand or leave it dry and sand?

[@jessie7397]

I want to bring you home...

[@dinopereira5957]

Hello; what size is yours wheel and tire? Congratulations

[@chriscraft77022]

15x10 wheels. 33x12.5 tires

[@MouseyEdits]

I bought the same wheels for my truck, but i got a different designed looking one like what

[@chriscraft77022]

these are 10” with 4.5” backspacing

[@MouseyEdits]

@@chriscraft77022 i have a 16x8 et0 says on the back of my original wheels so i orders that and its a different design, says made in america the original and the one i bought said made in india even tho they are both american racing baja ar172 which makes no sense that they are a different design where the bolts go

[@chriscraft77022]

these are ar172 and they were never made in India.. first in USA then China.. they are exactly the same as the original wheels .. return it.. something is wrong.. I got my wheel from summit racing

[@MouseyEdits]

@@chriscraft77022 on summit racing it look exactly like that but thats not the original wheels how it looks on the hub n bolt pattern its more curved and steep

[@MouseyEdits]

@@chriscraft77022 look for a 5x135 16x8 on summit racing u will see that its concaved on the bolt pattern compared to ur wheels, my wheel are exactly like urs but some how i got those

[@jsmoncrief]

Should have just used a power ball. Lol

[@chriscraft77022]

I was going to buy one for the video.. to be honest...but most people don’t want to spend the $30 for a 1 time polish

[@jsmoncrief]

@@chriscraft77022 I only said that because you said it triggered you. I won't buy those stupid power balls either. I just wrap a micro fiber cloth around a spade drill bit, just don't push hard.

[@chriscraft77022]

@@jsmoncrief my concern was how filthy the power ball would get.. that's why I use old socks

[@Cinelli1337]

You are awesome sir.