How to polish an Alcoa rim in 2 minutes 35 seconds

Watch as Six Shinez polishes a 24.5 inch Alcoa steer rim in 2 minutes 35 seconds

[@richsimon7838]

Almost looks fun, like power washing a dirty driveway. Fun for the first 5 minutes that is!

[@jonalarcon8564]

Rich Simon yeah I used to do it at 50.00 a rim

[@JREone]

A true professional at work

[@jimbodee4043]

That came up so much better than I weas expecting it to. Almost felt like it was polished a week b4 and this was just removing the dirt layer.

[@gremlin1396]

But if you look at it it's still very streaky And patchy

[@lukenukem1164]

Top work fella.

[@jimdandyishandy4869]

Only 17 more to go lol

[@sixshinez9290]

jimdandy ishandy lol! Right?

[@lex4758]

U only polish the outside rims...

[@Trucker89dude]

So technically 9 more 😏

[@iamkazie9401]

@@sixshinez9290 the polishing pad looked purple so I'm guessing was PURPLE METAL POLISH BRAND USED?

[@Super_64]

On a standard dual axle tractor it should only be 5 more... the outside wheels are Alcoa and the inside wheels are steelies usually

[@carlspackler91]

If I didn't know any better, I'd swear he's done that before.

[@sixshinez9290]

Couple times, couple thousand times!

[@chuckbrown6994]

Nice angle of the dangle not burning your edges💪👍

[@emonvidaly]

Damn robots taking our jobs.

[@DALLASONETV]

The only way to clean truck wheels brother 💪🏼

[@hayyarbrough]

What grit of rubbing compound are using..... and thanks for the video again 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@AZsmoothrider]

I found this very satisfying to watch..

[@sixshinez9290]

Awesome!

[@michaelt7655]

freaking pro man

[@auknix]

Thanks for the video. Perfect for a quick cleanup. Our wheels are full within a few weeks because of the mud and salt, so a quick run like this is perfect. Can you do a drive wheel video ? I'd almost think you could put the axles up on stands, put the truck in gear and let it idle. Block the front wheels and leave it hooked to a trailer so it doesn't drive off if something goes wrong then stick the grinder in and give it a shine.

[@sixshinez9290]

Thanks, that exactly what this video was for. I'll do a good one of a drive just so busy lately. I just block the steers, jack up the back rims and take the park brake off. They spin freely, you dont need it running in gear.

[@barcelona6801]

Good job 5 stars 👏👏👏

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

Remember kids these wheels still have the Alcoa Dura Brite coating. You have to sand them if you want a mirror finish. Great job.

[@sixshinez9290]

Not all rims have the durabrite coating. If you look at the alcoa sticker, if it has blue lettering it is raw, black lettering is the durabrite, and for people who do not know, it is a " clear coat " which they put on to maintain the shine. And thank you.

[@lauramurray6690]

@SIX SHINEZ your not supposed to try to polish the clear coat ones right? Got a 2 month old truck and dumping a can at the landfill I got something I hope isn't some kind of acid but I can't get it of with soap and a brush and a 4400 psi washer. It's not bad just some spots but it's a front and they are brand new

[@gumballer133]

The worst part about buffing Aluminum is you get totally covered in garbage. I have the same Shield/respirator setup you have too. Wheel looks great !

[@gregdegani]

Aussie Rimshine "Hold My Beer!"

[@raulnunez2827]

Cool... Fast work

[@carollockhart5553]

Slightly Hypnotic...!!!!!!!

[@kemosabedriv]

Excellent work

[@sixshinez9290]

Thank you Jeff!

[@kemosabedriv]

@@sixshinez9290 your welcome

[@billygomez4073]

How do you do a drive wheel that quick ?

[@michaelmacerato8875]

Where can I find one of those pads the ones we use are like 5 inches

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!

[@V8RangeRoversGoingNutts]

Where do i get one of those pads to suit the 9' grinder?

[@notyourordinary1045]

Very nice

[@wheatsuperduty3773]

I'm thinking about buying alcoa rims for my ford f550. 19.5 Inch. Beautiful rims

[@drfox303]

What kind of wheel is that? Do you use some type of compound too?

[@erichramos9129]

En Tijuana mi amigo Felipe los pule igualmente y la kedan bien chingones

[@rosendorivas1377]

De cuantas rpm es la pulidora?

[@slr379x9]

dam i wish i could do that. Spend 80hrs just trucking then spend time working on it weekends then you gotta wash it. Shine job quick like that would be the cats ass

[@Crawlerjamie]

But did you do a good job

[@peterjacobs6290]

I like your technique. It there any way to polish a more intricate 20” wheel for a pickup? The spokes on my wheels are barely wide enough to get a finger in. Thank you 🙂

[@sixshinez9290]

Yes, there is a number of different pads you can use, there is some skinnier ones that should do the trick for you.

[@skirkpatrick7280]

Where we make them at a robot does the work. You can still smell it halfway across the shop.

[@jmecillakennedy7102]

Awesome job,I used to do it by hand..lol

[@sixshinez9290]

jme B thanks man!

[@JCA-Z]

Great job I've done this too after a while your hand goes numb handling the grinder.

[@sixshinez9290]

If you make sure you're pad is balanced properly it is much easier on your hands

[@JCA-Z]

@@sixshinez9290 you are most definitely right.

[@kennethcraig9766]

What dose he keep putting on the polishing wheel

[@brandonbarrientos7252]

What kind of wheel are you using

[@hellohumans175]

ELD approved

[@retireddriver16]

Nice job

[@Skribbles]

I need this done

[@sixshinez9290]

Bring er on in !

[@Skribbles]

@@sixshinez9290 I'm in Northern California

[@sixshinez9290]

@@Skribbles Sweet, get going haha

[@100pyatt]

Thug Life 👏👏👏👏

[@johnsiira9478]

Yeah buddy fast & good will not be cheap....

[@sixshinez9290]

👍

[@Livereater]

only 9 more to go!

[@sixshinez9290]

Lol right?

[@hasankoseoglu5501]

Kullanilam malzeme nedir?

[@tadheath5856]

Sweet!!!! What are u using on the pad edge? Tool that is to clean the pad?

[@sixshinez9290]

It is called a polishing rake. It cleans off aluminum and any other debris so you can have fresh polish on the wheel each time.

[@tadheath5856]

@@sixshinez9290 that's what I thought....back in the day I use to use a screwdriver......lol thanks for replying back so fast.

[@jdone9774]

Forgot the holes in rim

[@sixshinez9290]

Jd One Fml

[@mastermechanicfelipe4641]

what products did you use, what type of wheels thanks

[@sixshinez9290]

That is a 10inch purple airway buff and a brown ( Tripoli) jacksonlea polishing bar

[@halfmoon5022]

SIX SHINEZ what Dewalt machine though

[@sixshinez9290]

Oh sorry, that is a dealt dwp 849xp. It is NOT a grinder, it run at 600rpm to 3600rpm.

[@desolatesurfer8651]

You took the nice patina off. WTF man?

[@homeisneptune9315]

How long to get into the biohazard suit? And what about my drive rims??

[@sixshinez9290]

Home is Neptune lol I know right?

[@christophertaylor9994]

Missed a bit 😉

[@OscarMartinez-fg8re]

and the sanding time, to use the other components, the orange and yellow, I am seeing that you are only using the flannel disc, honestly one lasts longer

[@carlosescobar5353]

👍

[@lovingmesomeoutdoors8729]

What are you using for the compound?

[@sixshinez9290]

That is a Jackson Lea brown colored bar.

[@eddieordogne6419]

What kind of wheel u need to to get that shine how man rpms

[@sixshinez9290]

Hey Eddie. I'm in the middle of starting an online store with the wheels

[@jimstenlund6017]

All the guys I see doing this just bathe in aluminum dust, no protection, just a gray face, lol.

[@Mista_Gee]

What grinder is that you're using? Thanks in advance.

[@sixshinez9290]

Dewaltdwpx

[@sixshinez9290]

Dwp849x

[@chinlaiyo9565]

Got enough ppe

[@derricklaster5423]

What kind of pad he using and at what rpm he running

[@sixshinez9290]

Purple pad but I know like using a red or orange pad. Spinning at 3600 rpm. DeWalt dw849 XP sander/polisher.

[@Richard5873]

@@sixshinez9290 Where do i buy the purple pad You used ?

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

I counted 3,547 rpms.

[@ismaelcarrillo3956]

@@Richard5873 Purplepad.com

[@neiltaylorson6850]

What polish do you use please

[@sixshinez9290]

That video is quite dated, we now use marpol polishing compounds

[@Philadelphia19147]

Always wondered why people were so anal about keeping big rigs so polished.

[@baileysherman8251]

Pride

[@lauramurray6690]

I have a hooklift dumpster business so the truck and dumpsters is what you see of my business. Mine looks nice the other guys looks like crap I get business like that all the time

[@JSBIRD69]

I'm sure the outer duals don't go quite as fast. I'd be willing to bet, that old boy works by the wheel. I hope you bank that cash son, you may need physical therapy later, after spending so much time hunched over that way! God bless you.

[@sixshinez9290]

Outters do take a little longer, Im going to do one soon and post it.... See how fast I can go, hoping right around 5 minutes.... And a little hard work never hurt no one.

[@g9807]

missed a spot

[@dkrink3]

Are Keds sneakers OSHA approved as work shoes?

[@sixshinez9290]

dkrink3 Haha yep

[@jblakec7370]

Let's see you do that on a rear driver

[@sixshinez9290]

Rear drive wheel I can do in under 5 minutes for sure

[@tacomaken15]

The title say "how to" the description says "watch"👎

[@sixshinez9290]

tomatoes 😎

[@budlit1854]

@@sixshinez9290 tamotoes

[@CerebralAilment]

What's he using for polish?

[@georgealmeida3163]

CerebralAilment jewelers rouge, different colors are different grit and the buffing wheels are also different for each grit.

[@sixshinez9290]

Think of the rogue like sand paper, each color bar represents a different aggressiveness and will give you different "color" or shine on the aluminum.

[@chriscassidy7625]

He's using zephyrs wax blocks

[@robertkurtz7587]

White rouge which is more for finishing - if you do all the sanding and diff compounds that wheel could come out 10xs better

[@tstahler5420]

Should clear coat them so you won't need to do that again soon.

[@brandonruhl4525]

i do this shit by hand... fuck lol

[@vladimirouvarov5416]

Oh, no 🫢

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

Quick $100

[@sixshinez9290]

Ziiiiiiiiing!

[@justingt3rs]

I wonder if his linkedin profile says rimjob technician? ...Stay in school kids

[@jakeknelsen2318]

justingt3rs A buddy of mine makes $500-$1000 bucks per day doing this type of work. He did stay in school 😉

[@sixshinez9290]

You got er Jake! I'll be sure to tip @justingt3rs when I order a Big Mac from his till 😅 !

[@jakeknelsen2318]

SIX SHINEZ Where are you located? I’ll get you to do mine if I ever roll through

[@sixshinez9290]

@@jakeknelsen2318 Up in Alberta , Canada. For sure I would. Thanks!

[@jakeknelsen2318]

SIX SHINEZ cool. I’m in Ontario I was out there for the oil rush of 2014

[@lrodriguez9315]

Instead of buying polish for that truck spend it on new tires.

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

You must not be familiar with trucks. Tires are almost new.

[@lrodriguez9315]

@@MrThisIsMeToo so u say.

[@teucercartearjr9878]

Y la lijada no mames

[@JeeporlandoFL]

4 minutes and 12 second.

[@sixshinez9290]

No....

[@erickeller1982]

Don’t forget to clean behind your nuts..... HA HA!!

[@nissanboy97]

He missed so many spots