Polishing wheels

[ninjarabbi1997]

What do you polish your outer parts of your wheels with?

Novus 2? Polishing papers? Combo?

If polishing papers, what do you start with and for how long?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Quicktimederby]

I don't really polish anything but the hub. I use to polish the whole wheel but did not really see any time decrease so I stopped. If I were to polish the whole wheel I would use the same process I use on the inner hub.

 

[Obsession Racing]

I am with Quicktime on this. I don't see value in polishing the wheel tread, and in fact think it may be a detriment. Making it slippery can probably cause some degree of unwanted wiggle. I guess the only benefit may be aesthetic, rather than performance. The wheels are already riding on an edge, so polishing the tread area has little impact. I think that inspecting the area where the wheel rides, and making sure that there aren't any burrs from machining would be important though.

Spend your time prepping the bore properly. My Pure Stock at MOTM was only a few thousandths behind Kinser, and I didn't touch my wheel tread at all.

O.R.

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

I usually use 1000 grit while it spinning on the lathe followed with a little spit on the finger! I would agree with QT, follow same steps as bore and it should look fantastic. Do the inner, outer hub and the inner edge. Do make sure there is no fringe left from the machining. I try to get it all off but I am sure I miss some.

 

[Guest]

I usually use 1000 grit while it spinning on the lathe followed with a little spit on the finger! I would agree with QT, follow same steps as bore and it should look fantastic. Do the inner, outer hub and the inner edge. Do make sure there is no fringe left from the machining. I try to get it all off but I am sure I miss some.

Any chance we will see some bottled DD4H spit in the store anytime soon?

Funny part is, I bet it would sell.

Ian

 

[Obsession Racing]

I always wondered why my wheels smelled like pizza sometimes! /images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif

O.R.

 

[Kinser Racing]

PM me. /images/boards/smilies/wave.gif

 

[Guest]

------------OK fellow Proxy Racers----------- LISTEN UP!!!!!! The fact I can't quite catch the "Young Guns"

doesn't mean I may not be able to help out a little.LOL There is a way to get some "GRIP" with the rear wheels on your cars. We all have our own ways of doing things, and we all know that Daddio's spit is most likely the answer, but I'm not sure this would work,to many folks would take his spit and claim it as their own

SERIOUSLY.. There is a product called F L I T Z, sold at most ACE Hardware stores, its a polish that is used for polishing different things, but I have found that when applied to the inner lip of the part of the wheel that comes into contact with the track, it creates "grip". I take a clean rag and a small amount flitz around the contact area of the wheel, and remove it before it dries, and it leaves the wheel feeling kinda sticky. I know it helps out with a car that likes to wiggle, it is not a cure for the wiggles, but it does help out. Now, the first question may be..if it causes grip, will it not pick up "track trash" thus causing less traction and actually creating more issues with dirt on the wheels. The answer to that is yes, if you use flitz then immediately start running it down the track.But if you'll wait about 15 minutes, it wont. Remember, this is no fix for a car tha is out of control, but it will help a car that is subject to do the [font="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]*JIGGAWIGGA*[/font] DO NOT LET THIS STUFF DRY ON THE WHEELS!!! It is hard to remove once it dries, and you have lost the effect it gives the wheels if it des dry, BTW.. It will NOT

hurt the wheels!!! Let our MOTM(OfficerKinser) explain how racers use Hot Lap to soak their wheels, it's the same concept. Take care,
[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"] [/font][font="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"]DG[/font] 143

 

[Kinser Racing]

------------OK fellow Proxy Racers----------- LISTEN UP!!!!!! The fact I can't quite catch the "Young Guns"

doesn't mean I may not be able to help out a little.LOL There is a way to get some "GRIP" with the rear wheels on your cars. We all have our own ways of doing things, and we all know that Daddio's spit is most likely the answer, but I'm not sure this would work,to many folks would take his spit and claim it as their own

SERIOUSLY.. There is a product called F L I T Z, sold at most ACE Hardware stores, its a polish that is used for polishing different things, but I have found that when applied to the inner lip of the part of the wheel that comes into contact with the track, it creates "grip". I take a clean rag and a small amount flitz around the contact area of the wheel, and remove it before it dries, and it leaves the wheel feeling kinda sticky. I know it helps out with a car that likes to wiggle, it is not a cure for the wiggles, but it does help out. Now, the first question may be..if it causes grip, will it not pick up "track trash" thus causing less traction and actually creating more issues with dirt on the wheels. The answer to that is yes, if you use flitz then immediately start running it down the track.But if you'll wait about 15 minutes, it wont. Remember, this is no fix for a car tha is out of control, but it will help a car that is subject to do the *JIGGAWIGGA* DO NOT LET THIS STUFF DRY ON THE WHEELS!!! It is hard to remove once it dries, and you have lost the effect it gives the wheels if it des dry, BTW.. It will NOT

hurt the wheels!!! Let our MOTM(OfficerKinser) explain how racers use Hot Lap to soak their wheels, it's the same concept. Take care,
[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"] [/font][font="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"]DG [/font]143

Were you talking about Steve and Mark?

 

[Guest]

Lets see.....my guess would be.....NEITHER, they are just that good!!!!!! I loved watching them both RACE!!!!!