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Posted by: dt4 Feb 9 2020, 04:16 AM

Morning all
Is there a finish on the wheels that gives the satin or polished finish
I expected it to be either polished or non polished alloy but it appears to have been broken through in places

Posted by: bdstone914 Feb 9 2020, 05:42 AM

They are anodized. The pedals ate polished and the recessed areas satin.

Posted by: dt4 Feb 9 2020, 06:34 AM

Thanks, that's good to know

Posted by: dt4 Feb 12 2020, 12:59 PM

Thought I would give polishing the petals a go

Posted by: dt4 Feb 12 2020, 01:00 PM

Posted by: TargaToy Feb 12 2020, 01:19 PM

That looks nice. What was your procedure?

Will you attempt to seal the "new" fiinish or just stay on top of polishing it?

Posted by: dt4 Feb 12 2020, 02:27 PM

I used a 200 grit sanding pad on a 3" airsander to remove the anodising and the scuff marks etc... then went upto 600 then 1000 then 2000 then polished with a mopping pad and autosol metal polish
I had to planish the centre cap to get it reasonably flat first as it was pretty beat up ten sanded it flat before polishing

Posted by: dt4 Feb 12 2020, 02:29 PM

I will see how they get on before deciding whether to seal them

Posted by: jim_hoyland Feb 13 2020, 01:32 PM

Nice job; what would seal the surfaces ?

Posted by: Front yard mechanic Feb 13 2020, 02:34 PM

Silver paint goes a long way not to be a Debbie downer

Posted by: dt4 Feb 15 2020, 01:19 PM

Not a fan then lol

One of the centre caps is pretty beaten up

Posted by: Mikey914 Feb 15 2020, 01:27 PM

When you polish they will be more shinny. I stock the polished and the anodized.
Polishing and making look good take a lot of time. That and dis-similar metals will continue to corrode the OEM caps making them hard to remove

https://900designs-container.zoeysite.com/search/?q=center+cap

Make sure to look at the set of 4 as it's cheaper than individuals


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Posted by: dt4 Feb 16 2020, 12:31 PM

A bit of planishing, sanding and polishing later