Help polishing blades

[DIRTY DAVE]

I have a set of blades but they look horrible. What is the best way to really shine them up? some people have told me the use aircraft stripper to take it all the way down the metal and then wetsand them with 2000 grit or higher and then use a polishing compound the finish them. I've never polished anything before so i want to do it correctly and get your guys' opinion before proceeding

[91H22ACB7]

Aircraft stripper works great.
I've been able to wash off paint chunks from using that stuff, make sure you don't inhale it.

If it does take all the paint off, start with a high grit sand paper to get the imperfections out and then go a little higger to get the fine scratches that you left from the previous lower grit. A good polishing compound is key to make it easier and id recommend something electric, doing it by hand would take forever.

Good luck and post results if you decide to tackle those wheels.

[DIRTY DAVE]

awesome. so aircraft stripper will work then huh? i will for sure post up some progress pics of the wheels. i wont be able to start on them till some time next week though. i JUST dropped my car off tonight at a local body shop. I'm having all the little dings fixed and having it all repainted the stock burgundy color again... should get it back on saturday. I cant wait to see how it will look after the new paint

[91H22ACB7]

I thought it looked great in the pic you posted. I would kill for my 4drs body/paint to be in that great of shape.

[CRX Toad]

When I polished my forks on my motorcycle I worked from 1500 up to 3000 then to a liquid compound 3500 up to 4500. It takes a lot of work and patience. In the end it is worth it.

[DIRTY DAVE]

Haha, trust me, the picture does it justice. The body is actually very straight it just has a few little dings in it. The paint is all messed up. The rear quarter panels look good but the paint is all faded from the doors foward, all the clear is completely gone off the roof and c pillars, and the hood had a big dent in it from someone sitting on it. I just replaced the hood with a OEM. You'll see how much better the car will look once I post pics of the new paint

[DIRTY DAVE]

stopped by the body shop today to check the progress on the accord. here is a few pictures i got. some of them is with work being done and some of them is to show WHY im getting it repainted
Fixing Dings

shitty paint on fender

shitty paint on bumper

Circled the little dings that need repaired

Real Shitty Paint on the Roof

side view of body

Hood Sanded

Roof Sanded

Trunk Sanded

Working the Rear Quarter which had a few dings

More Ding Work

[erg153]

Going to look great! If you don't mind me asking, what kind of quote did you get from the body shop?

[DIRTY DAVE]

i got the hook up because the guy in the picture is a good friend of mine. only charging me 800 for body work and paint

[integraracer24]

Air craft remover will do most of the work! Make sure to put blue painters tape around the outside edge of the lip n tire! Also use gloves and long sleeves to protext your skin! You can get really bad burns from that stuff! Also protective eye wear is a plus! After you remove all factory clear/paint wash the wheel good to remove all the air craft just incase you want to paint the inserts as it will eat it n wrinkle or flake off! After hit it with 800 grit 1000 1500 2000 with soapy water while keeping the rim wet! I did that to a pair of 94 ex wheels and results where pure mirror! After use a nice piece of eagle never dull clothe n rub the entire wheel till the rim turns black then rub off the black till its gone with a terry cloth or micro fiber cloth! After i use mothers mag wheel polish and keep rubbing nice quater sizes in sections to get them really blinging and your done! You dont have to use both never dull then the mothers cus of extra wOrk but hey they still till this day are shinning on my cusins cb7 and they were polished 4 years ago!

[integraracer24]

I would love to see how your polished blades come out! Please post pics of the process soon!

[dooey52_91CB9]

Air craft remover will do most of the work! Make sure to put blue painters tape around the outside edge of the lip n tire! Also use gloves and long sleeves to protext your skin! You can get really bad burns from that stuff! Also protective eye wear is a plus! After you remove all factory clear/paint wash the wheel good to remove all the air craft just incase you want to paint the inserts as it will eat it n wrinkle or flake off! After hit it with 800 grit 1000 1500 2000 with soapy water while keeping the rim wet! I did that to a pair of 94 ex wheels and results where pure mirror! After use a nice piece of eagle never dull clothe n rub the entire wheel till the rim turns black then rub off the black till its gone with a terry cloth or micro fiber cloth! After i use mothers mag wheel polish and keep rubbing nice quater sizes in sections to get them really blinging and your done! You dont have to use both never dull then the mothers cus of extra wOrk but hey they still till this day are shinning on my cusins cb7 and they were polished 4 years ago!

I did the same thing as you but I took the tire off and when I stripped the rim I also did the back side to make it look like new. I also went 1 step further and before I did the 2000 grit sanding I painted the inside of the sawblades and lug holes. Then I sanded the over-spray off as I did the final sand of 2000. Heres a picture of my finished wheel. Yes there is some paint chipping around edges and they are dirty but I havent touched them for the 1 1/2 years they have been on my wagon.

[DIRTY DAVE]

thanks guys.i should be egetting my car back in a few days from paint. once i do, i will get started on the wheels

[integraracer24]

I did the same thing as you but I took the tire off and when I stripped the rim I also did the back side to make it look like new. I also went 1 step further and before I did the 2000 grit sanding I painted the inside of the sawblades and lug holes. Then I sanded the over-spray off as I did the final sand of 2000. Heres a picture of my finished wheel. Yes there is some paint chipping around edges and they are dirty but I havent touched them for the 1 1/2 years they have been on my wagon.

Wow they came out really good!

[integraracer24]

thanks guys.i should be egetting my car back in a few days from paint. once i do, i will get started on the wheels

No problem bro thats what we're all on here for to help eachother out!

Hope to see progress on the sawblades!