Polishing Wheels with Rupes Big Foot Nano iBrid

[Crispy]

Pre-Prep

Let dry 24 hours
Leave masking tape and film on the tire (leaves a bit of glue residue on tire, but easier to clean than splatter)
Wet sand with 1200-1500 where necessary to smooth out rough texture in some spots
(the silver paint is very dusty when applying with spray can and since is single stage can be sanded prior to applying Clear)

Freshly Painted

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[TD="colspan: 2"]Compound Stage[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Used 1" Blue Pad and the Blue ZEPHIR coarse polishing compound[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Rotary tool with guard on[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]4 small smudges of product on un-primed Blue Pad[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 8"]Spread compound over one spoke area (5 total) at a time-the flat sections first[/TD]
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[TD]Speed 1[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 9"]Keep tool as flat as possible and 4-5 section passes-divided the spoke area into 3 sections[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Slow passes light pressure as pad is open cell and collapses very easy[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 11"]Turn off polisher when done a section and re-apply 4 smudges-had to move the angles quite a bit due to irregular shapes[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Wipe off residue and clean pad on micro fiber towel after each section[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 9"]At this point the wheel looks very good with good shine and depth and really finished LSP ready[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 8"]Gave a final wipe down with IPA 10% Solution and checked with FLEX swirl light[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 6"]Used the 1" Yellow Pad and Yellow KERAMIK Finish Polish[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Rotary tool with guard on[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]4 small smudges of product on un-primed Yellow Pad[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Spread polish over one spoke area (5 total) at a time-the flat sections first[/TD]
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[TD]Speed 2[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 9"]Keep tool as flat as possible and 4-5 section passes-divided the spoke area into 3 sections[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Slow passes light pressure as pad is open cell and collapses very easy[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 11"]Turn off polisher when done a section and re-apply 4 smudges-had to move the angles quite a bit due to irregular shapes[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 10"]Gave center cap a light polish only as raised printing too vulnerable for the blue compound/pad combo[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]Wipe off residue and clean pad on micro fiber towel after each section[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Gave a final wipe down with IPA 10% Solution[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 8"]At this point the wheel looks fantastic very good shine and depth and LSP ready

All Polished and LSP ready[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 8"]Rotary Tool and one inch pads are very powerful and will not stop during polishing[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 7"]The guard must be on for this intricate work-many rounded edges and curves[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 9"]When doing the outside lip/bead area do after polish has been used up a little-cuts down on splatter[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Blue Compound slings more than Yellow Polish[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 9"]Blue Pads get chewed up if too much pressure applied especially to the edges in tight spots[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 10"]Pads need to be cleaned on Micro Fiber Towel after each section pass-they are small and get dirty quickly[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 4"]No need for high speeds 1-2 max.[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 11"]On this paint (single stage Silver with 3 coats of Clear) it really does a nice job of making it pop and super smooth[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 8"]If had not sanded could have probably just done Blue/Blue combo and LSP ready[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 5"]Did not apply LSP as paint needs 7 days to cure

The polisher is perfect for this kind of polishing.
Easy to maneuver in the tight spots and powerful enough to get the rounded parts.
No cord makes it really nice.
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[Sizzle Chest]

Pretty cool!!! Thanks for posting this up!

 

[ronkh57]

Cool

 

[idriveblackcars]

That's awesome!