Truck.

[Bish]

So I have this 1994 Chevy Silverado.  The wheels need buffed out and polished because some D-bag (old owner) took a high speed to them and messed up the aluminum that they are made of...  Like, ruined it.  I have to go and redo them with sand paper... any ideas on how to make this process easier and less painfull?

[wakeboarderCWB]

How bad are they? Possible to post a pic? Do you have to recoat them?

[Bish]

How bad are they? Possible to post a pic? Do you have to recoat them?

About 2-3 years of driving with no cleaning.  No and no.

[JF]

Get some aluminium foil, scrunch it up and scrub it on the the affected spots. I know it works for getting rid of rust so it might also work for your problem.

Also, wouldn't sanding them fuck them up even more since it's extremely abrasive material?

[[CA] KiwieeEh]

Re; jiggerfuck

Start with sanding, move to wet and dry until a smooth finish is achieved. Apply polish and buff until the end of time.

As for tips? Depending on the severity you might want to just try and start with the w&d. It might look bad on the surface and not be so shitty underneath.

For long sanding times I like to get a machine sander and a mask but of course it's sometimes out of peoples reach. I mean, to make it less tedious you can sand a wheel pretty much anywhere and/or because of that do it to music or with others around. Whatever will keep you from dying a slow and painful repetitive motion death.

[Bish]

Re; jiggerfuck

Start with sanding, move to wet and dry until a smooth finish is achieved. Apply polish and buff until the end of time.

As for tips? Depending on the severity you might want to just try and start with the w&d. It might look bad on the surface and not be so shitty underneath.

For long sanding times I like to get a machine sander and a mask but of course it's sometimes out of peoples reach. I mean, to make it less tedious you can sand a wheel pretty much anywhere and/or because of that do it to music or with others around. Whatever will keep you from dying a slow and painful repetitive motion death.

You see... I've been doing it with bare hands... exactly like you said.  And there is no rust, some idiot took a high speed to them and.. well... they just look really bad... no damage to the wheels other then being curbed by the old owner a few times..  Will try machine though.