Ordered a new set of wheels/tires

[Chiron]

I ordered a set of wheels and tires from a vendor on here, there are some surface imperfections from the cardboard rubbing on the face of the wheel. It looks like the majority of the damage can buff out, so I'm going to give that a shot. Gloss black painted finish. Any particular products/process you guys recommend? I've got some Uber AIO I'm considering trying.

Images of the wheels here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_X5GI2hdUFWYVJtMnNLM0pvR1E&usp=sharing

 

[28ONE]

Megsuiar's M205

 

[Bossmustang16]

Yea all that should buff out! good luck! post some afters.

 

[Chiron]

Hit the wheels with some AIO. They're better, but I'm still a bit disappointed about defects out of the box.

 

[Johnf78]

That sucks! I would have them send you new ones. That is not acceptable. Plus you shouldn't have to waste your own time polishing new defective parts to fix them.

 

[Wicked GT]

I agree... they should cover that.

 

[BigD]

That's BS......I always expect perfection when spending that kind of money. I have used Meguiar's ScratchX 2.0 for imperfections and have had excellent results.......follow up with some good wax/sealer.....

 

[Chiron]

I had already been going back and forth with the company. Instead of getting a new set sent out, I opted to take a credit from them to cover buffing the wheels. Apparently the damage is a little more serious than I figured. Gonna try something more aggressive than the Uber AIO I used.

 

[Bullitt 3309]

What else do you have as far as polish/compound?

 

[Chiron]

Right now, nothing. Still taking suggestions.

 

[Bullitt 3309]

Do you have a DA Buffer? If so what pads?

 

[Chiron]

Yep, I've got a DA and some Lake Country green pads.

 

[Bullitt 3309]

Green pad thats light polishing?

 

[Chiron]

According to Chemical Guys, general purpose, light polishing, AIO compounds. I used a *gasp* Mother's Powerball on the wheels, I figured that would be easier to maneuver inside the wheels.

 

[Bullitt 3309]

So i take it the scratches go into the sides as well?

 

[Chiron]

A bit, but the majority of the damage is on the face. Would you recommend using my DA? I was afraid the finish might be too thin to use an aggressive buffer.

 

[Bullitt 3309]

You could be right about that. The Megs Scratch X by hand or with powerball. The AIO wont cut it. But be prepared to burn thru the paint to fix if its that deep... Sorry about your luck.