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07-29-2012, 10:55:24 AM
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Cleaning Polishing Wheels?
I recently picked up an aluminum polish kit that comes with the various sized wheels and what not to polish out a set of wheels, but the problem I'm having is I can get maybe 1/2 a wheel done before the polishing wheel turns completely black and pretty much stops working. Is there a way to clean them?
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07-30-2012, 11:20:31 PM
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I wash my mothers power cone with dawn dishwashing detergent.
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07-31-2012, 05:56:44 PM
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I'm using those cotton wheels and the black residue is stuck on there like glue, not sure if there is a proper way to clean them or not.
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07-31-2012, 06:30:10 PM
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07-31-2012, 06:39:02 PM
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corn starch powder will remove left over polish on the wheels keeping both the polishing cones and the wheels ,also the corn starch will leave the rims looking even better
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07-31-2012, 08:55:01 PM
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Don't clean the cones at all. The cone is supposed to load up with compound. The compound does the work, the cone is just a way to hold it. I have been around metal finishing shops my whole life. Carn Starch is new to me but not using powder to clean left over compound off.
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07-31-2012, 09:07:57 PM
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Cones no, but I believe the OP said he's using polishing wheels...cotton I assume.
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08-01-2012, 12:05:54 AM
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I used the word cone because i didn't want buffing wheel and car wheel to get confused. Same deal.
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