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Mirror finish on my motorcycle aluminum Rims?

I have been trying to make my aluminum rims shine like a mirrorBut my sandpaper (2000 grit) has done a great job at that but if I look closely enough, I can still see micro scratchesKinda like the swirls one would see on a paintjob of their car after a few washesWhat is the best item to use to get that perfect mirror3m polishing paper? 5000 grit sandpaper?Micron polishing paper?? Please help.

Answer:

Try pulling and stretching them someOtherwise you are going to have to wear them with boots.
Go to Harbor freight and get a hand held cut off driver ( if you have a compressor they have an air powered one cheap ) Get some buffing wheels and rouge The cotton wheels and rouge are the only way to polish aluminum to a chrome like finishOnce fully polished , maintain that shine with Semichrome metal polish
just wear them with boots and avoid that fabric blend

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