I was trying to put back that machined lip looking finish they have on aluminum rims. You could use this same process on Torque Thrusts or other machined lip aluminum rims. These rims were in fantastic shape. Only a couple nicks in the edge from storage and had tires on them briefly. The bare uncoated aluminum rims were sitting in shed for a long time and that why there were dulled. You could use a long flat file and a harder rubber impregnated deburring wheel to remove curb rash if needed
So I just ran it through this brillo pad type wheel I have that impregnated with some fine grit. It's really a deburring wheel I believe
I put the rim on a swivel shop stool so I would rotate it while the sanding wheel was running. Then I shimmed the electric motor to get into angles when needed. I also put blocks of wood under the rim as neccesary to get the right height to the sanding wheel.
This gave it a very consistant finish as opposed to hand sanding. Plus it was very quick.
I have gone back and used Wenol on the rims and it gives a more shiny finish. But still not like a fully buffed aluminum finish. And the Wenol keeps it from getting dull longer.