Nice satin finish Treblig. Just be careful when spinning the wheels while the car is on stands. and make sure the car is pointing out in case something happens. At the dealership I worked at, we spun them up on the brake lathe. That worked well. tmm
Yes, Care must be taken. I always use my heavy duty jack stands and make sure the car is sitting nice and solid. I'm always on the lookout for a broken (electronically) tire balance machine. You know, one that the balance electronics is ruined and all it will do is spin. That would be perfect for polishing rims. You can also put any type of wheel on it. I knew a mechanic that sent one to the scrap heap because he couldn't afford to get it fixed. Unfortunately I got there about 3 weeks too late.
The satin finish was my goal, didn't want it too shiny. In fact, I had to hit it with some coarser sand paper after I realized I had polished too much. This is the fastest method that I know of without having to spend a lot of time and money. Using a water bucket to keep the sand paper wet makes the sand paper last almost forever so it doesn't require many sheets.
