I took my wheels apart and separated my rock rings so I could smooth them out. Previous owner used them like they were stolen and then played chicken with a K-rail. The scratches/dings/cuts caused the paint to start flaking off. So I used a wire wheel on my grinder to get rid of all the paint. I then used an 80 grit flap wheel to smooth out most of the dings/cuts. It looks pretty good like that but if you get up close you can still see the small grinding lines. Is there something for the grinder that is for finishing surfaces? I found a spongy brill pad type wheel that was for finishing but it doesn't fit my Dewalt grinder. I was originally going to paint the rings yellow to match the jeep. I found some "John Deer" color yellow paint and the cap looked exactly like the yellow on the jeep. I sprayed some on a hidden area and it looks nothing like the cap or the jeep's yellow. I like the way it looks now without paint, just would rather it being a little more smooth.

I will post before and after pics when I'm done.

yeah i kick myself for to buying them damn wheels..perhaps if they were sent my way, those lil lines won't be noticable on my heep

Why, your gonna mess them up again anyway.

Scratch-x and a buffing wheel.

Just buff them out against some rocks at K2. That should do it.

Put some scratches on your jeep and no one will notice the rings DUHHH

The previous owner musta been a tool....

pwned

Let me know if you need anything welded

Ok, I don't know if you are working with aluminum or steel, but you will have to work it down with some 600 grit, then 1000 grit (with water-just keeping things "wet"). I've used a random orbital sander on alum, and stainless, then get the buffing wheel after it with various grits/compounds, working finer grits as you go. Then a white rouge for the final buff to bring out the mirror finish. ** If you really want to....