http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3680224
[Edited on 4/1/09 by repper]
as above but i dont think ill be trying it any time soon
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3680224
[Edited on 4/1/09 by repper]
This has to be the best disclaimer i have ever read....
"I have years of experience working on cars, trucks, other types of machinery, and generally doing manual labor that requires common sense. I was
also raised to take responsibility for my own actions, and not pass the buck to other people. I understood when I polished these wheels that if I cut
off all my fingers, it would've been my fault, and not, well, someone else's. I also put the car up on jackstands, tried to shake the car
vigorously to make sure it was stable, then put it in 3rd gear, started it, and tried to shake it again. Then, and only then, did I lay underneath the
car and polish the moving wheels with my tongue. If you don't have a background working in the field of common sense (unfortunately this is
common these days, with our "let's think for everyone else, so they can't hurt themselves, and also can't learn from their
experiences" society), you should not try this at home. Likewise, if you cut off all of your own fingers, you should not try to blame me or
anyone else for that matter. GROW A SET, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS!"
Sums it up nicely.
John
genius love it
Top bloke!!
I never stop being amazed at peoples stupidity
done it loads of times.
Just keep your pinkies away from the spokes
thats the best disclaimer ive seen!
not sure id risk my fingers for some clean wheels though... just use autoglym (not an ad...)
O.K. i see what he is doing but i would do it slowly on a lathe with my other hand near the emergency stop.
He did have safety specs on though
No real difference to polishing in a lathe - I do that all the time
I've had a few battered fingers over the years - and probably a few more to come - but while I can still count to ten I'll carry on 
I'm typing this with my nose as I tried polishing my rims that way! At this rate I'll be cross eyed as well
The most dangerous thing he did there was use one of those stupid rolling stools
That and the cheap jackstands.
As long as you keep your fingers aimed the right way it's not going to hurt you. Well, it might burn your fingers from heat heh.
yeah, but how much safer would it have been if he put the paper on a stick?
On the plus side, if you did slip, it would twat your fingers away rather than suck them in. Still broken fingers, but not lost.
The rims aren't spinning at 100mph. If you smack your fingers on the spokes it just gives them a bit of a rap and bounce them away from the rim.
Not enough to hurt.
If the worst happened and you managed to get wrapped up in the wheel via your arm or shirt it would certainly do some damage. But if the car is not
LSD you will probably be fine. When looking for bearing noises etc I run cars on the hoist and stop one wheel with my hands.
To me polishing rims like that is safer than a gear driven lathe or drillpress that won't stop for anything.
To me polishing rims like that is safer than a gear driven lathe or drillpress that won't stop for anything.
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Originally posted by rusty nuts
To me polishing rims like that is safer than a gear driven lathe or drillpress that won't stop for anything.