Pont406, I have restored perhaps 50 or more original HURST wheels. There are no short cuts, it is a lot of work to do it correctly for optimum results. I average roughly 90 to 120 hours per wheel. I could talk for hours on the process and techniques. It typically takes me one month per wheel working on them in the evenings and on the weekends. Depending on current spoke face surface condition (pitting/damage). I would use from 36 grit all the way to 3,000 before the polishing process starts. I do everything by hand, all the sanding. I have made special tools to do so to keep all the edges crisp, clean and straight. I've owned and handled a lot of them. Please reach out if I can be of any help to you for advice or recommendations.
*Please please please do not take an electric buffer w/ Super Duty compound to the spoke faces ! I have seen so many original HURST wheels ruined by someone looking for an easy way out, a short cut. Doing this will burn down all the crisp lines and edges. These lines and edges are what make these wheels sparkle when done right and take a gross amount of work to repair (if possible).
Tim john---
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