Team MF Member #420 Posts: 14534
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The ONLY downside is maitnence. With your wheels now, you just scrub'em clean and shine your tires...
Now I'm polishing my wheels with Mothers, then putting a coat of wax on them to help preserve the finish. A little mothers will go a long way, takes a little effort but it really looks awesome in the sun, especially for those of us who aren't big on chrome wheels.
Team MF Member #420 Posts: 14534
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I just finished polishing my 3rd wheel. I took a few different steps. I used some heavy duty paint stripper rather than sanding to see if it would make for a better finish.
Result:
The finish is equal to my other 2 hand sanded wheels, but it took less work to do so. You have to be real carefull not to strip the clear coat off the rest of the wheel. I didn't use any care because eventually I plan on polishing the entire wheel or just getting rid of the car in the near future.
< Message edited by Dan02GT -- 7/22/2004 9:43:12 PM >
Team MF Member #420 Posts: 14534
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Don't ya hate when that happens?
I didn't bother taping anything. I was just semi-carefull. I found some spots where I stripped the clear coat. I can always mask it off and spray it again. Anyways, I noticed the factory clear coat is yellowing a tad, I just might strip the rest of it and re-clear it or leave it cast aluminum.
I'm going to try uploading the newest & best pictures again...
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I like the last on edoes a good job.
So what are you doing next weekend? LOL, just kidding.
About how long did it take you? Suck part of my weekends is all the house work I have to help with, so time is of the essence. Maybe I will just make it a winter project, that way I won't drive it during the winter again!!!
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I'm a bonehead and sanded the paint off the driver side wheels, then worked all the scratches out and slowly got a good mirror finish. That took about 6-8 hours total.
On the passenger side, I was sick when I started to sand them, got too tired and busted out the paint stripper. Stripping the paint took about 20 minutes.
After I stripped the paint, the aluminum had a hazy stock finish. So I took 220 grit, sanded it good, went to 800 wet, 1000, 1500, 2000. That took about 20-25 minutes per wheel. I could make them shine and reflect even better if I wasn't so lazy. If I wasn't so stubborn and realized how much easier it was just to use paint stripper...
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