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Has anyone ever stripped the clear off these style rims? Got offered a set from a buddy of mine for a good price but the clear is peeling which is the only flaw. I’ve heard of guys using airplane paint stripper to strip the clear off but haven’t seen anything or anyone do it to these style rims and was wondering if anyone had and how it turned out. If so can you post results. Thank you!
Yes, I have done this with excellent results. After they are stripped you can polish/buff them Mothers Mag Polish and they will look brand new. I spent an entire weekend doing all 4 but it was well worth it. Also, I might add that with Mother polish or equivalent they won't rust as long as you apply every year or so. Here's a before and after shot:
Just kidding it will work good,I've done it lots times. Powerwash them to get the residue so you don't scratch them and it will mirror finish
haha these are actually gonna be a gift for mom for her OBS. I got 5 spoke Alcoa’s I resurrected on my one OBS. She’s been rolling around on steelies since it rolled off the show room in 97’ so figured she’d enjoy some bling on her baby “big blue”
Yes, I have done this with excellent results. After they are stripped you can polish/buff them Mothers Mag Polish and they will look brand new. I spent an entire weekend doing all 4 but it was well worth it. Also, I might add that with Mother polish or equivalent they won't rust as long as you apply every year or so. Here's a before and after shot:
Wow! They did come out good! How long did you leave the airplane stripper on the rims for?
Just kidding it will work good,I've done it lots times. Powerwash them to get the residue so you don't scratch them and it will mirror finish
Although now that I’m thinking about it I’m gonna be the one who has to polish and maintain them...you might have 4 wheels in your future after all! Lol
I think around 20 mins or so, I had to give them 2-3 coats. It took a lot of elbow grease using a scotch brite pad. But as humphrey169 mentioned above, a pressure washer would help. I only had a garden hose.
I think around 20 mins or so, I had to give them 2-3 coats. It took a lot of elbow grease using a scotch brite pad. But as humphrey169 mentioned above, a pressure washer would help. I only had a garden hose.
I gotta pressure washer so guess we’ll see how it goes. I’m sure parts will be stubborn and require elbow grease but we’ll see. Thank you!
I used the Klean-Strip brand found at Home Depot. You can brush or spray it on. I'm sure other brands work just as well. Basically what I did was get as much off as I could with the stripper, hose it off. Used a green Scotch Brite pad to get the remaining clearcoat that was being stubborn. Then used a sandpaper, progressing from 800 grit to 2000 grit. After that, polished and buffed using Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish. If you have any curb rash on the wheels you could use a Dremel to knock it down prior to the sanding.
Came out pretty good. Still gotta sand and polish the areas that clear had flaked away on years ago where it’s heavily pitted/oxidized but that’s a job for another day!
Came out pretty good. Still gotta sand and polish the areas that clear had flaked away on years ago where it’s heavily pitted/oxidized but that’s a job for another day!
looks good I’m picking up a set of those wheels this weekend! They aren’t as rough as yours but I’m still going to polish them
10-13-2018, 06:20 PM
