sandblasting alloy?
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sandblasting alloy?
Hey all. Don't visit this particular forum much, but I figure this is the one to ask my question. I acquired a set of powder coated OEM alloy wheels from a 90's something Ford truck that I wanna put on my '85 F150. They have some slight pitting on all of them which is making them look terrible with the powder coat. My wife's step father, who has the ability to sandblast, says we can sandblast thc powder coat off without harming the alloy, but he's no bodyman and I'm not wanting to mess up a wheel without asking someone first.
I've already removed the powder coat from one wheel using a paint stripper that's safe for alloy (the wheel just glows now), but due to the extensive effort and time, would like to find another (and easier) way. Beings winter and snow are around the corner, I need to buy some better tires to get around and would rather put them on my new rims
. Any advice on this is well appreciated. Thanks!
I've already removed the powder coat from one wheel using a paint stripper that's safe for alloy (the wheel just glows now), but due to the extensive effort and time, would like to find another (and easier) way. Beings winter and snow are around the corner, I need to buy some better tires to get around and would rather put them on my new rims
. Any advice on this is well appreciated. Thanks!
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Do not sand blast! Have them soda or bead blasted. Sand will rough up the surface where as the others will leave a slightly textured surface for the new coating to adhere to. If your planning on having them re-powdercoated, let them remove the old surface so you can get a good warranty on the parts.
I saw an episode of Choppers, Inc. where Cody was apply to go see the process with big Mike. They blasted the chrome off the wheels and sprayed them with black coating. Turned out real nice.
I saw an episode of Choppers, Inc. where Cody was apply to go see the process with big Mike. They blasted the chrome off the wheels and sprayed them with black coating. Turned out real nice.
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Hmmm....
I need a third vote on this beings I've got a tie with one vote for each outcome. I wasn't planning on adding any kind of coating back on, I was just gonna leave 'em bare and polish them once in a while.
I need a third vote on this beings I've got a tie with one vote for each outcome. I wasn't planning on adding any kind of coating back on, I was just gonna leave 'em bare and polish them once in a while.
