Aluminum rim recondition?

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Old 11-17-2009, 10:38 AM
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Question Aluminum rim recondition?

I found a set of 95 15" 10 hole aluminum rims to replace the steel argent ones on my 94 but the aluminum rims have the plastic coating eating away and they are pretty yelowish anyway to recondition them?
 
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Old 11-17-2009, 08:52 PM
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This is what I have done in the past.

What I did was, get a spray can of Aircraft Stripper at Walmart, spray in on the rims a few times per the directions, let it sit, and then rinse it off. The Aircraft Stripper made all that clearcoat peel right off, leaving me with bare aluminum which is then EASY ( although time consuming to do it properly ) to polish to a mirror like shine. I used some varying grades of steel wool to make them look uniform ( remember to run the steel wool WITH the grain of the aluminum ), and then "smoothed" out the finish with a piece of Scotch Brite, then after that the polish of your choice ( I like good ol Mother's ) and they look better than new!
 
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Old 11-17-2009, 08:55 PM
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strip them with a good high quality stripper and then polish them and reclear them with automotive clear paint or have them powdercoated with clear.
 
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