| Re: Switched back to my old wheels |
Subject: Re: Switched back to my old wheels by Flashman on 2009/5/15 13:03:54 Hi, I used aircraft paint stripper from home depot. Wear gloves, paint it on with a cheap brush. Get the gel type. Remove plastic center caps or they will be toast. Stay away from the painted surface too. You may need two applications. Let it sit for about 10-15 minutes for each coat. You wont hurt the aluminum. After, that you can wash them down with soap and water to get all the chemical off.Better yet, clean them with Brown Royal wheel cleaner and prep them wheels for polishing. I polished my wheels with Malco professional metal polish. It works good and easy to use. It has no grit and wont scratch soft metals. We sell it at our online detail supply store. I also used a 3 inch wool buffing kit that we sell at our shop. You can attach it to a drill. Its a wool buff pad that fits perfect in the center and polishes faster and easier than that mothers ball. I polished all 4 wheels in about 40 minutes.I started wet sanding the wheels with 800 grit then 1500 grit and polish with a mini wool buff pad and the metal polish. The aluminum is crystal clear and they look like chrome.The results were amazing. I will post some pictures this weekend. I have two more wheels to sand and polish. Take care. Joe Flash man www.flashwax.com |
