Wheel clear coat
01-12-2018, 12:37 AM
#11
Thanks for the invite but unfortunately I won't be around your neck of the woods anytime soon.
I used aircraft paint stripper, you can get it at most hardware stores for under $20. While at the hardware store buying the stripper buy 4 cheap chip brushes (1 for each wheel), a good plastic mixing cup, painters tape, aluminum or mag polish, plastic paint scraper and wet/dry sand paper (400,600, 1000,1500,2000)
1. Wash wheels with a good quality dish soap so you remove as much road grime and brake dust as possible.
2. Tape your valve stems and/or the tires around the bead. I didn't but it is your preference.
3. Pour the stripper into the mixing cup wearing thick rubber gloves, that stuff burns like hell.
4. Liberally paint the stripper onto the wheels only not the center caps in a well ventilated area still wearing the gloves.
5. Let the product sit on the wheels as per the product instructions.
6. Once time has elapsed gently scrap off the crystallized clear coat with the plastic scraper and gloves.
7. Rinse wheel with just water to dilute the chemical and wash any remains chemical off.
8. Inspect the wheel to see if you need to "paint" the stripper on for a second round. I did 2 rounds of stripping on each wheel just to be sure. If second round is needed repeat steps 4-8.
9. Depending on the level of damage the oxidation has done will depend on what grit sand paper you start at. I started with a wet sand 400. Only on the areas of oxidation.
10. Progress up the grits of sandpaper until you are sure you have removed all the micro scratches.
11. Once you are happy with the level of sanding you can wash the wheel again with just water and a micro fiber towel/ mitt to remove the residue from sanding to inspect the wheel. If you notice any areas not sanded correctly then bump down a grit on the area and go back thru the process of sanding.
12. Once wheel is exactly how you like it bust out the aluminum/ mag polish and go to town polishing. I used a mother's polishing cone on my drill go a little faster.
13. Follow the instructions on the polish to achieve the optimum shine.
Just remember that the wheels are no longer clear coated so you will have to polish the wheels often to maintain a good appearance. I have been polishing mine every 3 weeks so far this winter. When it was warmer and less rain I was polishing ever 5 weeks or so. Hope it helps and good luck.
I used aircraft paint stripper, you can get it at most hardware stores for under $20. While at the hardware store buying the stripper buy 4 cheap chip brushes (1 for each wheel), a good plastic mixing cup, painters tape, aluminum or mag polish, plastic paint scraper and wet/dry sand paper (400,600, 1000,1500,2000)
1. Wash wheels with a good quality dish soap so you remove as much road grime and brake dust as possible.
2. Tape your valve stems and/or the tires around the bead. I didn't but it is your preference.
3. Pour the stripper into the mixing cup wearing thick rubber gloves, that stuff burns like hell.
4. Liberally paint the stripper onto the wheels only not the center caps in a well ventilated area still wearing the gloves.
5. Let the product sit on the wheels as per the product instructions.
6. Once time has elapsed gently scrap off the crystallized clear coat with the plastic scraper and gloves.
7. Rinse wheel with just water to dilute the chemical and wash any remains chemical off.
8. Inspect the wheel to see if you need to "paint" the stripper on for a second round. I did 2 rounds of stripping on each wheel just to be sure. If second round is needed repeat steps 4-8.
9. Depending on the level of damage the oxidation has done will depend on what grit sand paper you start at. I started with a wet sand 400. Only on the areas of oxidation.
10. Progress up the grits of sandpaper until you are sure you have removed all the micro scratches.
11. Once you are happy with the level of sanding you can wash the wheel again with just water and a micro fiber towel/ mitt to remove the residue from sanding to inspect the wheel. If you notice any areas not sanded correctly then bump down a grit on the area and go back thru the process of sanding.
12. Once wheel is exactly how you like it bust out the aluminum/ mag polish and go to town polishing. I used a mother's polishing cone on my drill go a little faster.
13. Follow the instructions on the polish to achieve the optimum shine.
Just remember that the wheels are no longer clear coated so you will have to polish the wheels often to maintain a good appearance. I have been polishing mine every 3 weeks so far this winter. When it was warmer and less rain I was polishing ever 5 weeks or so. Hope it helps and good luck.
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idrive (01-13-2018)
01-12-2018, 12:29 PM
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Thanks for the advice. Looks like something i will have to do after the weather clears. Sounds like a lot of work, but the finished product is well worth it. Thanks again.
04-20-2018, 05:47 AM
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I could not agree more with it, you should always go for detailers that are certified by the product manufacturers in order to avoid that kind of problem, most of them do that kind of things nowadays and it really certifies a better quality.