ihateallmustangs Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Did this on my t/a today I suppose w-body guys could use the same methods. The car I got these rims on was heavily driven in the winter since 89' and was never washed. Materials needed/price Aircraft stripper (jug) $30 Cheapo paint brush $1 1 bag of very fine steel wool $2 plastic scraper $1.50 Masking tape ,free rags,free I wanted to save the gold centers as they clean up nice when washed. I did all this in my apartment buildings parking lot with no access to a hose. I brought out a bucket of water. Mask all areas off! Basicly you spread a coat of the air craft stripper and you immediatley start seeing the clear coat melt off. I used 2 coats to be safe. After that I washed the area off with a wet rag then scrapped the bubbled clear coat off. Most of the areas on my rims had corroded past the clear coat and heavily into the aluminum. From here on its polish away all bad areas with steel wool. This was no easy task. Two rims took me the better part of the afternoon and my hands are killing me lol. After you are finished ang get the desired amount of corrosion off wash ,dry and use mothers aluminum polish on the area. I did two coats! Now for pics I vgot one side of the car done so its mixed front and rear pics Before: Now: (stripping process) After a good polish: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediabandit Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 WoW...nice job man,i have to do that to my stockers on the Z as well.they look great.way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 wow nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 those cleaned up very nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 crazy K has...... 28 rims to do. shit. nice job, btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 wanna do mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloDude Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 crazy K has...... 28 rims to do. shit. nice job, btw! lol. ya x2 awsome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Nice work. I just did the same thing to my spare Bonneville xlaces I picked up a while back, but I also painted the centers on them black. The wheels I started with were not in bad shape, they just had a little clearcoat fade. It takes a long time for aluminum wheels to get in bad shape down here in the South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 That is awesome! Thanks for the info. I don't have those type of rims, but I wanted to polish the rims I do have. That aircraft cleaner stuff is just what I need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 damn that looks good, i have to try that on my croslaces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 You got before and afters with the T/A? I'm also wondering how it would look all like that on the xlace too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Well the first two pics are the fronts before. But heres another ,probably one of the rims with the worst damage. Before: Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Almost forgot this helps get the job done on a hot day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted To Boost Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Did you do the gold part too, or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Did you do the gold part too, or no? No the gold part is in good shape and the paint is by PPG and is very expensive. You cannot find a decent looking match up. I masked it off well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 damn that came out really nice. I must do that with my 5 spoke rims [attachment deleted by admin] Removed to free up storage space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That looks amazing! I'll talk about it more at the meet. You better be coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 No the gold part is in good shape and the paint is by PPG and is very expensive. You cannot find a decent looking match up. I masked it off well. According to some here, the gold portion of crosslace wheels are actually powdercoated. That would explain why they hold up so well and are much more resistant to chipping than standard painted wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 No the gold part is in good shape and the paint is by PPG and is very expensive. You cannot find a decent looking match up. I masked it off well. According to some here, the gold portion of crosslace wheels are actually powdercoated. That would explain why they hold up so well and are much more resistant to chipping than standard painted wheels. I got my info from the third gen guys so who knows! "That looks amazing! I'll talk about it more at the meet. You better be coming" I will definatley try to make it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 You still never came out to London to goto the wreckers either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 You still never came out to London to goto the wreckers either! All in good time I am still up for that just been busy lately! On a side note its nice to add some car "turtle wax" (green tub) onto the alumium surface as a sealer. This is optional you can also use caribou wax or anything that suits you best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 This is optional you can also use caribou wax or anything that suits you best. Carnauba Wax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateallmustangs Posted May 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 This is optional you can also use caribou wax or anything that suits you best. Carnauba Wax Yeah figured it wasent caribu wax lol.. but for some reason I remember reading caribu lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAMDIT Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I have done this many times and that aircraft stuff is the shit! Just don't get it on ure hands, use gloves cause it BURNS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtipGary Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I wonder if you can do that to the five spokes to make them hi-po... that would be cool. I guess ill test that this weekend on my fullsize spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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