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Nasty73z
Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I want to polish the wheel lips on my stock Amber wheels. The front looks like it is going to be very tricky. Anybody done this yet and have pics or pointers? I want to know as much as I can before crossing a point of no return and I f*#$ mine up. Thanks!
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Molly_hatchet
Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

any good aluminum polish should work fine...ive used mothers,heavy rubbing compound, stuff from blue coral/eco lab and meguires...they all have worked decent...the hard part is with my 9 it has white wheels and polishing aluminum makes a black mess u do the math...i havent found a good way to keep the black stuff off the white and it gets in all the blemishes so i end up waxing my wheels afterwards. ive heard cornstarch helps from a friend who polishes semi wheels and airplane noses but ive never tried it.
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Nasty73z
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Anybody else? I am trying the figure out the best way to remove the Amber powdercoating, esp. on the front wheel. Surely someone has polished a set of Amber wheel lips.
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M1combat
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've seen a few but have never gotten a good answer as to how it was done... I need to do the same thing. I only want to do the very edge of the bead though.
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Molly_hatchet
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

oooh u want to take the powder coat off...i see says the blind man...yeah if anybody has a good answer for that im all ears.
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Buellman39
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

aircraft stripper works
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M1combat
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've seen a few but have never gotten a good answer as to how it was done... I need to do the same thing. I only want to do the very edge of the bead though.
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Molly_hatchet
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 01:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://www.kleanstripauto.com/products/removers.html ive never used it so u can be the test pilot if u do use it lets us know how it works i might order some and dump it on something and see what happens.
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Stormtrooper1015
Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 04:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

is it powdercoat or are the rims anodized to color...??

If it's anno, I'd use 800-1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to take the color back to silver. Then polish accordingly... Dremel for the nooks and crannies...
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Robertoxb9
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 04:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Any news on this side?

I know the wheels are painted, not powdercoated or anodized.

But as Nasty73z already mentioned, when you use paint remover and the already polished aluminium underneath it is damaged, there's no return..
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