what are the chances of being able to strip the clear and the paint off the factory wheels and then give them a really good polishing?

 

I've had this done before on a set of '93 Mazda MX6 5-spoke wheels. The quality of the aluminum in the wheels was almost as good as a forging and they turned out great. I'd talk to a specialty wheel dealer in your area and see if they know someone locally who does it for them. The only thing I had to do to maintain them was apply Mother's polish about every other month, since they were not recoated with clear after the polish.

 

Obviously this is a mod thats been done before, however I cant find anything online such as before and after pictures. It would be really nice to see before and after pictures for any aluminum wheel where the paint was removed, then polished, then clear coated.

 

It can be done, however it is a very painstaking process for a individual who have never done it. I have polished the old 5.0 intakes before it takes hours to really make them right.

 

yeah i know what you are saying
me personally i have polished my firebird tpi intake runners top and base takeing all the sand casting out of it then brought it to a high luster with some jewlers rouge and tripoli (sp? on all that)

i allso have done it with a set of gta rims for the car that wasnt too hard though

just got some spray aircraft stripper and tapped off the tire after a few hours most of it washed off with the hose then anougher coat of stripper and a high polish with some mothers and a dremal tool

i guess my main question here is
#1 is it paint for the color or powder coat?
#2 do you think it would look good on the car?

 

i know i know this isnt mustang and i will get flamed for this but heres a link showing clear taken off then polishing

http://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/te...iowheels.shtml

 

hmm must have been lost in the confution really looking for a quick awnser for anyone who has seen the wheels in person

ttt

 

Mav, thanks for the link. It looks like i'll be polishing the rims on my pick-up. They're starting to look "not so good".

 

yeah that was the same problem i had with my bird the stock wheels were lame so i ran across a set of killed gta rims that had most the clear coat chipped of them they turned out like a millon bucks following that guide i guess noone knows if the "paint" is paint or powder coat
i guess when my car comes in (due to arrive yesterday) ill find out then