Polished wheels

[madcardisease]

So I had some free time, my stock wheels and some 's!!
I sanded, Polished, Polished, Polished...you get the point. Then I painted the inserts with some Rustoleum charcoal wheel paint and this is what I came up with....

If anyone was interested in the process and how to, I would do so on the next wheel. I finished off with a coat of "ZoopSeal", which is an awesome product, it will drastically cut down the maintenance of a raw aluminum wheel.

A close up....

 

[ERG80]

That looks great. I recently refinished mine but didn't polish it like that. Lets see some pics of them on your rig.

 

[Tapage]

dude .. that's awesome .. just I thought I'm too lazy to polish like that ..

 

[arndog123]

dude .. that's awesome .. just I thought I'm too lazy to poliah like that ..

x2. I did the same to my '85 Toy mini chrome rims and my poor fingers were hurting by the time I got to the last wheel.

 

[Paul_L]

Looks nice, I hope they last. What are you going to do with the caps?

 

[bbb18c1]

Looks good!
Might want to hit it with a clearcoat as aluminum oxidizes pretty quickly to a dull finish.

I wish i could have done that too, but the original owner opted for the chrome package, so I had to just spray them black.

 

[Sanchez]

That must have taken some elbow grase!

Looks awesome though!

Juan

 

[Sanchez]

I took the easy route and powder coated

 

[IdahoDoug]

That looks great. Details on the process, like grits, products used? Did you use a machine? How was it getting the edge crevice around the lip? Really looks great.

DougM

 

[95Fantasma80]

Please put the process... This could be sticky material as I know many people love the stock wheels and would love to bring them back to how they use to be. Mine are uggly!

I will wait on your write up. Please describe exactly what you used and how...

Thanks.

 

[McDowra]

Please put the process... This could be sticky material as I know many people love the stock wheels and would love to bring them back to how they use to be. Mine are uggly!

I will wait on your write up. Please describe exactly what you used and how...

Thanks.

X2.....

 

[marcovgv]

what a sweet truck. that hanna bumper is on my list of things to get.

I took the easy route and powder coated

 

[snowcamo80]

Then I painted the inserts with some Rustoleum charcoal wheel paint and this is what I came up with....
View attachment 415996


How did you get it so perfect. The charcoal painted edges of the inserts stayed within the borders of the window? Thanks.

 

[hawaiicruz]

x6 it would be great to see more pics and hear the details

 

[96r50]

Nice tire

 

[harrydunn]

That looks great. Details on the process, like grits, products used? Did you use a machine? How was it getting the edge crevice around the lip? Really looks great.

DougM

What Doug said. Very interested.

Feel free to drive over to Columbia and do this to mine!

 

[Pathfinder]

So I had some free time, my stock wheels and some 's!!
I sanded, Polished, Polished, Polished...you get the point. Then I painted the inserts with some Rustoleum charcoal wheel paint and this is what I came up with....
View attachment 415994
If anyone was interested in the process and how to, I would do so on the next wheel. I finished off with a coat of "ZoopSeal", which is an awesome product, it will drastically cut down the maintenance of a raw aluminum wheel.

A close up....
View attachment 415996

interested in process, steps, products... you get the idea. I want some of those!!!!

 

[IdahoDoug]

Tappity tappity tap.....

Heh - just kidding. OK, not really....

DougM

 

[Ebag333]

Geez. So many people interested in what he did......







Okay, so I am too! I gotta know!

 

[Wrench]

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