Found one. Not my photo or my wheel but a good view. Also a nasty wheel. Does a wheel in this condition look doable with this process?
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Absolutely, I don't see any issues getting that back to new. I've started with much worse. Straightforward.Found one. Not my photo or my wheel but a good view. Also a nasty wheel. Does a wheel in this condition look doable with this process?
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The LX 450 wheels will be easy. Unfortunately I don't have one. If someone is interested in getting them done, I'm absolutely certain that they would come out just as beautiful.Please post a pic of the LX wheels once you complete them. I am interested as well.
I'm trying to get my head around the vibrating lap thing and how that cleaned up the pockets and not just the front surface of the wheel.Thank you. Yea, the sandblasting of the inside and pockets was a big part but the vibrating flat lap really worked magic on them.
I took a Covington one that is similar, but larger. I made the sides so that they went up about 22 inches. Then I put a bigger motor on it. Filled it with water and various grits over time. That's the magic.I'm trying to get my head around the vibrating lap thing and how that cleaned up the pockets and not just the front surface of the wheel.
How does it do the pockets?
You're talking about one of these?
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I can restore them without any issue. I believe the inserts of the 40th/CE are painted a specific color. If you know that color, I should be able to match it pretty closely.
See my post below for a paint that I found to be very close to the original CE / 40th insert color: Duplicolor BTY1619 Magnetic Gray Metallic (1G3)
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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
@69 Pigboy what would an OME set up like this cost?forum.ih8mud.com
Perfect. Thank you. Yes, I could match that with a powder color. So if you've got 40th or CE wheels I can do them as well.See my post below for a paint that I found to be very close to the original CE / 40th insert color: Duplicolor BTY1619 Magnetic Gray Metallic (1G3)
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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?
@69 Pigboy what would an OME set up like this cost?forum.ih8mud.com
Perfect. Thank you. Yes, I could match that with a powder color. So if you've got 40th or CE wheels I can do them as well.
You're welcome. I've enjoyed the process. It's been a learning experience, a good one though.Thank you! Wheel restoration has been on my list a long time. Knowing that you are working to keep the factory rainbow effect and originality is really neat.