Refinishing rims

[martywarner]

hey guys I just bought an 89 eliminator and the rims are in pretty rough shape th clearcoat is all crappy looking and i was wondering if anyone knows how to clean up and refinish them

thanks :Canadaflag:

marty

[Wildman]

Yea.....couple months ago, CW posted how he cleaned up some rims with "Coil cleaner"

 

I'll see if I can find the post.

 

Here - http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopi ... &start=255

 

Near bottom of page, posted 6/16/07......way back :eek:

[Eagle]

I've had decent luck using Aircraft Stripper (that's a brand name, from Auto Zone, not a generic description) to take off all the clear coat, then polishing with a good aluminum polish. If the aluminum is pitted I start with fine emery cloth, and then polish.

 

Eventually I'll use some rattle can clear coat but for now I just clean and re-polish occasionally.

[LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW]

I recently did a set for Rebecca's XJ since we sold the good set of rims/tires we had for it. I wasn't 100% worried about being perfect since they are only temp until we order her new 33's.

 

Anyways, I just took a wire brush attachment on my drill and went to town. Wiped them down real good and sprayed them. I used vasaline on the rubber prior to paint and than just wiped it off after and no paint was left .

 

Here is a pic of the results. Looks ok for a 2 hour job if you ask me.

 

[mjeff87]

I've got those same wheels on 31's now on the MJ. I wondered how they would look blacked out.....

 

Thanks for giving me another project to add to the to-do list :yes:

 

 

Jeff

[martywarner]

hey 10-4 guys thanks for the help I drive truck and keep my peterbilt looking large so I was just looking for a product to take the clear off keeping up on polishing is fun to me. :Canadaflag:

marty