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fielderd · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 89 Location: perth, australia

hi guys/girls,

i've got the 8 spoke 14" wheels on my 1980 924. The guy that i bought them off had sprayed them gold and besides me not liking the colour the finish is terrible (rough as). i have read the article on wheel finishing and was wondering if this is possible given my situation? what would ne the best way to go about this, sandblasting etc. please help.

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Ordrune · Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Sydney, Australia

Paint stripper. It is the quickest and lest painfull way of stripping the surface for refurbishment

I'm about to do mine too. I have seen mags polished with wet or dry sandpaper which I thought looked pretty schmik. The drawback with rubbing them back to new is that it apparently takes about two days to do each wheel. Thats a hell of alot of rubbing with 5 wheels.

I am desperately looking for an alternative.
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CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS

Having seen what sand/media blasting and powder-coating does, that's the route that I recommend. I'm not sure that the paints you are going to find at your local automotive store will stand the test of time, the sun, road grime and brake dust. ...just my $.02...
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Carnut 280 · Joined: 28 Dec 2002 Posts: 101 Location: Denver, Colorado

If you media blast the wheels, DO NOT USE SAND! it will ruin the center caps, and screw up the wheels too. it looks like ass when it's done with sand. Use glass beads. they break when the hit the wheel, removing paint, and not denting/damaging the surface. but yes, media blasting and powdercoating is the way to go.
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Phogphire1 · Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Posts: 293 Location: Portland, OR

Hey does'nt break fluid remove paint Hmm. never tried it on paint on purpose but it does do a do great job removing paint that you don't want removed. If you have ever spilled any on accident or had a leaking master cylinder.
Any Guiena pigs out there???
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78porsche924 · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

I would imagine you would want to keep that stuff from your tires. Don't wanna make em blow out.
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Ordrune · Joined: 29 Nov 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Sydney, Australia

Brake fluid will remove the paint but can stain metals.
Usually it will bleach(so to speak) paint before removing it, though it can take ages to get it off with some kinds of paints.

As for the tyres, aint much short of nitric acid that will break down rubber. These days some governments are actually reviewing using the old car tyres to make artificial reefs due to there robustness and abundance. Either way, just about any chemical used on the rim shouldnt harm the rubber past staining it.
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