Oldblue

I just wanted to share this video, I’m not looking for any view clicking rewards, just wanted to share my experience, refinishing my Colbalt SS rims.


I’m no film studio, I don’t edit (maybe cause I don’t know how)
I’ll post more next time , when I get outside for wet sanding the aluminium alloy rims.

Greybeard999

I know that finish was thick, but I would have started with 220 grit, or even 320 grit... Much easier to wet sand from there.

Cleanup from 80 grit can be a nightmare.

Oldblue

I know, but with the lock down here, I only had the 80 and 180 grit hook and loop paper. I messed up and said 120 but I saw when I took the paper off the sander, it’s 180 grit.

I have had good experiences going from 80 to 180, then on to 320, then 600.
If they look good then I’ll move up to 800,1,000 and 1,500 wet sand , those I have but they are in my headlights polishing kit, at my friends place, I can’t go get it right now because of our stay at home orders.
I will follow up later on in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for watching and adding your experience

the_shmoo

Good job.

Oldblue

Thanks

sleeper

Be glad that wasn't chrome you had to sand thru.. They should clean up nice..

Oldblue

I was considering that for the winter 17” chrome over plastic rims

These cleaned up fairly well with some elbow grease and pots and pans powdered cleaner

Blue_SS

Those look pretty good! I had a guy help me on some rashy ones years back, and he used a stone, like a sharpening stone, on the rough spots. That seemed to work pretty good. I had no rubber on mine, and he powdercoated them after. Not sure they were nice enough to polish up. The powder came out great, though.

Oldblue

I just might powder coat the alloy rims after these tires are done , I just had the TPMS installed a year ago, so this might be a temporary thing, I do know that Plastidip or that vinyl wrap spray won’t stand up to road grit and grime , so , that eliminates those coatings

donbrew

Just curious because I don't do this kind of work; is there a reason to not use rouge and a buffer?