Hopefully I will have some time in the next couple of weeks to do it. Still have a couple of other projects I need to get done on her first.
remove wheel clear coat
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Safety Car
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From: Jennings LA
remove wheel clear coat
carb cleaner will remove the factory clear coat from your 80-82 aluminum wheels. spray on wait a few mins and just wipe off, then you can polish them. works better than scotchbrite or sandpaper. no scratches.
Safety Car
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From: North of Atlanta GA
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by gator79
carb cleaner will remove the factory clear coat from your 80-82 aluminum wheels. spray on wait a few mins and just wipe off, then you can polish them. works better than scotchbrite or sandpaper. no scratches.
Melting Slicks
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From: 406ci SB, AFR 180 Heads - 490 HP @5,600 RPM 529 lb-ft @ 4,100 RPM
I sent mine to a machine shop and they turned them on a lathe, removed just enough to cut into the Alum. Then sent them to a paint shop for clearcoat re-spraying. They ended up looking better than new,total cost $80.00 X 4
Drifting
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
the clearcoat is added to aluminum wheels to keep them from oxidizing. Oxygen in the air will overtime make them dull. The clearcoat will mean low maintenance as long as wheel weight's etc don't cause the clearcoat to chip off etc. If you take off all the clear coat and polish the wheels, the only difference will be that you'll occasionally need to polish the wheels when they get dull - once every month or two is what I did with mine after my initial polish. The initial polish, the one to get it looking like mirrors is the toughest. After that, just once in a while will maintain it.
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I removed my clear coat two years ago with 400 wet/dry.Then I polished the wheels and since then,only have to re-polish once/month...I could not believe the difference in shine..I will not ever consider clear coat again,and have not had any issues with oxidation...these are stock aluminum wheels from 78...
