rim cleaning
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8th Gear
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rim cleaning
so im refurbing an old vette slowly but surely..see previous thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1850881
and now i have some questions about the rims as i took them off the chasis to have a proper look at whats what under there, is there an way i can get rid of this pitting on the rims, does it necessarily require beadblasting?, id rather use some elbow grease than anything but what do you lot reccomend?
thanks
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1850881
and now i have some questions about the rims as i took them off the chasis to have a proper look at whats what under there, is there an way i can get rid of this pitting on the rims, does it necessarily require beadblasting?, id rather use some elbow grease than anything but what do you lot reccomend?
thanks
Instructor
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From: Sugarland Texas
Blasting
I have seen soda blasting with zero harm to Aluminum. The demo was on a soda can, it took the paint off the can with zero harm to the Aluminum. No marks or tiny pits what so ever. The can even had a high gloss after the blasting.
Burning Brakes
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From: 90% of all Fords are still on the road.....the other 10% actually made it home!
I just picked up a '79 Chev SWB last month and it had a set of Centerlines on it that were all pitted and rusted and wouldn't come clean.
What I always do with wheels like this is buy the Eagle One "MAG" cleaner.
(It says not to use on Polished wheels, but I've used it on 3 different sets of Polished Auto Drags and then just polished them back to a shine without any problems at all)
Anyway, this is what my wheels looked like before the Eagle One.
BEFORE
DURING.........sprayed it on & scrubbed it with a toothbrush!
AFTER........they went from pitted to this for only 6 bucks!
They're way more shiny than that since I polished them up with "Mothers",......I just don't have any pictures yet.
What I always do with wheels like this is buy the Eagle One "MAG" cleaner.
(It says not to use on Polished wheels, but I've used it on 3 different sets of Polished Auto Drags and then just polished them back to a shine without any problems at all)
Anyway, this is what my wheels looked like before the Eagle One.
BEFORE
DURING.........sprayed it on & scrubbed it with a toothbrush!
AFTER........they went from pitted to this for only 6 bucks!
They're way more shiny than that since I polished them up with "Mothers",......I just don't have any pictures yet.
Last edited by str8upchevy; Dec 24, 2007 at 03:25 AM.
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Drifting
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
they make an acid that works on aluminum also, spray it on and hose it off. I forget what type acid tho... used to use it on the old Keystone slotted wheels back in the 70's and 80's.
