polishing sawblades
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Racer
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From: Temple, TX
polishing sawblades
so when I bought my 94 lt1 the sawblades were peeling clear coat. I want to either strip and polish or maybe just paint them? which would be a better rout? also I have stripped and polished aluminum and man it took forever is there any easier method? thanks guys
Le Mans Master
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I have the same condition on my 96 sawblades, so I skipped the whole stripping/polishing procedure and ordered a new set of Chrome Z06s. They're due in this week.
As a top-gap, I used Mother's Cleaner and, from a distance, they look much better, but there's no way of hiding the peeling clear coat.
I'm sure someone will post the exact procedure on how they did theirs.
Jake
As a top-gap, I used Mother's Cleaner and, from a distance, they look much better, but there's no way of hiding the peeling clear coat.
I'm sure someone will post the exact procedure on how they did theirs.
Jake
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Racer
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From: Temple, TX
so is there any way that I could just sand em a little then tape off the outside lip (I guess what you could consider a lip) and paint them a silver or gunmetal with wheel paint? these will probably only be on the car for about a year or two untiL I can justify the money for a set of wheels, I just currently dont have the cash, thanks!
Burning Brakes
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so is there any way that I could just sand em a little then tape off the outside lip (I guess what you could consider a lip) and paint them a silver or gunmetal with wheel paint? these will probably only be on the car for about a year or two untiL I can justify the money for a set of wheels, I just currently dont have the cash, thanks!
Has anyone ever polished a set or do folks always buy the polished ones that way?
Le Mans Master
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Several guys have refinished their wheels. I recall reading a few posts on how they did it, but I'd be going back a couple of years.
Give the SEARCH feature a try. Could be the step-by-step is posted there.
Jake
Give the SEARCH feature a try. Could be the step-by-step is posted there.
Jake
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St. Jude Donor '05
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...heels+finished
Its missing some pics,but the basics are there.
Never saw the need to reclear them either.
Its missing some pics,but the basics are there.
Never saw the need to reclear them either.
Last edited by cv67; Dec 11, 2006 at 01:14 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '12
I had mine refinished at a local wheel place. It's a '91, so they are painted centers to begin with. They completely stripped them, remachined the lips, and painted and baked them. They look great now. This isn't the closest shot, but you get the idea.
Burning Brakes
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I had some motorcyle rims glass beaded, then I clear coated. It was the easiest way to removed some of the corrosion stains without hours of labor. The end result was a smooth fine grain that looked super under the clear!
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Racer
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yeah this might be a ghetto rig way to do it but I think Im just gonna tape it all off then just use some wheel paint, tape off the centers and do those separate... Im hoping that Ill be able to get new wheels by spring break, maybe this will look good, if not they will be off soon anyways thanks guys!
Drifting
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You still need to remove the clearcoat even if you're going to paint them. The solvent in the paint might cause the clear to lift. Before I bought chromes, I stripped the clearcoat using acetone and a stiff nylon brush then followed up with mothers wheel polish. I've left a few steps out but it takes about an hour and a half per wheel once you get the system down. And they looked like new. They do however require more attention then cleared wheels.....
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by lite blue
It was about $160 per wheel. Not cheap, but neither are new wheels!
That works out to $640 for all four. The set of chrome Z06s I just ordered were $625 but once you factor in the shipping the TOTAL cost would be $714.
Jake
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St. Jude Donor '12
Sure, but I'm not really interested in cheap chinese wheels. The alternative for me was new A-molds from Chevy for $400 a pop. It's a ZR1, so I wanted to either stay stock or put something good on it. You can't get the correct rear A-molds aftermarket.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by lite blue
Sure, but I'm not really interested in cheap chinese wheels. The alternative for me was new A-molds from Chevy for $400 a pop. It's a ZR1, so I wanted to either stay stock or put something good on it. You can't get the correct rear A-molds aftermarket.
Come to think of it, due to NAFTA, many of our products will soon be coming from Mexico since many corporations are now out-sourcing to save on labor costs.
Jake
Last edited by JAKE; Dec 12, 2006 at 04:19 PM.
Le Mans Master
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And you would still have your old rims to sell which drops the price down more.
Last edited by 86PACER; Dec 12, 2006 at 08:48 PM.
