Jason89RS

Quote: Originally Posted by 91 camaro rs where can i buy the aircraft stripper? so you use the stripper, sand/ buff then spray the entire wheel with clear? I got mine at an autobody paint supply place. The brand name is Klean Strip and it's called aircraft paint remover and works great. I've read that Busch's Clearcoat Remover for Aluminum Surfaces works really well but I can't get it here in California. You need to use the stripper then sand (180, 320 & 400) then buff. If you spray the entire wheel with clear it will lose some of the shine. You could also choose to buff the wheel to a shine then put on a coat of carnabu wax every once in awhile.

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johnny89345

homedepot has it too if you cant find it

89iroc-z559

what kind of equipment did u guys have to use or did u guys just sand them by hand. Also if u did use equipment where can i buy it?

iroc stangs

wow dude those rims look GREAT! love them! i need my iroc's rims re finished they look well not so good. see i dont trust myself on painting so i'll have to have a shop re finish them so how much is it to get done just like yours? do you have any more pics of the rims? i think they might look better with slighyl darker stripes like blk stripes.

PerthZ28

They are a bit darker in real life than they look in the photo - probably a shade or so darker than the original colour but they have a lot more metallic fleck in them than the originals plus they have heaps of clear on them as well which makes them really stand out [only on the colour part, not on the polished parts].

I tried a darker metallic grey on one section as a test before I painted them but thought it was just too dark - its just whatever you prefer yourself really

PerthZ28

And on the car...

redxtreme02

I have the little white cracks in the wheel finsh...How can I fix them without refinishing the wheels?

87cmroiroc305ho

so im working on my wheels, the 87 iroc design, they were gold, but im goin gloss black, i started one, the black is hard to keep shining, but the polishing is what im having a problem with, i bought mothers aluminum and mag polish, and ya, it works good, some resaults better than others, cleaning before polishing not being the problem. i have to hand polish ever little bit by hand and it takes several coats to get a lil resault. this dont seem right, ive put alot of time into my wheels and havent gotten alot outa it. you guys say buff, like with an acutal buffer? and wax? explain please??? i need anything to help relief my hands of polishing. lol

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, primer with t tops, 305 h.o. rebuilt with tpi and chipped for sale
1992 Chevy Camaro RS, black with t tops, 305 tbi,
98 corvette wheels, 8.5 mm wires, msd coil so far