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Old May 22, 2003 | 01:47 PM
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bead blast alum wheels

wondering about bead blast then polish alum iroc wheels? anybody here do it? results?any ideas to help?
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Old May 22, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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iroc wheels i have in mind to bead blast. beads are fine, not real course..thanks..
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Old May 22, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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sorry double pic post, my bad!
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Old May 22, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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From: Readsboro, VT
Car: 85 IROC-Z / 88 GTA
Engine: 403 LSx (Pending) / 355 Tuned Port
Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?
I had my IROC wheels bead-blasted to remove the paint. Using paint stripper just made a mess. I found a guy locally that did them for $10 each, and he used a very fine media. I don't know what he used, but when I got them back and started sanding, I could still see the stock machine lines in the smooth surface. It was money well spent!
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Old May 22, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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cool, thanks for the info!
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