I have a set of 92 RS wheels, and I was using a 6'' grinder with a wire wheel to round the edges.

Is this a good idea? it can eat the aluminum away quickly, but do you think it will be alright and look normal if I round them all the same?

has anyone done this before?

thanks for the help!

Kyle

 

any one? c'mon guys!

Kyle

 

i dont see why not, as long as you make sure not to over grind

 

the way its been working for me, it will only take soo much off the edges, but yea, you have to be really careful.

I was just hoping someone else has done this before.

thanks,
Kyle

 

I used this on my 14 turbos and got a lot of caked on brake dust off

 

the wire wheel I used is more aggressive and takes more off

 

thats the best one I found to fit in all the crevices of my 82 14 inch tubos

 

I also used a wire wheel to clean up 15" bird wheels. Just shop around because there are "coarse" one and "fine" ones... If you follow up with the fine wheel then hit it with progessively finer sandpaper, you will be amazed at the results.

POZ

 

yea, I almost have one wheel done(with the wire wheel anyways )

I've just gotta do some sanding then on to polishing...

I'll try to get some pics!

Kyle

 

will using wire wheels like the one 82knightrider has, scratch up aluminum wheels to much, because iam planing on polishing my wheels and i wanted to use a wire wheel is the a good way to start??

 

if you use a finer bristed one, it won't be that bad, when I first started mine, I had a really aggressive wheel, and it scratched the hell out of mine, but I got it smoothed out with some sanding paper and a lighter wheel.

Its great for taking the clear coat off!

But like megaracerx said, don't take too much off.

Kyle

 

so it wont scratch up the wheel to bad, will the scrath's it makes be easy to polish out???

 

It is a double edged sword, the more you use the wheel, the more you will sand. If you need to remove clear coat, use wheel sparingly...

POZ

 

ok thanks man

 

Remember to only use brass wire wheels on aluminum. They wont cause discoloration.

 

i've been using steel and it lookas fine...

brass just won't take as much off.

 

I used a steel one too and had no problems with discoloration...

POZ

 

i've almost got 3 ready to sand and polish, will get pics when I get home from school!

Kyle

 

they might be good for rough aluminum but i wouldnt take a wire wheel to my rims .