i got the 92 camaro rims on my car. i was told if you remove the clear coat and polish the rims they come out looking amazing! is this true? if so any help would be appreciated, thanks

dozer80464@aol.com

 

I have seen pics of it, they look great. I am thinking of doing it myself on mine. Hey it is cheaper than buying chrome rims.

 

Be prepared to do a lot of work! I have started and then I have given up for awhile.

 

I have my first one done. Like purpleworm said, it will take a while. If I had a way to post pics in a reasonable amount of time, I would. But such is not not case so let me tell you, you will love the way they turn out if you take your time.

Later,

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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28
Flowmaster
K&N
305 / 5spd. (Temporary)

 

I started my wheels last summer and Im still not done. But they already look alot beter than they did. If you do polish them you'll fell like your never done because polished wheels are high maintenice. One of my friends has done this to his wheels and the end result was well werth the time.

 

i am thinking of doing this but what do i need and how do i do it

 

When I started my wheels the first thing i did was use some aircraft paint striper to get the paint and clear coat off of the wheels. From then you just use sand paper
starting with a rough grade to get the texture out, and just keep working your way down to a finer grade. Finle step would be to rub polish into them. These steps will be alot of work.

 

what type of polish to you say would be best to use, and how many hours would you say it will take to do one rim? im very interested in doing this. if anyone has pics of links of polished 928 rims please send. thanks

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91 Camaro RS - Black with red tweed - t-tops - 700 watt sound system - 14x3 open element - 80 Series Flowmaster - muffler turndowns - Poly transmission mount - Future 12 second street car

88 TransAm GTA - WS6 - red with grey cloth - K&N Filters - TPIS Airfoil - Wonder Bar - Future Restoration

 

I have always had the best luck with Mothers polish.

The number of hours you will spend on the wheel will depend on what kide of shape its in. If its a clean wheel I would guess some where around 7 or 8 hours. If the wheel has ceroded over the years it will probably take longer.