water stain on lips
08-04-11, 03:21 AM
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Its kind of hard conveying what I mean in words.
I shall try and find the walkthrough I used in the morning if I remember.
Also something to note, by the photos it looks like you only sanded the patch that had the stain? That part of the wheel will always look slightly different now due to it not having clear coat on it.
As for having to sand after stripping, why? All the wheels I've seen have the lip polished and then clear coated for easy maintenance as said before. The surface would only need a buff up after stripping I would of thought.
I shall try and find the walkthrough I used in the morning if I remember.
Also something to note, by the photos it looks like you only sanded the patch that had the stain? That part of the wheel will always look slightly different now due to it not having clear coat on it.
As for having to sand after stripping, why? All the wheels I've seen have the lip polished and then clear coated for easy maintenance as said before. The surface would only need a buff up after stripping I would of thought.
08-04-11, 10:59 AM
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i tried to cover all the lips but it was hard to do so near spokes area.
If the polishing process was so easy like apply paint strip then buff, people wouldn't say that polishing is PITA haha
If the polishing process was so easy like apply paint strip then buff, people wouldn't say that polishing is PITA haha
08-05-11, 09:58 PM
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Haha. Come to think of it you're probably right there.
And yeah, your spokes get in the way a bit. I guess you'll just have to sit there and keep at it. From what I read (And I'm currently in the process of refinishing the lips on my SSR Vienna's) It it possible to get them totaly scratch free. You just have to take your time and not go through the steps too fast.
Good luck, I hope you get them looking like they were.
08-10-11, 11:37 PM
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I've been told that wet sanding isnt the best way to do it. Reason being, it makes the scratches harder to see.
If there are still scratches you will need to go down as far as it takes to get rid of them.
What I'm trying to say is to start low. When you go on to the next make sure that you have none of the scratches from the previous grit left over. Keep working your way up making sure to get the previous scratches out before you more up.
I would be going back to at least 1300 and not using water.
If there are still scratches you will need to go down as far as it takes to get rid of them.
What I'm trying to say is to start low. When you go on to the next make sure that you have none of the scratches from the previous grit left over. Keep working your way up making sure to get the previous scratches out before you more up.
I would be going back to at least 1300 and not using water.
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