3-Piece Wheel Disassembly and Polish/Refinish with drilled TPMS Holes
#65
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#66
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Got stripped chrome lips back from LM Chrome in Anaheim,CA. Was 1/4 cost of any place willing to strip old chrome in central FL. Even with shipping it was a bargain.
Time for some polishing
Time for some polishing
#67
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Got the faces powder coated in Kingsport Grey by DH powder coating in South FL.
Still have to finish my polishing of barrels and lips. Have all the Zephyr polishing wheels and supplies but no time to finish.
Still have to finish my polishing of barrels and lips. Have all the Zephyr polishing wheels and supplies but no time to finish.
#68
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Barrels all polished. Front still got some haze and deep scratches that I need to redo.
Rears are mirror finish but probably only a 7/10 but good enough since they will oxidize eventually and are hard to keep Mirror due to water puddling in the middle.
Rears are mirror finish but probably only a 7/10 but good enough since they will oxidize eventually and are hard to keep Mirror due to water puddling in the middle.
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#72
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Making good progress, should have these finished by weekend.
My rig for polishing, used an old chair swivel and some blocks. Using a Harbor Freight variable speed polisher (3,500 RPM) with Zephyr pads and compound.
Lips sanded from 240, 400, 600, 800, 1000 using a random orbital sander and 5-inch round pads. Probably could have done faster with a 3-inch or 2-inch sander since more of the surface area of sand paper will hit touch. Also, probably could have stopped at 600 and started with cutting compound.
Lips after cutting stage one buff, still need to do the color buff and final finishing buff.
Resanded and buffed the front barrels to get rid of haze and some pitting.
My rig for polishing, used an old chair swivel and some blocks. Using a Harbor Freight variable speed polisher (3,500 RPM) with Zephyr pads and compound.
Lips sanded from 240, 400, 600, 800, 1000 using a random orbital sander and 5-inch round pads. Probably could have done faster with a 3-inch or 2-inch sander since more of the surface area of sand paper will hit touch. Also, probably could have stopped at 600 and started with cutting compound.
Lips after cutting stage one buff, still need to do the color buff and final finishing buff.
Resanded and buffed the front barrels to get rid of haze and some pitting.
Last edited by sinister2c; 02-22-18 at 10:45 AM.