Stripped the clearcoat off my wheels

Discussion in 'F-250 and F-350 Wheels and Tires' started by Big'un, Mar 4, 2012.

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  1. Mar 8, 2012 at 9:02 AM #61
    Big'un

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    Mark , yours are already raw aluminum , just get some jewlers rouge and polish them....

    and yes Keegan do it to it
     
  2. Mar 8, 2012 at 9:21 AM #62
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    Wheels look really good dude. Nice work!
     
  3. Mar 8, 2012 at 7:33 PM #63
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    thanks dood
     
  4. Mar 8, 2012 at 8:26 PM #64
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    looks great man, if u wanna go the extra mile for a mirror shine, wet sand starting with 1000 and work your way to 3000 then polish..BIG difference

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  5. Mar 8, 2012 at 9:59 PM #65
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    when I pull the wheels for new rubber I'll definitely do that.
     
  6. Mar 8, 2012 at 10:45 PM #66
    Big'un

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    Thats to much work Adam lol
     
  7. Mar 9, 2012 at 7:47 AM #67
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    I agree! I've only had one set of aluminum wheels that would polish to a mirror shine from the factory and they were the old forged Alcoa Mickey Thompson classics.
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  8. Mar 9, 2012 at 11:10 PM #68
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    yeppppp i used to have sum
     
  9. Mar 10, 2012 at 10:32 PM #69
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    jewlers rouge?? i have a mothers power ball, and the mothers cone, should i polish it with the powerball, or do it by hand??

    and where do you get that stuff from???

    and i thought yours was aluminum too??
     
  10. Mar 10, 2012 at 11:33 PM #70
    Big'un

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    mine had clearcoat ...... just polish yours , u can get jewlers rouge from amazon or a local truck stop
     
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