CrazyIvan
09-25-2006, 09:40 PM
eh, dont know where to post this so its going here (mod feel free to move it if you see fit), had some free time this week and am toying around with this set of wheels, they are Work Equips 17x8/9 +31/+29. These are 3 pice wheels (for those who dont know), was bored w/ them so I decided to remove the paint & polish them up. Its fairly simple to do what I'm doing and fairly cheap too, I have some prices posted as well as where I got my stuff so you can have a rough estimate of how much it cost me to do this.
I DID NOT NEED TO SAND THESE WHEELS
Tools needed:
power drill:
http://www.hr-hardware.com/img/electric-drill/electric-drill-s61010.jpg
sponge ($1.99 for 4 @ walmart):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1818.jpg
brushes ($1.96 @ walmart for set of 4) & knife (free):
(screw driver and metal brush were NOT used)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1817.jpg
disposable gloves ($7.99 for box of 100 gloves @ walmart)
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
suplies:
paint remover ($7.99 @ walmart):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1816.jpg
polishing compound (4.99 @ Oreilly Auto Parts):
http://shop.com.edgesuite.net/ccimg.shop.com/220000/227900/227917/products/17005331.jpg
4 & 1/2" cotton spiral sewn wheels ($3.49 each + $8.49 shipping @ Caswell Inc (google aight!?))
I always buy 10 wheels at a time b/c you will pay the same shipping price for 1 or for X number of wheels
http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/images/spiral.jpg
OK now that I described all the tools needed for the job here's how ya do it main.
PAINT REMOVAL
1st
put on your gloves like so, make sure you gots one on each hand (yeah I know what u thinking, u like that huh?? lol)
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
2nd
spread the paint remover on the whole wheel w/ a brush, wait a couple of minutes and it will start to bubble up like so:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-22-06_1921.jpg
3rd
now scrape the bubbles w/ your knife, make sure you're gentle enough not to scratch the surface of the wheel,
REPEAT STEPS 2 & 3 UNTIL YOUR WHEELS LOOK LIKE THIS: (all paint removed)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1810.jpg
4th
Wash your wheels and dry em up w/ a towel
POLISHING
1st
Get a new and clean pair of gloves
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
2nd
spread the polishing compound on about 1/3rd of the wheel, now use a cotton wheel with your power drill and spread the compound moving the drill back and forth, at this point you will notice some black stuff coming out, thats normal, just keep going untill MOST of the black stuff is gone. REPEAT 2ND step on the whole wheel TWICE, yes I do mean the whole wheel twice.
3RD
Wash your wheel with the sponge (make sure to use a soft sponge that wont scratch your wheel), dry it with a clean towel/old shirt or clean rag.
4TH
REPEAT 2ND & 3RD step once again, this time using a smaller amount of polishing compound.
WASH YOUR WHEELS AGAIN and you're done bitch, make sure to put some blinging rainbow wheel locks from A Spec Products on and BAM go be the envy of all your hood
**** DONE ****
How the wheel looked like B4
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-22-06_1922.jpg
and AFTER
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/PICT0674.jpg
I DID NOT NEED TO SAND THESE WHEELS
Tools needed:
power drill:
http://www.hr-hardware.com/img/electric-drill/electric-drill-s61010.jpg
sponge ($1.99 for 4 @ walmart):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1818.jpg
brushes ($1.96 @ walmart for set of 4) & knife (free):
(screw driver and metal brush were NOT used)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1817.jpg
disposable gloves ($7.99 for box of 100 gloves @ walmart)
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
suplies:
paint remover ($7.99 @ walmart):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1816.jpg
polishing compound (4.99 @ Oreilly Auto Parts):
http://shop.com.edgesuite.net/ccimg.shop.com/220000/227900/227917/products/17005331.jpg
4 & 1/2" cotton spiral sewn wheels ($3.49 each + $8.49 shipping @ Caswell Inc (google aight!?))
I always buy 10 wheels at a time b/c you will pay the same shipping price for 1 or for X number of wheels
http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/images/spiral.jpg
OK now that I described all the tools needed for the job here's how ya do it main.
PAINT REMOVAL
1st
put on your gloves like so, make sure you gots one on each hand (yeah I know what u thinking, u like that huh?? lol)
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
2nd
spread the paint remover on the whole wheel w/ a brush, wait a couple of minutes and it will start to bubble up like so:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-22-06_1921.jpg
3rd
now scrape the bubbles w/ your knife, make sure you're gentle enough not to scratch the surface of the wheel,
REPEAT STEPS 2 & 3 UNTIL YOUR WHEELS LOOK LIKE THIS: (all paint removed)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-23-06_1810.jpg
4th
Wash your wheels and dry em up w/ a towel
POLISHING
1st
Get a new and clean pair of gloves
http://www.mossfoam.com/images/vinylgloves.jpg
2nd
spread the polishing compound on about 1/3rd of the wheel, now use a cotton wheel with your power drill and spread the compound moving the drill back and forth, at this point you will notice some black stuff coming out, thats normal, just keep going untill MOST of the black stuff is gone. REPEAT 2ND step on the whole wheel TWICE, yes I do mean the whole wheel twice.
3RD
Wash your wheel with the sponge (make sure to use a soft sponge that wont scratch your wheel), dry it with a clean towel/old shirt or clean rag.
4TH
REPEAT 2ND & 3RD step once again, this time using a smaller amount of polishing compound.
WASH YOUR WHEELS AGAIN and you're done bitch, make sure to put some blinging rainbow wheel locks from A Spec Products on and BAM go be the envy of all your hood
**** DONE ****
How the wheel looked like B4
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/06-22-06_1922.jpg
and AFTER
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/ivanthieme/17%20WORK%20EQUIP/PICT0674.jpg