View Full Version : How to get peeled clear coat fixed? (pics included)
240_RU
12-02-2009, 08:20 PM
Sup peeps,
Just a few days ago I've noticed that on one of my wheels (sportmax 002) clear coat started peeling off. So the questions is
there anyway to get this thing fixed without resurfacing the whole rim? I know if I want to polish it, I'm gonna have to remove
the clear coat with an air craft remover or something like that but in that case I'm gonna have to do all 4, and I'm too lazy to do that
because the other 3 are just fine. Have any of you done anything like this before? BTW this is polished aluminum lip, I would really appreciate
if someone could give me some steps in order to remove those scuffs. Thanks.
http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/phresh_s13/100_2550.jpg
http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/phresh_s13/100_2551.jpg
HyperTek
12-02-2009, 08:30 PM
they are sportmax, no one will care.
They are wheels on a street car, no one will notice.
=)
I wouldnt worry about it, i know peeps wiht curb rash city, mine included, and no one really cares/notices.
no offense sir, but i dont think sportmax wheels are worth the hassle to get them perfect again.
wgJoY
12-02-2009, 08:39 PM
There is a thread already out there with the solution to this. It's fairly recent to. Try searching.
I'll update this post if I find it.
ILoveMyRHS13
12-02-2009, 08:40 PM
they are sportmax, no one will care.
They are wheels on a street car, no one will notice.
=)
I wouldnt worry about it, i know peeps wiht curb rash city, mine included, and no one really cares/notices.
no offense sir, but i dont think sportmax wheels are worth the hassle to get them perfect again.
You nailed it on the head, sir. They'll oxidize through the clear coat anyway. Well, mine did before I painted them.
TurboStrong
12-02-2009, 08:40 PM
Squirt some man "clear coat" on it and see if it helps!
wgJoY
12-02-2009, 08:44 PM
Search (http://zilvia.net/f/search.php?searchid=5622409)
It's easy, mmmkuay.
thetopcow
12-02-2009, 08:45 PM
Remove the clear coat like you said with the stripper. and then re-clearcoat just that wheel. Good Luck
240_RU
12-02-2009, 08:48 PM
they are sportmax, no one will care.
They are wheels on a street car, no one will notice.
=)
I wouldnt worry about it, i know peeps wiht curb rash city, mine included, and no one really cares/notices.
no offense sir, but i dont think sportmax wheels are worth the hassle to get them perfect again.
Oh lots of thanks sir hehe ya its my daily and im kinda crazy perfectionist :)
There is a thread already out there with the solution to this. It's fairly recent to. Try searching.
I'll update this post if I find it.
Yea please if you don't mind, I found many web sites on google but they're all resurfacing a whole thing, which i don't wanna do just wanted to see if there's like a quick fix for this kind of thing you know
You nailed it on the head, sir. They'll oxidize through the clear coat anyway. Well, mine did before I painted them.
Squirt some man "clear coat" on it and see if it helps!
lol u know i don't have much to lose that's probably exactly what im gonna do anyways haha
240_RU
12-02-2009, 08:53 PM
<- another happy customer :)
wow thanks a lot guys :)
Tantwoforty
12-02-2009, 10:23 PM
aircraft stripper it and shoot it with a few coats of a good clear.. or leave it alone.. meh
Matej
12-02-2009, 10:28 PM
Chrome over it.
om3ga
12-02-2009, 10:31 PM
Really? really really? Damn must post pics of the SHOW CAR or ban!
240_RU
12-02-2009, 11:07 PM
Really? really really? Damn must post pics of the SHOW CAR or ban!
what? Wha wha?? Show me a show car with sportmax wheels on it lmao
Oh lots of thanks sir hehe ya its my daily and im kinda crazy perfectionist :)
If you were a crazy perfectionist you wouldn't have sportmaxxx on your car.
Simple solution is leave em.
Second, more difficult, solution is strip and polish.
dub40sx
12-03-2009, 06:03 AM
or for the price of stripping and refinshing you could just buy new ones.
240_RU
12-03-2009, 08:45 AM
If you were a crazy perfectionist you wouldn't have sportmaxxx on your car.
Simple solution is leave em.
Second, more difficult, solution is strip and polish.
what's wrong with having sportmax ? I like them that's all it matters. By calling myself "a crazy perfectionist" I was meaning that I like to keep the car clean. Strip and polish that's exactly what Im going to do
or for the price of stripping and refinshing you could just buy new ones.
it really doesn't cost that much everything should be under $30 and for that price I should have enough materials to redo all 4.
Thanks for replies but I get that not that many people like wheels like this...
l2edken
12-03-2009, 09:28 AM
looks like you also got some oxidation happening on ur lugs, id fix that aswell cause personally, i believe that rust looks 10x worse then your clear... but yeah but strip and polish, did that for a couple ebay steering wheels, came out nice too!
240_RU
12-03-2009, 10:00 AM
those lug nuts are just cheap junk, can't find any better ones, and I mean I live in memphis, they dont put any salt on the roads cause we have snow only like 2 times throughout a whole winter
TommyGun
12-04-2009, 06:50 PM
sportmaxx=cheap wheels; cheap wheels=crappy products used in production of the wheel
volk, work, etc finishes are high quality and will last much longer because of the high quality techniques used in production. if you want show car wheels, you need to pay for show car wheels.
you get what you pay for...
second_chanceS14
12-04-2009, 07:33 PM
Y is everyone bashing on this guy cause he is trying to fix his wheels?? Some of u are still rocking ur stock sucked in ass wheels.u guys should chill out, its not like we are all rocking volks and SSR's.not all of us shit money.
Mighty_Zeus
12-04-2009, 08:56 PM
Y is everyone bashing on this guy cause he is trying to fix his wheels?? Some of u are still rocking ur stock sucked in ass wheels.u guys should chill out, its not like we are all rocking volks and SSR's.not all of us shit money.
who here is shitting money? i will feed you for a month... come on over.
and here are some lugnuts that dont suck...
Tuner Lug Nuts : WOTMStore (http://www.wotm.com/tunerlugnuts.html)
wh0aitznic0
12-04-2009, 09:26 PM
Lol.
Try unbolting the face from the barrel and refinish the barrel.
240_RU
12-04-2009, 09:35 PM
sportmaxx=cheap wheels; cheap wheels=crappy products used in production of the wheel
volk, work, etc finishes are high quality and will last much longer because of the high quality techniques used in production. if you want show car wheels, you need to pay for show car wheels.
you get what you pay for...
and do you really think ur comment is helpful here? Fuck no! I dont have rich parents nor do I have a lot of money? If I did - I wouldn't drive a 240 is one thing, another thing I wouldn't be rolling on sportmax wheels, who gives a damn how good they are? It's just completely pointless to have volks or any other expensive shit like that on SOHC, auto, open diff 240, don't you think? Now, who said anything about a show car? Maybe I'm just trying to improve me knowledge about polishing and resurfacing wheels so I might use it later on in future. Dang, please give me a brake people! All I wanted to know is which sand paper to use and whatnot and you give me all that instead, thanks a lot you deserve a ban...
Lol.
Try unbolting the face from the barrel and refinish the barrel.
it's a one piece wheel whatsoever...
Deftec
12-05-2009, 01:21 AM
Agreed, this is pointless bashing when a member is coming to this forum asking on how to fix something...Especially from new members.
Just to contribute....As to what was previously said, just strip that one wheel down and re-clear it.
jayrawr
12-05-2009, 01:38 AM
hmm.. i stripped mine, repainted and re cleared mine.... they came out pretty good, WAYYY better than red centers...
lflkajfj12123
12-05-2009, 02:59 AM
Chrome over it.
Chrome over it.
240_RU
12-05-2009, 07:13 AM
hmm.. i stripped mine, repainted and re cleared mine.... they came out pretty good, WAYYY better than red centers...
Nice! Do you have any pictures of it? As far clear goes, would that be ok if I'd just go ahead and get the one that sells at AZ?
Agreed, this is pointless bashing when a member is coming to this forum asking on how to fix something...Especially from new members.
Just to contribute....As to what was previously said, just strip that one wheel down and re-clear it.
Thanks for support. I would love to do that but I'm not sure if it will match the other wheels? I mean it's not a big factor but still? Maybe I should just go ahead and do all of them at the same time or something
Chrome over it.
Seriously?
wh0aitznic0
12-05-2009, 07:40 AM
it's a one piece wheel whatsoever...
Haha, then what are those bolts for on the lip/face of the wheel? Might as well just do what those two said.
Chrome over it.
lflkajfj12123
12-05-2009, 03:01 PM
Haha, then what are those bolts for on the lip/face of the wheel? Might as well just do what those two said.
Chrome over it.
What he said.
maplejesse
12-05-2009, 03:32 PM
Thanks for replies but I get that not that many people like wheels like this...
Actually, like half of this forum uses sportmaxx wheels.
Don't feel hated. They just have bigger internet nuts than you.
240_RU
12-05-2009, 04:37 PM
Actually, like half of this forum uses sportmaxx wheels.
Don't feel hated. They just have bigger internet nuts than you.
that's what I figured
Honestly, these wheels are cheap, but if you brake them you can easily replace'em and at least you won't kick yourself in the head for doing anything to them, cause they ain't volks or works, so at least we have a benefit right there
ThatGuy
12-05-2009, 04:42 PM
that's what I figured
Honestly, these wheels are cheap, but if you brake them you can easily replace'em and at least you won't kick yourself in the head for doing anything to them, cause they ain't volks or works, so at least we have a benefit right there
They must be cheap if you're recommending that someone use them for Brakes.
:duh:
Break - To destroy something
Brake - The part of a vehicle which, through friction, enables said vehicle to slow and stop.
002s are meant to be painted dude.
just powder them.
240_RU
12-05-2009, 04:57 PM
002s are meant to be painted dude.
just powder them.
I was thinking about that, it's not a bad idea actually. Thanks
lflkajfj12123
12-05-2009, 05:17 PM
half of this forum is also suckass posers too
240_RU
12-05-2009, 05:31 PM
half of this forum is also suckass posers too
If you're referring to "internet nuts" then ya, maybe half of this forum actually have life, for example me, registered in 07, <20 posts so far, everybody know that NICO is the best when it comes to 240s and not limited to; so the more responses I see from people like "ThatGuy" the less I want to come and read all that b/s.
Anyway, I finally received a few answers that were actually helpful, thanks to those who helped.
lflkajfj12123
12-05-2009, 05:38 PM
If you're referring to "internet nuts" then ya, maybe half of this forum actually have life, for example me, registered in 07, <20 posts so far, everybody know that NICO is the best when it comes to 240s and not limited to; so the more responses I see from people like "ThatGuy" the less I want to come and read all that b/s.
Anyway, I finally received a few answers that were actually helpful, thanks to those who helped.
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i like this one better dudeee
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8220/1259721445263.png (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/1259721445263.png/)
ThatGuy
12-05-2009, 05:59 PM
so the more responses I see from people like "ThatGuy" the less I want to come and read all that b/s.
b/s?
I was unaware that knowing how to spell was reserved strictly to the internet.
I merely tried to give you helpful advice, not tell you you wasted your money buying bullshit wheels, and now worrying because their cheap build materials aren't holding up.
No, I didn't bother with that, because it's obvious you're going to spend, or waste, your money how you see fit. I could care less how you spend your money. I will however comment on your inability to use the proper word to explain your meaning.
In closing... Kiss my ass and have a great holiday.
Right now, you're pissing on the wrong Christmas Tree.
240_RU
12-05-2009, 06:09 PM
b/s?
I was unaware that knowing how to spell was reserved strictly to the internet.
I merely tried to give you helpful advice, not tell you you wasted your money buying bullshit wheels, and now worrying because their cheap build materials aren't holding up.
No, I didn't bother with that, because it's obvious you're going to spend, or waste, your money how you see fit. I could care less how you spend your money. I will however comment on your inability to use the proper word to explain your meaning.
In closing... Kiss my ass and have a great holiday.
Right now, you're pissing on the wrong Christmas Tree.
Да пошел ты нахер урод, типичный америкос который давно не получал хорошых пиздюлей, в интернете вы все круты, а в жизни самое настоящее гавно, ублюдок.
I see you're just as shiny as my bathroom door handle, but in closing I wish you a nice holiday too, you piece of ugly shit, go get you some life you ugly 30 year old motherfucker
S14DB
12-05-2009, 06:21 PM
everybody know that NICO is the best when it comes to 240s and not limited toThen why the fuck are you here?
Fuck you Najera freak typical amerikos who has not recently received good pizdyuley, the internet, you all are steep, but in most real life shit, motherfucker.
I see you're just as shiny as my bathroom door handle, but in closing I wish you a nice holiday too, you piece of ugly shit, go get you some life you ugly 30 year old motherfucker
You into dudes or was this a failed attempt at an insult?
I assume the later so take some time off for your outburst.
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