Want to polish my oem's
Want to polish my oem's
02-21-2010, 03:00 PM
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Metatron
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Man-up and do it yourself!
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-polish-your-factory-wheels-%2470-each-37805/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-polish-your-factory-wheels-%2470-each-37805/
02-21-2010, 07:28 PM
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Stealth, I don't know how you did it man. Must have taken you days because my paint was hard as steel. I tried everything to get it off and it took days for just one wheel. I gave up...after several weeks mind you.
02-21-2010, 08:23 PM
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a lot of Powder Coating shops chemically strip the paint off of wheels before they powder coat them a different color. Maybe they will be able to help you in some way?
02-22-2010, 07:21 AM
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Sand or media blast is the way to go. I tried chemical strip and even that did not fully work on getting down to bare metal. Maybe it was my wheels, not sure. My brother who is a body shop guy told me that most likely the primer they use is chemically bonded to the metal.
Here's just one wheel that took days to get this clean. I even attempted to use a wire mesh wheel to take it off.
Here's just one wheel that took days to get this clean. I even attempted to use a wire mesh wheel to take it off.
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