Sandblasting Wheels

I have a 95 z with stock z wheels, some of the clearcoat is comming off and i can't get the wheels clean in all area's because they seem stained, would sandblasting and re-clearcoating do the trick? I have a sandblaster at my shop, and figure why not do a cheap fix if it will help the looks. and also, would i need to take off the tire?

If you sandblast a painted/clearcoated wheel - you are gonna take the paint off too. Either recoat the entire thing from bare metal, or live with it.

You wouldn't have to take the tire off to sandblast I wouldn't think.

Originally posted by 94BlackBowtie
If you sandblast a painted/clearcoated wheel - you are gonna take the paint off too. Either recoat the entire thing from bare metal, or live with it.

You wouldn't have to take the tire off to sandblast I wouldn't think.

is there paint on them or is it jsut a clearcoat?

If they aren't chrome or polished then they are painted.

Originally posted by 94BlackBowtie
If they aren't chrome or polished then they are painted.

is it jsut a clearcoat or it it like an aluminum color?

Originally posted by z28poweredlt1
is it jsut a clearcoat or it it like an aluminum color? I don't understand what you are trying to say there...

The wheels that look silverish are painted.
The wheels that looks shiny are not.

This is a chrome wheel. (http://www.rksport.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=01071300&view=detail)
This is a painted wheel. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2473085229&category=43956#ebayphotohosting)
Which one do you have? The second one - is both painted and clearcoated.

Originally posted by 94BlackBowtie
I don't understand what you are trying to say there...

The wheels that look silverish are painted.
The wheels that looks shiny are not.

This is a chrome wheel. (http://www.rksport.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=01071300&view=detail)
This is a painted wheel. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2473085229&category=43956#ebayphotohosting)
Which one do you have? The second one - is both painted and clearcoated.

thats what i was asking, i didn't know that that was silver colored paint, i thought it was jsut a bead blasted aluminum with a clearcoat sprayed on to protect it.

I wouldn't waste the money on the salad shooters, for what it costs to refinish them you can pick up another set of better looking wheels.

Originally posted by Blue89Bird
I wouldn't waste the money on the salad shooters, for what it costs to refinish them you can pick up another set of better looking wheels.

I'm still tryin to buy yours, but i can sandblast and paint for free and use them as a set or cheep wheels for somehting i dont need like a doughnut night

Originally posted by z28poweredlt1
I'm still tryin to buy yours, but i can sandblast and paint for free and use them as a set or cheep wheels for somehting i dont need like a doughnut night

ahhhh, ok, that makes sense. I was gonna say, if you had to pay someone to refinish them, I'd just get new ones from a board member.