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04-13-2004, 02:34 AM
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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?
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04-13-2004, 01:24 PM
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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.
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04-13-2004, 01:25 PM
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Quote:
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.
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is there paint on them or is it jsut a clearcoat?
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04-13-2004, 03:41 PM
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If they aren't chrome or polished then they are painted.
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04-13-2004, 08:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by 94BlackBowtie
If they aren't chrome or polished then they are painted.
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is it jsut a clearcoat or it it like an aluminum color?
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04-14-2004, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by z28poweredlt1
is it jsut a clearcoat or it it like an aluminum color?
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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.
This is a painted wheel.
Which one do you have? The second one - is both painted and clearcoated.
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04-14-2004, 12:03 PM
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Quote:
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.
This is a painted wheel.
Which one do you have? The second one - is both painted and clearcoated.
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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.
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04-14-2004, 09:19 PM
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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.
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04-14-2004, 10:37 PM
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Quote:
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.
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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
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04-14-2004, 10:39 PM
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Quote:
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
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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.
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