DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked.
03-19-2004, 01:57 PM
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DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked.
sorry guys i tried emailing you guys but hotmail is gay. here you go..
cost: roughly 30 bucks.
EDIT: WHERE GLOVES BEFORE YOU START!!! this stuff burns
1. take rims off.
2. Brush on "Jasco" Stripper, the smaller 'ecu' size can is plenty(this can be purchased at lowes in the paint dept, also dont worry about cleaning the rim, Jasco will eat it off." Let sit for 15-30 minutes. scrap off all the paint and junk that bubbles off with a metal scraper(plastic will melt).and wipe excess of with paper towels. Use fine grit sand paper also, it helps. Also wear gloves, safety glasses and a long sleeve shirt!! this stuff burns the instant it touches you.
3. Use steel wool(coarse). this helps too.
4. Repeats step 1-3 til the paint on the wheels is completely off, bare metal.
5. Use steel wool to start polishing the lip and the rims, i used the assorted pack, start with coarse end with fine.
FOR PAINTING WHEELS WITH A POLISHED LIP.
6. Mask off the outer lip area and paint the wheels whatever color you want.
7. Clear coat the middle.
8. take off masking tape .
9. go back with steel wool and get off and excess paint on the outter lip.
9. Use mothers polish to bling out the outter lip, the more you polish the more bling you get.
10. sit back and have a beer.
11. Take pics and post them on *********** and honda-tech.com, don't mind the flamers.
TIPS: use a metal can to put the jasco stuff in, if you use plastic it will melt.
EDIT: i have just done another set of wheels...if you buy "Jasco" paint remover in a spray can, you can spray it on and then let it sit til it bubbles (15-20 minutes) then take a pressure washer (no a regular hose wont work) and blast off all the paint. this way it isnt as messy. continue with steps 4 on.
Modified by niccuhles at 6:37 PM 3/19/2004
cost: roughly 30 bucks.
EDIT: WHERE GLOVES BEFORE YOU START!!! this stuff burns
1. take rims off.
2. Brush on "Jasco" Stripper, the smaller 'ecu' size can is plenty(this can be purchased at lowes in the paint dept, also dont worry about cleaning the rim, Jasco will eat it off." Let sit for 15-30 minutes. scrap off all the paint and junk that bubbles off with a metal scraper(plastic will melt).and wipe excess of with paper towels. Use fine grit sand paper also, it helps. Also wear gloves, safety glasses and a long sleeve shirt!! this stuff burns the instant it touches you.
3. Use steel wool(coarse). this helps too.
4. Repeats step 1-3 til the paint on the wheels is completely off, bare metal.
5. Use steel wool to start polishing the lip and the rims, i used the assorted pack, start with coarse end with fine.
FOR PAINTING WHEELS WITH A POLISHED LIP.
6. Mask off the outer lip area and paint the wheels whatever color you want.
7. Clear coat the middle.
8. take off masking tape .
9. go back with steel wool and get off and excess paint on the outter lip.
9. Use mothers polish to bling out the outter lip, the more you polish the more bling you get.
10. sit back and have a beer.
11. Take pics and post them on *********** and honda-tech.com, don't mind the flamers.
TIPS: use a metal can to put the jasco stuff in, if you use plastic it will melt.
EDIT: i have just done another set of wheels...if you buy "Jasco" paint remover in a spray can, you can spray it on and then let it sit til it bubbles (15-20 minutes) then take a pressure washer (no a regular hose wont work) and blast off all the paint. this way it isnt as messy. continue with steps 4 on.
Modified by niccuhles at 6:37 PM 3/19/2004
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Re: DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked. (SoichiroH)
All you used is steel wool? I didnt know steel wool came in different coarses
I think polishing an entire rim would be sick
I think polishing an entire rim would be sick
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Re: DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked. (W O T)
Just a couple pics I had saved from an old website, polished 94-95 GS-R wheels (pics are from around 1998, from Tage Evanson's old Honda site).
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Re: DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked. (civic_rice)
dope write up, but next time, lmao, put the "you should have been wearing gloves" warning BEFORE the actual product-use step. i can see 20 kids with thier hands half melted because they only read the first sentence of every step.
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Re: DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked. (PatrickGSR94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just a couple pics I had saved from an old website, polished 94-95 GS-R wheels (pics are from around 1998, from Tage Evanson's old Honda site).
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Those look good , so you just by that jasco stuff and then spray it on and let it sit for 15-20 and then spray it off with a pressure washer you you will get that shine?
</TD></TR></TABLE>Those look good , so you just by that jasco stuff and then spray it on and let it sit for 15-20 and then spray it off with a pressure washer you you will get that shine?
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to get the actual bling you have to polish it up with MOTHER'S Polish. its hella work tho...
yup steel wool gets the job done pretty well, it comes in coarse=sanding, medium=buffing, fine=shining.
i used duplacolor car paint 'banner red'.
yup steel wool gets the job done pretty well, it comes in coarse=sanding, medium=buffing, fine=shining.
i used duplacolor car paint 'banner red'.
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What if say i wanted to polish my lip and the wheels were new but wanted to leave the center finish intact. Do you guys think if i tape off the rest and use paint remover it will protect it enough? Or should i sand off the paint. Opinions please 
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Re: DIY: POLISHING WHEELS...for those of you who asked. (PatrickGSR94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just a couple pics I had saved from an old website, polished 94-95 GS-R wheels (pics are from around 1998, from Tage Evanson's old Honda site).
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damn that looks like alot of work. Nice looking rims though! How long did it take you to do all four rims? I was wanting to do mine also, but don't have the pateint to sit and scrub
</TD></TR></TABLE>damn that looks like alot of work. Nice looking rims though! How long did it take you to do all four rims? I was wanting to do mine also, but don't have the pateint to sit and scrub
