m1ghtymaxXx Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Just spent the past 3 days sanding, polishing my 6 spokes. Heres the result: I did this with the tires and valves on, so i couldn't get very close to the valve stems. And also, there is really deep pitting from where the previous weights were that won't come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Aside from the pitting, I'm not sure there is much more that you can do. The rims look good minus the pitting. I'm thinking that because they are aluminum that a specialty wheel repair place could fill them in and then machine them flat, but that's money. Still, they do look pretty good. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Aside from the pitting, I'm not sure there is much more that you can do. The rims look good minus the pitting. I'm thinking that because they are aluminum that a specialty wheel repair place could fill them in and then machine them flat, but that's money. Still, they do look pretty good. Davy yeah, well my body's got dings and scratches in the paint, so i'm not to concerned. They look infinate time better than they did with the pitted quarter cenury old laquer. I'm satisfied, but the paint didn't adhere to well. I just used plain enamel paint on rough cast aluminum, which i cleaned with scotchbrite. Some flaked off when i pulled the masking off. Also i didn't clearcoat them, as i'd like to be able to repolish them carfully. I did wax them with car wax in the hopes that it would slow down oxidation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboboost Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Looking good Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Looking good Max. thanks:cheers: took a good 5-6 hours per rim, but i think it was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I always liked the 6 spokes, light wheels are good! Yours look pretty shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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