Making Progress on Milan Wheel Rework

[deo1929]

I am making slow progress on the Milan wheels I bought from "DJE" (AKA "Desert Fusion") a couple of months ago. I have FINALLY stripped all 4 wheels of clear coat. There are a couple of spots on one wheel I have to go back and clean up. They look really good in a "raw" state.

 

I then took one wheel and polished the flat surface. It has taken about 3 hours using 4 different cutting and buffing compounds to finish it up. I posted a picture of the one completed wheel. I hope to spend some time polishing the others this weekend...maybe Sunday while listening to the Indy 500 (it's blacked out on TV in our area.)

 

Now I'm wondering if I want to take a chance on the clear coat. It will be difficult to spray in between the spokes of the wheels and I'm afraid that the coverage will not be uniform. I could do the one wheel and see what happens. I guess the worst that could happen is I'd have to strip it again :finger:

 

Eastwood sells a coating designed to protect aluminum from corrosion. It's expensive, but may be a better alternative than the clear coat. Another advantage is that if my wife (bless her heart) happens to scuff a wheel on a curb, I can buff it out and reapply the Eastwood coating. Otherwise, I'd have to strip the wheel again to buff out the marks.

 

Decisions...decisions....

Edited July 24, 2010 by deo1929

[enfuego]

I am making slow progress on the Milan wheels I bought from "DJE" (AKA "Desert Fusion") a couple of months ago. I have FINALLY stripped all 4 wheels of clear coat. There are a couple of spots on one wheel I have to go back and clean up. They look really good in a "raw" state.

 

I then took one wheel and polished the flat surface. It has taken about 3 hours using 4 different cutting and buffing compounds to finish it up. I posted a picture of the one completed wheel. I hope to spend some time polishing the others this weekend...maybe Sunday while listening to the Indy 500 (it's blacked out on TV in our area.)

 

Now I'm wondering if I want to take a chance on the clear coat. It will be difficult to spray in between the spokes of the wheels and I'm afraid that the coverage will not be uniform. I could do the one wheel and see what happens. I guess the worst that could happen is I'd have to strip it again :finger:

 

Eastwood sells a coating designed to protect aluminum from corrosion. It's expensive, but may be a better alternative than the clear coat. Another advantage is that if my wife (bless her heart) happens to scuff a wheel on a curb, I can buff it out and reapply the Eastwood coating. Otherwise, I'd have to strip the wheel again to buff out the marks.

 

Decisions...decisions....

Check out zoop wheel coating its really good stuff