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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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Default I accidently sanded part of the "dish" on a set of TT2s... How to fix it??

Well I had a set of TT2s I decided to paint, I was trying to sand the face of the wheel, and some how managed to sand a few areas of the "dish" on 2 of the TT2s by accident . How can I fix this? The lip is polished... I really don't feel comfortable doing it myself. But I was thinking, wetsand/polish?

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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you probably sanded the clearcoat off.

sand the rest of it and spray some clearcoat back on it.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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I was fairly sure that the lip on TT2s are not clearcoated, but I could be wrong...
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
I was fairly sure that the lip on TT2s are not clearcoated, but I could be wrong...
TT2's are polished aluminum, i may be wrong but im pretty sure they dont have clearcoat
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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How rough was the sand paper you used on the face of your wheels? Wet sand, working your way up to super fine 2000+ grit (only on the areas you accidentally sanded), then you can polish it out using a polishing wheel and a drill with your favorite billet polish.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:40 AM
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I was using a 320 block. They were the classic TT2s with the painted centers, but the
paint from American Racing was super bumpy. Maybe they cleared the lip since the centers were painted? It really doesn't look bad, it's liveable. I just feel MF retarded for doing it.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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I have wet sanded aluminum with 2000 grit sandpaper and it came out like a mirror.. I used a round can of blue polish( can't think of the name)..But, it came out shiny as ****!!
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 05:34 AM
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Dealerships usually have a "blue polish" compound that they use on buffer wheels and polish *****. Its probably the same crap.
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blue magic maybe?
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Have you polished your wheel lips before? To check to see if your wheel lip is cleared, try rubbing some aluminum polish on it. If the polish turns black, they aren't clear coated.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Go with fine paper, like 600 or 800 then use POR15 or Mothers paste polish - it'll disappear with no hassle.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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no tt2s come cleared. chrome, 405s, and 205s included
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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tt2's are bare no clear coat at all i am 110% positive
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I've had two sets of ttII's and both were polished also, no clear coat.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Wet sand it up to the highest paper you have then polish and you are done. I've done it many times. You should not have clear coat on them.
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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If you sanded it and its bad you could just sand it real fine and then clearcoat the whole thing, might want to do your other wheels then too.
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