cwdub4

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I just bought these and knew they were messed up and now I want to fix them, previous owner had tried to clean them with a heavy degreaser and completely messed up the clear coat, so I was wondering if I can strip these myself and not mess up the black...they are OEM GM stamped

Sorry for the big pics but just want you guys to really see what im talking about

BOBS99SS

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They can't be fixed so just sell them to me lol, honest have you tried any Polish on it. I had a set of wheels that were kinda like that and metal Polish cleaned it up.

BOBS99SS

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Looking at the pics kinda looks like its etched. I don't know what would fix that

buellxb12s

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try some never dull it may polish the clear out without polishing the wheel face leaving it machined

cwdub4

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where can i pick that up at?

pancho toco loco

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This will sound dumb but how do they look when there wet? if they look fine and perfect with water on them you can scuff them up with some 2000 or 1500 grit sand paper and put a coat of clear over them

buellxb12s

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Any auto parts store or maybe even wal mart. Silver can.

cwdub4

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that wont go down to the black os shud i sand lightly? and shud i wet sand it?

pancho toco loco

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You just want to give a light scuff to give the paint a better bond to the surface.. You can use bulldog adhesive promoter before you clear it also for better bond. Before you do anything try the water test to see if this a route worth taking............ You can also semi gloss clear

BOBS99SS

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I would try some Polish before any sanding what so wver

pancho toco loco

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^^^^^^^^^ that is true, try that first then latter of course

cwdub4

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I took it to a paint body shop and they tried putting sum polish on but it didnt really help... i did jus a little bit but no much at all! so wat shud i do next? try the light sanding?

b16gsr

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that is delamination and cracking of the clearcoat. only thing you can do is refinish.

cwdub4

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so basically redo the rims?

pancho toco loco

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try the reclearing and see what happens. You could put a dab of clear nail polish in a area and see if it hids the issuse for now

BOBS99SS

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Yeah I agree with post above, or trying a small amount of paint stripper on one of the spokes, try a few things out, if ya can't fix them I will still buy them.

b16gsr

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correct

buellxb12s

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yeah redoing them may be best. you could have used any 10 spokes but tha center cap is key since they have the machined look so hopefully you can salvage those

cwdub4

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thanks guys for all the help and advise, im just going to redo the rims