C5 OEM wheels clearcoated?

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Jun 6, 2012 | 07:37 PM

DaRReLL

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C5 OEM wheels clearcoated?

I bought a set of OEM C5's the other day and noticed some pitted areas on the inside portion of the rim. I sanded a couple of the spots with 400 grit and it was noticeable brigther than the rest of the rim. Does that mean that it is clearcoated? I believe to get it looking good I will have to sand the entire inside portion of the rim. If I do that just go with 400, 800 and then 1000 grit and polish it right?

Jun 7, 2012 | 01:01 AM

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Many people use cans of airplane paint stripper. Eat away the clear and polish the wheels.
They have write ups under speedlines

Jun 7, 2012 | 07:38 AM

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^^^^^^^
Thanks I just found this. Sounds like what I have...

https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...s6-wheels.html

Jun 7, 2012 | 08:53 AM

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nice to see another member for the ville on here. I have a winter set of OEwheels C5's that have been beat to death by the salt from the winters here. Thanks for posting this thread.