Ws6 polished alloy question
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Ws6 polished alloy question Hey guys, I picked up a set of used 17" ws6 5 spoke and the previous owner painted them silver. Is there a way of removing the silver paint and getting them back to their original color without damaging the wheels? And then polishing them to look new again? There is no scratches/damage to the wheels, they are in great shape, they don't look so bad in silver but I love the more chromed look of polished aluminum.
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I found the old post of people stripping and polishing ws6 wheels so that they look like new. Do you guys think the stripper will remove the clear and the coat of silver altogether. Then all I would have to do is maybe sand off any oxidation with 1500 grit sand paper and then polish?
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sh_t! I think I do have 96 wheels. I got them at such a cheap price so it doesn't pain me that much but really not what I was going for. I wish you were closer wb0, we could of traded wheels and hood too, ha.
Does anyone know how much the tools would cost me if I were to strip and polish the silver off. I know it requires more work from previous posts, has anyone ever stripped silver painted wheels to the bear aluminum before?
Does anyone know how much the tools would cost me if I were to strip and polish the silver off. I know it requires more work from previous posts, has anyone ever stripped silver painted wheels to the bear aluminum before?
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Seriously though, you can and there are a lot of resources out there for you to use to get it done. Thread Starter
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I was also looking at plasti dipping the wheels in a gunmetal Metallica. I will probably give that a shot to see how it looks. I like the pics I see of navy blue cars with the gun metal rims. Thanks for the vids Techcam, if the plasti dipping doesn't look good, I may try the polishing route.
I was also looking at plasti dipping the wheels in a gunmetal Metallica. I will probably give that a shot to see how it looks. I like the pics I see of navy blue cars with the gun metal rims. Thanks for the vids Techcam, if the plasti dipping doesn't look good, I may try the polishing route.
We used glossifier and while it made the black pop more, it made the polished aluminum look hazy and milky. We ended up just using the black and no glossifier.
We used two kinds of tape, the regular kind of painters tape to do the bulk of the lip and then we used a thin pin stripe tape to do the sharp lines around the spokes. We did about three coats on the wheels themselves and then did a very heavy coat around the edge of the spokes where they meet the lip and pulled the pin stripe tape to give them a crisp line before the plasti dip dried.
first i stripped the wheels with air craft stripper.
then painted the inside gloss black.
sanded with 1500 grit sand paper
then polished with a polisher on a drill with multiple polishes
then painted the inside gloss black.
sanded with 1500 grit sand paper
then polished with a polisher on a drill with multiple polishes
