Polished HPR5 pics
Polished HPR5 pics This is not the actual finished product yet, as I have another process I'm gonna put these through before they're done, but I thought I'd post up some progress pics. The original Hypersilver finish was chemically stripped, and underneath that paint the wheels had a finish as rough as a cast LT1 intake manifold, so I had LOTS of sanding to do. The paint was on there SO thick in fact that it actually took two whole cans of Aircraft Paint Remover to strip just one wheel. Sorry for the pic quality: the light that was reflected off the metal kept blinding my camera's flash, so I had to take them in low light.
awesome. i was thinking of doing that to my rims. whats all involved in doing it?, chemical, ton of sanding, then polish? About how long would you say it took per wheel. thanks. looks awesome
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Originally Posted by Superman09
awesome. i was thinking of doing that to my rims. whats all involved in doing it?, chemical, ton of sanding, then polish? About how long would you say it took per wheel. thanks. looks awesome
The sanding takes so long because on a wheel, you have to pay really close attention to keeping all the lines and proportions even. Using an air tool or a drill with sanding rolls runs the risk of getting high and low spots, which when buffed will give it a "funhouse mirror" effect. So everything had to be done with regular sandpaper and alot of elbow grease. With the sandpaper grit, I went: 120, 150, 180, 220, 320, 360, 400. Then I switched to Micromesh and went: 1,500, 1,800, 2400, 3,200, 3,600, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000, 12,000. At the buffing stage I used tripoli on a spiral sewn cotton wheel, and finished up with white rouge on a mushroom bob.
The final process I'm going to do to the wheels once they're all polished is black chrome the perimeters where the rivets are set, and leave the rivets polished for contrast. It'll have this finish:
