Stripping stock SS wheels
Originally Posted by robster
the reason i ask, i painted the spokes black so all i would be polishing is the outer lip and the dished in areas between the spokes.
That sounds pretty sweet, to be honest. SS wheels are replaceable, especially 10 spokes, so if you mess it up, its not the end of the world
Go for it, and post pics up when you finish!
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Good idea. I thought about painting my silver zr1s black and leaving a silver lip. I think I'll try and strip the outer edge and polish it as well. Home made black zr1s ftmfw
The surface of the spokes is the machined surface. The inset parts are just cast aluminum and a pita to smooth and polish. If you just do that, you can just order a set of caps for a 35th anniversary SS.
Originally Posted by JGKadell
The surface of the spokes is the machined surface. The inset parts are just cast aluminum and a pita to smooth and polish. If you just do that, you can just order a set of caps for a 35th anniversary SS.
Is it pretty easy to get to that level on the spokes..meaning does it require a ton of sanding to get the desired machined look? Is this nice machined surface exposed after having the wheel sandblasted?
Last edited by Photochop; May 7, 2007 at 08:46 PM.
wheels Hey, I just wanted to let you know I work for the manufacturer that made those wheels back when they were producing F-bodies and that is a cast aluminum wheel. You can strip them and everything but you will never get a good polished wheel out of a cast aluminum wheel. I am not sure if you have seen the new Impala SS wheels, those are cast aluminum polished and they do not polish very bright. We have machines that do that work for us and it is still so so. If you looked at a forged polished wheel such as the GMC Envoy wheel, something of that nature, that is a forged aluminum wheel and polishes alot brighter. We make a ton of different wheels and I will have pictures of the new Camaro wheels since we were awarded that program for 2009.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ls1
Hey, I just wanted to let you know I work for the manufacturer that made those wheels back when they were producing F-bodies and that is a cast aluminum wheel. You can strip them and everything but you will never get a good polished wheel out of a cast aluminum wheel. I am not sure if you have seen the new Impala SS wheels, those are cast aluminum polished and they do not polish very bright. We have machines that do that work for us and it is still so so. If you looked at a forged polished wheel such as the GMC Envoy wheel, something of that nature, that is a forged aluminum wheel and polishes alot brighter. We make a ton of different wheels and I will have pictures of the new Camaro wheels since we were awarded that program for 2009.
I am not sure if the C5's were forged or not. I am guessing they were but unsure. I know the replicas aren't. We have the C6 wheels here and supply them for the Vette and they are forged, almost a chrome like finish but it is just a forged polished wheel.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ls1
I am not sure if the C5's were forged or not. I am guessing they were but unsure. I know the replicas aren't. We have the C6 wheels here and supply them for the Vette and they are forged, almost a chrome like finish but it is just a forged polished wheel.
robster, how are you going to strip them? Just by sanding? Aircraft paint stripper?
Yeah, please post some pics. I was planning on doing the 10-spokes from my dad's SS in about 5 years when I'm done the C5's, so I'm very interested to see what they look like underneath the paint and primer.