It took me about an hour to do each wheel. Biggest help was the electric sander I used. That took all of the machine lines out in a jiff. The black parts on the stock wheel were tough to get all off, as it is pitted and the paint just sits in the crater.

Wet sanded (make sure you don't get the sander wet for obvious reasons) with 400/800/1000/1500 sand paper, and used a nylon brush to scrub the black parts off. STILL haven't done the other side

 

looks good! how are you going to do the moldings? do you take them off?

 

No moldings on the wheels?

 

did this once also, probably twenty hours by hand spent to get the set of 4 to look like this. WORK!
Might be my favorite fb wheels ever tho.