Original Wheels - How to restore?
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Original Wheels - How to restore?
Ok, I have these wheels on the car now, they are original Mazda 13's but they are WHITE, and the paint is starting to show its age -
I would LOVE to get them like this
Anyone have any knowledge of Sandblasting, or any other methods for me to restore my wheels to this awesome Chrome look? Just wondering if white was an original option or if anyone had already done this. .
Tar. .
Craig
PS - hope ya dont mind me borrowing a pic of your wheels twig! Thats what I want!
PPS - Am I the only one NOT seeing peoples sig. pics??
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82transam did a nice restoration of a set of those wheels, you could try talking to him about how he did them, but he doesnt seem to be online much anymore.
I think he said he sandblasted them, repainted the black, polished the aluminum or something, then clearcoated them. I dont remember exactly what he did though, sorry .
~T.J.
I think he said he sandblasted them, repainted the black, polished the aluminum or something, then clearcoated them. I dont remember exactly what he did though, sorry .
~T.J.
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I am going to clean up a set of mine.
I am going to Blast them clean.
paint the black back in and then clear coat them.
you could also use a good metal polish on them and just redo it when they start looking bad.
I am going to Blast them clean.
paint the black back in and then clear coat them.
you could also use a good metal polish on them and just redo it when they start looking bad.
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I did a set on my 323. HARD work.
I used paint stripper to get off the clear coat, then started with 80 grit sandpaper, all the way up to 1000 grit. Then used metal polish. they look pretty good, and I am going to do the wheels on the RX this winter, but man it IS hard work.
I used paint stripper to get off the clear coat, then started with 80 grit sandpaper, all the way up to 1000 grit. Then used metal polish. they look pretty good, and I am going to do the wheels on the RX this winter, but man it IS hard work.
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Like Feds said, cleaning them up is going to be hard work. I was thinking about doing a set of mine, using a strong paint stripper, etc, like Feds described, but I have also heard from others that this is alot of work. You might look around for another set in good condition, they are fairly common (even free sometimes) - I found a real nice original set with the clear coat still in good shape for $100, complete with some usable tread. Let's see, if I paid myself $10/hour for ten hours, I would have spent that doing some less than pleasant work, so it was probably worth it.
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I refinished a set of Rally II's for an old Firebird. You can buy a set of adhesive stencils for the dark gray portion of the wheel...
Does anyone make a similar stencil for the Mazda wheel? If not, there's a free idea for someone to create and sell...
Does anyone make a similar stencil for the Mazda wheel? If not, there's a free idea for someone to create and sell...
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Originally posted by Feds
I did a set on my 323. HARD work.
I used paint stripper to get off the clear coat, then started with 80 grit sandpaper, all the way up to 1000 grit. Then used metal polish. they look pretty good, and I am going to do the wheels on the RX this winter, but man it IS hard work.
I did a set on my 323. HARD work.
I used paint stripper to get off the clear coat, then started with 80 grit sandpaper, all the way up to 1000 grit. Then used metal polish. they look pretty good, and I am going to do the wheels on the RX this winter, but man it IS hard work.
I have a picture of the wheel on my cardomain page. links in my sig......
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Sorry if this is a repost, dont have time to read all those, but to resotre them what you want to do is get a mild abrasive paint thiner/remover. Put that on and scrub it with a rag real good until its all off. The moment it is all off wash them with water to get any extra abrasive off. Then repaint the color u want, or put on some aluminum polish, and then clearcoat. Im planning on doing it this winter, my friend repairs old rims and showed me how to do it.
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With regard to the paint stripper - I'm assuming it removes the darker groove paint along with the clear coat? Exactly what needs to be sanded? Is this just to work curb rash, etc.?
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.... please forgive the questions...
When you use the paint stripper, what does the wheel look like afterwards? Does it completely damage the polished finish and remove the dark paint in the grooves, or is it just removing the clear coat and leaving a fairly clean finished wheel beneath, sans the clearcoat?
My clearcoat is a little screwy and I'm planning on taking on this task...
When you use the paint stripper, what does the wheel look like afterwards? Does it completely damage the polished finish and remove the dark paint in the grooves, or is it just removing the clear coat and leaving a fairly clean finished wheel beneath, sans the clearcoat?
My clearcoat is a little screwy and I'm planning on taking on this task...
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It's kinda hard to tell in that pic, but depending on the condition of the metal you could just strip that paint off with chemicals, give it a quick polish, paint and be on your way. You only need to glass bead blast (not sand, sand will pit the **** out of it, ask me how I know) if there is heavy corrosion etc. One last tip is to use a GOOD clear coat, dont be a dumbass and use wood clearcoat you found in the garage. Its flaking like you woulnt belive, my wheels looked awesome this time last year when I restoed them, but now they look like ****. Oh well, thats where the LE wheels come in...
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
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sandind is usually only required when your rims have those rough spots where they got ate away by something, the little rough spots. Othe rhtan that scuff it up a little and throw it on is wat my friend always does and they look good, he usualyl doesnt paint them thou. Polish then with aluminum polish to get a rela nice shine then clearcoat
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Originally posted by 82transam
It's kinda hard to tell in that pic, but depending on the condition of the metal you could just strip that paint off with chemicals, give it a quick polish, paint and be on your way. You only need to glass bead blast (not sand, sand will pit the **** out of it, ask me how I know) if there is heavy corrosion etc. One last tip is to use a GOOD clear coat, dont be a dumbass and use wood clearcoat you found in the garage. Its flaking like you woulnt belive, my wheels looked awesome this time last year when I restoed them, but now they look like ****. Oh well, thats where the LE wheels come in...
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
It's kinda hard to tell in that pic, but depending on the condition of the metal you could just strip that paint off with chemicals, give it a quick polish, paint and be on your way. You only need to glass bead blast (not sand, sand will pit the **** out of it, ask me how I know) if there is heavy corrosion etc. One last tip is to use a GOOD clear coat, dont be a dumbass and use wood clearcoat you found in the garage. Its flaking like you woulnt belive, my wheels looked awesome this time last year when I restoed them, but now they look like ****. Oh well, thats where the LE wheels come in...
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
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Originally posted by 82transam
It's kinda hard to tell in that pic, but depending on the condition of the metal you could just strip that paint off with chemicals, give it a quick polish, paint and be on your way. You only need to glass bead blast (not sand, sand will pit the **** out of it, ask me how I know) if there is heavy corrosion etc. One last tip is to use a GOOD clear coat, dont be a dumbass and use wood clearcoat you found in the garage. Its flaking like you woulnt belive, my wheels looked awesome this time last year when I restoed them, but now they look like ****. Oh well, thats where the LE wheels come in...
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
It's kinda hard to tell in that pic, but depending on the condition of the metal you could just strip that paint off with chemicals, give it a quick polish, paint and be on your way. You only need to glass bead blast (not sand, sand will pit the **** out of it, ask me how I know) if there is heavy corrosion etc. One last tip is to use a GOOD clear coat, dont be a dumbass and use wood clearcoat you found in the garage. Its flaking like you woulnt belive, my wheels looked awesome this time last year when I restoed them, but now they look like ****. Oh well, thats where the LE wheels come in...
RMD: sorry I haven't been online too much latlely, 30 hours a week at work and 6 classes at collage has taken most of my time. oye.
The actual condition of the wheels is fine, just the paint is crap. When you say, remove with chemicals then a quick paint. . . you mean paint the black bits? What happens to what's UNDER the white?
Sorry to be such a dumbass - but I have no clue - I'd hate to stuff 'em up!
Craig.