L.Williams
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i wanna go euro / retro look with cleaned up steelies and spray them
best way to restore / clean FILTHY original steel wheels ?
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skymera
Brutal Honesty
Nitro Mors is the best for removing paint. It's how I stripped my old Ford RS7s
I'd use a wire brush and some elbow grease to remove most of the surface rust.
Someone else will have to enlighten you on what to do next in regards to rust proofing, cleaning and prepping for paint ;-)
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I'd use a wire brush and some elbow grease to remove most of the surface rust.
Someone else will have to enlighten you on what to do next in regards to rust proofing, cleaning and prepping for paint ;-)
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Enuo
Glorified Electrician
I'd highly advise against powder coating anything ferrous (with iron in it), as powder coating only lightly bonds to the surface and its the rigidity of the paint that keeps it in place. ANY moisture getting in anywhere and rust will spread like wildfire underneath and you'll never see it. Black hammerite rattle can is the way to do it, get a wire brush attachment for an electric drill to remove rust, use degreaser and then washing up liquid to clean and then just use 400-600 grit sandpaper to rough up (or 'key') the surface. You can stick playing cards between the rim and tire all the way around rather than mask off with tape if you're not taking off the tires. Gloss black will probably be slightly harder wearing but I've got no evidence to support this claim.
