Author Topic: help stripping wolfrace wheels.... chrome crud peeling off...  (Read 2104 times)

Offline robz

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got some deep dish wolfrace wheels with the new car, i wanna do a quck refurb on em to use the tyres up before selling em on....
now they are chrome effect  :sick: nice!!
but its all peeling off, looking even worse!
ive tried to peel the rest off but some bits are still welded on, now i dont thingk ill get away with priming and smoothing it over, so any ideas on how to get it all off??


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Offline shepgti

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flap wheel on grinder? shot blast?

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Shot blast ftw. :cool:

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Is it a cheap job?
Where do ya go for that??
I did think that but was thinking more home fixes lol


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Offline shepgti

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in my eyes you'd be best of stripping them right back with power tools(flap wheel/ orbital sander) then spray them up

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Speak to a power coat/electroplating place about shot blasting. I got my BBS centres steel shot blasted and powder coated at a local place for just £30 for all 4 :)

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Speak to a power coat/electroplating place about shot blasting. I got my BBS centres steel shot blasted and powder coated at a local place for just £30 for all 4 :)

WHAT? thats way too cheap. what area are you in?
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