ive got some flat black slips and want to polish them. i was reading that if u just remove all the paint with aircraft remover they look like they are polished. would u still need to sand them and polish them after you used the aircraft remover? and another question... can you clear coat your wheels after you polish them so they last longer?


thanks a lot
adam

 

Aircraft Paint Remover should work on removing the paint. but dont burn yourself. I think you may have to do some sanding/polishing after if you want the bling factor.

 

a friend of mine used it on his gt3's and they came out nice

 

so could you just use the aircraft remover and then use some polishing compound?

 

you are going to have to sand them down before using the polishing comp on them

 

o ok
thanks for the help
can you clear coat the wheels after using the polishing compound? im thinking no, but just wanted to make sure

o and does anyone have any pics

 

where is that link for the DIY polishing?

 

i was thing bout doing the same .. i dont think u have 2 sand after the air craft iff u get it all off

 

i used it on my mugens with some steel wool (2 grit) and it came off without any problems

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1259115
link for polishing wheels

 

has anyone actually done this that can give some insight? ill see if i can find some diys and post the links

 

Aircraft Remover, or Jasco Paint remover (aresol can)

after spraying it on the wheels let it sit for about 30min to give it enough time to eat through all the paint (this will save u time of using the steel wool to remove wuts left over)

after u clean all the paint off, sand with 600 grit and move up to 1000 or 1500 grit

to get the "bling" factor, use Mother's Mag Wheel Polish, rub it on with a towel (if its turning black, then its working)

be prepared to put in a full days work to do all 4 wheels

 

thanks a lot

 

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no problem...done this MANY of times on wheels that ive owned, for friends, girlfriend, and ppl that have paid me to do it...this is wut seems to work best for me

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1198647

 

^^ thats the stuff

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DUFFM4N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Aircraft Remover, or Jasco Paint remover (aresol can)

after spraying it on the wheels let it sit for about 30min to give it enough time to eat through all the paint (this will save u time of using the steel wool to remove wuts left over)

after u clean all the paint off, sand with 600 grit and move up to 1000 or 1500 grit

to get the "bling" factor, use Mother's Mag Wheel Polish, rub it on with a towel (if its turning black, then its working)

be prepared to put in a full days work to do all 4 wheels</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i did

 

I used some stuff on my valve cover.. It was goopy. Took 3 layers of stock/my paint off in about 5min. Then used some stripping pads on it after it bubbled.

Took it right down to bare alum.. looks oldschool now

 

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Took it right down to bare alum.. looks oldschool now </TD></TR></TABLE>

sounds like u used Jasco (the gel form)

i find the aresol cans easier and faster to use

 

i used aircraft remover...buthat was only the first step of a loooong process