i found gsr mechies at the junkyard. got them for 150 (CDN) with tires about 65% tread!! so excited about this find. they're grimey lookin tho, but still solid, no bends. got hem off a riced out ef...he painted his interior with a brush and i took the RH mirror. anything you can recommend to clean the rims up real nice and get them back to new? thanks.

 

degreaser, scrubby of some sort, hard brush, power washer? and then regular wash them.

 

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If that doesnt work sand and paint.

 

yeah id just clean em off real good, scuff em up with some sandpaper, and paint em with duplicolor wheel paint. Comes out really good actually, just gotta take time.

 

any suggestions for wheels that were clearcoated? i picked some up from the yard, off of a 91 prelude, and the clearcoating is coming off in the middle and there are these spots that look like rust (its not but.. ) on them. i am afraid to try wheel cleaner because i dont want it to mess up the clearcoating or make it worse, but pressure washing them also didnt take the rust colored spots off. ive been thinking about taking them to a machine shop to see how much they would charge to hot tank them.. but i dont want that to mess up the metal either. any ideas?

 

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get some good paint cleaner and see if it comes off. if not buff, spray

 

Sandblast and repaint, or polish. If you are a college student, chances are you have a sandblaster available to you. If not, find a local college kid who wants to make a few bucks, you'll both get a deal. Community colleges usually have sandblasters because they offer more vocational type of majors like automotive stuff.

 

thinking of paint them black, leaving hte grey part tho, and making a kind of poloished lip on them. i'll post when im done doing wutever i decide to do.