I just bought a set of CW ITR wheels for a great price. But there are chips in the paint and i was thinking of removing the rest of CW paint and giving it a new finish of GM. I thought about sandblasting the wheels....but is that the best way? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

 

aircraft coating remover.. you can get it at pep boys or any automotive store. strips it right off.

 

aircraft stripper works well, but it is hard to reach all of the nooks.
I had mine media blasted with glass beads. It cost a little bit more than sand blasting, but is a little more gentle. It left a good surface for powder coating.

 

Thanks for the input! After removing the old paint, do i have to do anything to prep the rim (primer, sanding etc) before spraying the new layer of paint? Does anyone know the paint code for the stock GM wheels? I am planning to paint these puppies myself! Thanks!


[Modified by eg-six, 6:37 PM 3/30/2003]

 

I recommend plastic media blasting. Unless the person really knows what they're doing, sandblasting could leave the wheels good for nothing but recycling for beer cans.

As far as prep work, I would put a coat of primer on them before painting.

 

anyway you can post a pic of the wheels after the paint comes off? I wanna take a look at how it looks. I wonder if it looks polished cause i personally like the polished look. Looks like bootleg NSX wheels ( BAby NSX, haha).

 

sand blast it or u can get it burned off or chemical burn. Any powder coating place can do it most times.

 

I got a powedercoating place to do mine and it came out very good sandblasted.

 

So does anyone know the paint code for the stock GM wheels?

 

Not a chance... The NSX finish is way to bling bling to be reproduced by simply clear coating stock wheels.

Seriously, the surface of the NSX wheels has been machined in such a way that it almost looks like a CD (i.e a faint rainbow like reflection)... That effect has never been produced in any of the pictures I have taken.

 

ok i think the code is nh-546 or nh-536 i was told it was a mixture of both of em
and get em sand blasted first....


[Modified by itr537, 6:51 AM 4/1/2003]

 

I tried using that paint code but the body shop is telling me that is a bad paint code. Anyone else?

 

check with someone who has a PY R... might have code on door jam by the vin #....but thats the code i was told by a few members on the board here....