i think it was here on h-t, but i recall reading a thread where someone polished a set of civic hx wheels and made them quite shiny. i picked up a set (track wheels) recently that were painted red. after i remove the paint, i'm looking to re-paint them black, but polish the lip. so my questions are:

1. would acetone be strong enough to remove the paint? the wheels were spray painted...
2. what could i use to polish the wheels (lip) to make them/it shine?

thanks

 

To get the paint off use "Aircraft Remover". It comes in an spray can and you can get it at any pepboys or similar stores. I used it on my valve cover and it works great.

 

man get aircraft stripper in the can not the spray can and put it on there and let it sit i used a plastic pad that u use to wash dishes to break the paint up then i got soke mothers mag polish and polished them for like 8 hours and they came out phat everyone told me they looked better than the konig heliums i had on my rex i suggest it they look phat

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93gsrciviconnos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">man get aircraft stripper in the can not the spray can and put it on there and let it sit i used a plastic pad that u use to wash dishes to break the paint up then i got soke mothers mag polish and polished them for like 8 hours and they came out phat everyone told me they looked better than the konig heliums i had on my rex i suggest it they look phat</TD></TR></TABLE>

U left them fully polished??

 

Not to hyjack the thread, but how wide are the HX rims 6 1/2 ?

 

bump for some tight rims

 

sorry for all the pics you 56k-ers, but i felt i'd document my progress and show everyone how the wheels came out.

1: all 4 wheels w/ 1st coat of aircraft remover.


2: close up of a wheel w/ 1st coat.


3: all 4 wheels after 1st coat was removed w/ pressure washer (2 hrs. later).


4: close up of a wheel after 1st coat removal.


5: all 4 wheels after 2nd coat of aircraft remover sprayed on.


6: close up of a wheel after 2nd coat sprayed on.


7: 1 wheel dried up after 2nd coat removed, 2 wheels w/ 2nd coat still on.


8: 1 wheel w/ lip taped up, getting sprayed (engine enamel flat black).


9: the lip still needs to be polished, but you get the idea.


10: 3 wheels still needed some lip-work, so i had to buy some aircraft remover in the can. these will be sitting over night...


damn, the wheels in black w/ a polished lip look AMAZING. and to think, these were only going to be my track wheels.

 

Now that looks like a project...

 

yea, painting the wheels black and polishing the lip makes it all so much more time consuming, but it's WELL worth it IMO. they look really good.

 

man thats gonna look really sharp, lets see some more pics with the progress!

 

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Yea lets see em done and on your ride!!! don't leave us hanging.

 

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Yea lets see em done and on your ride!!! don't leave us hanging.</TD></TR></TABLE>

only 1 tire is done, the other 3 will be painted tomorrow. friday i should be able to mount the tires, so you guys won't have pics until saturday at the latest. sorry...

 

question, i have a set of vx's and they were black when i got them, say i wanted to recoat them, how would i do this without loosing any paint when i get my tire put on, (around the lip)when they throw it on the machine to have the tire put on it will strip the paint around the lip

thanks for any ideas

 

Why didn't you take off the wheel wieghts?

 

who is that ? directed at? if it's towards me i didn't have any outter ones, but i guarantee it will scratch it, i used to work at a tire shop, i just know itll scratch fresh paint

 

hey do u have to use the pressure washer to remove that stuff? i nothiced u said u use the pressure washer

thanks

 

you should polished the lip frist be for you paint it , because it will make it easy for u

 

In my experience it is easier to do the lip after painting, because masking a curve is very difficult.

 

how much do those bad boys weigh anyways?

 

dam that looks nice!! By the way what car comes with those rims anyway...or where can i find some they look tight!!!

 

whoa, niice

 

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that's for damn sure. masking that curve was a BITCH.

and to answer everyone's questions: yes i used a pressure washer, they're civic HX wheels (14''), and they weigh 9-10lbs (so i've heard).

i finished painting all 4 today...2 of the lips didn't get polished though, stangely enough. i'll have to take more pics to show you guys exactly what i mean. either way, i'm going to mount the tires tomorrow (hopefully) and i'll take pics of the wheels on my car.

 

How wide?

 

14x6''

just mounted the tires and put the wheels on my car. they look good, but i think i may paint them completely black...i'll try and take some pics in a bit.

 

Progress looks good so far!