Gary Lewis Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Still working away on getting her prettied up. Found a set of my favorite Ford wheels over the weekend. They were rougher that I had hoped and had some damage from the clearcoat failing. I got them cleaned and stripped. Looks like I will have to sand and polish before installing them. Those are my favorite wheels as well. They look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Still working away on getting her prettied up. Found a set of my favorite Ford wheels over the weekend. They were rougher that I had hoped and had some damage from the clearcoat failing. I got them cleaned and stripped. Looks like I will have to sand and polish before installing them. Nice score, and good job! They look fantastic now, I can't wait to see them mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Nice score, and good job! They look fantastic now, I can't wait to see them mounted. Little sanding and polishing to do first. They are a bit rougher than they look. This will be my first set, so wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Still working away on getting her prettied up. Found a set of my favorite Ford wheels over the weekend. They were rougher that I had hoped and had some damage from the clearcoat failing. I got them cleaned and stripped. Looks like I will have to sand and polish before installing them. Well done. Those look great on these trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Little sanding and polishing to do first. They are a bit rougher than they look. This will be my first set, so wish me luck. I wish you patience. You already have the talent, "luck" is not part of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 I wish you patience. You already have the talent, "luck" is not part of the equation. Slowly getting there. Took me the better part of the day to get the front two cleaned up and mounted. Hopefully I can get the rears done this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Slowly getting there. Took me the better part of the day to get the front two cleaned up and mounted. Hopefully I can get the rears done this week. Nice! I’m a little jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Slowly getting there. Took me the better part of the day to get the front two cleaned up and mounted. Hopefully I can get the rears done this week. Those wheels look wonderful! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Slowly getting there. Took me the better part of the day to get the front two cleaned up and mounted. Hopefully I can get the rears done this week. Look very nice! What all did you use? I'd like to clean up the Alcoa's I have so will be good to know what worked for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisquik1959 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Look very nice! What all did you use? I'd like to clean up the Alcoa's I have so will be good to know what worked for you. First I used spray on paint stripper to get the clear coat off. After that, there was damage to the wheels from the clear coat failing and moisture getting underneath. I used a scotchbrite pad/rubbing compound on a die grinder and attacked the damaged areas and smoothed them out. Then used 2000 grit paper on a drill with Mothers metal polish to smooth it all out. Wd40 on any of the sanding discs also works when getting the initial defects out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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