have you considered powder coating?
also for the cleaning part consider visiting an "acid dip" place. Although I am guessing it's not technically acid they would use on aluminium it should strip just about everything off your existing wheels.
just got a set of mesh rims,lookin at painting the centers,want ta do a good job that is gunna last awile! so whats the best way ta prep the centres for paint?will be hard to clean inbetween the mesh,anyone do it before?thanks in advance
have you considered powder coating?
also for the cleaning part consider visiting an "acid dip" place. Although I am guessing it's not technically acid they would use on aluminium it should strip just about everything off your existing wheels.
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the centers dont come out so dont know if either of the above would be possible?was hopin ta get it done asap aswell
stripping should be a definate option as for selective powder coating I will send an expert in here ok?
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if the wheels do not separate sand blast the centers,
Tape up with outer and inner part of the wheel to prevent the sand from hitting where u dont want it to go..
Then good clean over and spray them
ok boys,i'll see can i find someone local ta sandblast them,was hopin ta have them finished tomorrow but wanna do it right so sandblast is best,thanks!
Sand blasting would be the way to go. If, for some reason, you don't sandblast - try using a tub of paint stripper and a small paint brush. I did a full set of meshies that had 3 coats of paint on them and they came out alright. Let us know how you go
there isnt any paint on the mesh,it was never painted,just want it all clean to put the paint on,so sandblast yeah?
you have to be verty carefull with a sandblast, it can be hard to aim and the leftover shot marks will not come off in an area you want to polish without a decent amount of work.
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Best way thank won't damage the polished rim surface is walnut blast or plastic media blast, but good luck trying to find a shop that has this setup as it is used in aviation etc.
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