DIY aluminum wheels refinishing
Mike LaRosa
mrmotoguzzi00 at yahoo.com
Wed May 4 21:51:10 EDT 2005
i've had good luck with those using a scothbrite pad
and mothers metal polish and a buffer... major manual
labor, but the more you put in the more shine ya
get....
mike,
--- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
>
> On May 4, 2005, at 3:37 PM,
> Louis-Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com
> wrote:
> > 3b- How, why and where can I have the wheels
> "anodized" ?
> >
>
> This says it better than I ever could:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodizing
>
> Stock rims such as the BBS's on V8's and 200q20vs
> have a machined
> lip, which gives them a classy silver look, without
> the chrome bling-
> bling look. If you look very closely, you'll see
> the surface is a
> ridged. It is clearcoated to prevent oxidation, and
> the clearcoat is
> what breaks down on many of them, and then the
> aluminum corrodes or
> reacts with road salt, brake pad dust, etc.
>
> If you want to see how pretty some machined surfaces
> can be, look at
> HRE or Kinesis wheels. Mmm, tasty (they'd better
> be, given the price!)
>
> Brett
> --
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> temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben
> Franklin
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