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Mon May 12, 2008 9:47 am

I have a set of 5 smoothies that I have sandblasted and 3 of them are pretty good. 2 of them have some sort of paint on them that even medium grade silica sand would not take off. Should I just chem strip it? Hand sandpaper doesn't do much to it. Here is a pic of a wheel from the classifieds...

The outer part of the wheel and most importantly the crevis where outer and inner wheel meet is where I am having issues. Thoughts? Thanks

Tue May 13, 2008 10:57 pm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=279004&highlight=electrolysis

I was thinking about the same thing for my wheels. This sounds like a neat idea, from the feedback it must work. :)

Wed May 14, 2008 3:29 pm

I've used keenstrip in the spray can.
Found in hardware, walmart, lowes, homedepot, etc

Spray on let it sit for like 5 min spray it off with a hose.
Respray as needed and use a brush on tuff spots.
Wear the thick rubber gloves as it'll burn the skin if it gets on you.

Oven cleaner works also, spray it and put the wheel and all in a garbage bag, it helps the process, rise and repeat.

Wed May 14, 2008 7:12 pm

Well I actually used the dawn power dissolver stuff mentioned in another thread and it worked pretty well. Let it sit for about 45 minutes and then took a green scrub pad to it and it took off alot of nasty crap from the wheels. Then for the really hard stuff I was able to get a thin 4" knotted wire wheel on my angle grinder angled in perfectly and got the rest.

Thu May 15, 2008 4:52 am

I just had mine sand blasted - put in new clips and painted em.

Tue May 20, 2008 8:40 am

Ditto sandblasting. Gets your wheels as clean and rust-free as possible--but be sure not to handle them too much (oil from your hands), and also get some primer and paint onto them ASAP.

If you can't find a local sandblasting specialist in your yellow pages, perhaps try a monument place (you know, the places that make gravestones for cemetaries).

Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:47 pm

You might have good results if you take the wheels to your local machinist and have them run through the hot tank, then sandblasting. Post some pics when you're done!! :)

Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:33 pm

63karmanng wrote: You might have good results if you take the wheels to your local machinist and have them run through the hot tank, then sandblasting. Post some pics when you're done!! :)

No Problem!

Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:52 pm

Pics look great!! Just curious what kind of primer did you use?

Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:55 pm

2 coats of Masterseries Silver, painted with PPG Shop Line Gloss white. You will notice I couldn't quite get into the crevises with the primer and paint without it running but these are my temp wheels until I am allowed(wife) to get the ones I want. :)

Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:19 pm

Quote: 2 coats of Masterseries Silver, painted with PPG Shop Line Gloss white. You will notice I couldn't quite get into the crevises with the primer and paint without it running but these are my temp wheels until I am allowed(wife) to get the ones I want

I like that silver! I think everyone can relate to you with the last part of your comment in some way or another... :)

Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:30 am

63karmanng wrote:
I like that silver!

It looks really nice wet but when dries it is a pretty flat looking.

Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:21 pm

The pics look great! Another question kind of off topic...what kind of camera are you taking these pics with?

Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:51 pm

Canon Rebel Xt :twisted: Amazing camera!