eg6sir
09-10-2007, 08:21 PM
updated!!! lots of pics of progress
alrighty, as some of you know i came up on some mesh wheels from a buddy of mine.. .not sure of origin but they're O.Z. wheels and looked like hell when i got them.. so i'm polishing the lip and painting the mesh bronze....
whats needed:
sandpaper: ( i just bought it in 9x11 sheets, needed a couple of each)
150 grit (only needed for curbing and other flaws)
220 grit (will remove the grooves from the 150, if 150 not needed.. .start here)
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit (optional)
1500 grit
box of latex gloves (if not, your hands will be black afterwards)
wheel paint (color of choice)
wheel clear coat
blue painters tape
wheel polish
patience
before:
here is one after being stripped of paint and steam washed..
lookin a little better here..
here is one of the lips to begin with, using the curbage as a reference point...
this is after hitting it with 150 grit, you want to do this dry sanding (again, only needed for curbage or any other flaws)
this is with 220 grit to cover the 150 grit grooves, dry sanding again
320 grit, again dry sanding
then 400 grit, dry sanding (forgot to take a pic, too busy)
now to 600 grit wet sanding, be sure to use lots of water
800 grit, wet sand.. again, water (forgot pic again, haha)
1500 grit, wet sand.. water, water, water
not too shiny yet.. how bout a little polish :D
now that the lip is nice and shiny, time to tape off the outer rim so no paint hits it.. like so..
some people use newspaper and tape it.. its a hassle and rips.. so i use all tape.. :D
time to apply paint/clear.. apply evenly (mine was difficult to do because getting in between the mesh isnt easy)......... place in sun and let it dry.. once dry, remove tape.. should look like this ..
again referring back to the curbage.. this is as good as i could get it
and here is the outcome
and now to the difference from before and after polish and paint...
oooo.. notice the shine off that lip..
that is all
alrighty, as some of you know i came up on some mesh wheels from a buddy of mine.. .not sure of origin but they're O.Z. wheels and looked like hell when i got them.. so i'm polishing the lip and painting the mesh bronze....
whats needed:
sandpaper: ( i just bought it in 9x11 sheets, needed a couple of each)
150 grit (only needed for curbing and other flaws)
220 grit (will remove the grooves from the 150, if 150 not needed.. .start here)
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit (optional)
1500 grit
box of latex gloves (if not, your hands will be black afterwards)
wheel paint (color of choice)
wheel clear coat
blue painters tape
wheel polish
patience
before:
here is one after being stripped of paint and steam washed..
lookin a little better here..
here is one of the lips to begin with, using the curbage as a reference point...
this is after hitting it with 150 grit, you want to do this dry sanding (again, only needed for curbage or any other flaws)
this is with 220 grit to cover the 150 grit grooves, dry sanding again
320 grit, again dry sanding
then 400 grit, dry sanding (forgot to take a pic, too busy)
now to 600 grit wet sanding, be sure to use lots of water
800 grit, wet sand.. again, water (forgot pic again, haha)
1500 grit, wet sand.. water, water, water
not too shiny yet.. how bout a little polish :D
now that the lip is nice and shiny, time to tape off the outer rim so no paint hits it.. like so..
some people use newspaper and tape it.. its a hassle and rips.. so i use all tape.. :D
time to apply paint/clear.. apply evenly (mine was difficult to do because getting in between the mesh isnt easy)......... place in sun and let it dry.. once dry, remove tape.. should look like this ..
again referring back to the curbage.. this is as good as i could get it
and here is the outcome
and now to the difference from before and after polish and paint...
oooo.. notice the shine off that lip..
that is all