hey guys/gals...WOW...long time no post...how you doin?

question: let me know your opinions...my wheels have many encounters with the sidewalks...soo i was thinkin about sanding off the paint...they are gunmetal...and i was thinkin about sanding them down only to the metal...and not repainting them...what do you think? how is it done? would it be expenseive? can i do it? or would i need someone else to do it for me...like pay someone...?? would it look good? what do you think?

thanks...

 

*BUMP*

 

If done carefully, it should be ok. Sanding down to metal completely will be tough - because wheels are rather curvy. So sand down the scratches, buff them out so they look even and then paint the whole wheel whatever color you want. It is anot a 2-hour project, but it's cheaper than buying new wheels.

My buddy bought a set of 18" Giovanna Kyoto's for $300 because they had bad curb rash. He fixed them and now he's sporting a set of $2000 wheels that he only spent about $310 on and 2 days of work.

 

what you want to do is use aircraft paint remover. this ____ is no joke. itll take the paint off in no time flat. then you want to polish them. this process is a pain in the dyck. check out some motorcycle forum and you will def find info on polishing. its gonna take you forever, espeacially doing 4 wheels. and after all said and done there gonna look like chrome, but youll have to repolish them about 1 a month if you want them to lookgood.

 

you could get them dipped in chrome too

 

Or simply paint them!