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Stang2WRX - OEM Chrome Wheel Mod
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<blockquote data-quote="Fastphil" data-source="post: 14760048" data-attributes="member: 39941"><p>I just finished up the fourth wheel. They were off an 04 with 40,000 miles on them so not in perfect shape. I did it all with brake cleaner and #0000 steel wool. If I were to do it again, I would maybe try #000 steel wool to cut down on the labor. Took a lot of elbow grease but I didn't want to use the aircraft stripper because I was working in a one-car garage with no ventilation. Two wheels had some chrome flaking off in the barrels. I was able to get the paint off around the flaked areas without causing any more flaking, but there's no repairing flaked chrome. The lug nut holes are also painted, and that's probably the toughest part of the job. I'm happy with the results, even though it's not perfect. If you want to do a perfect job, you would have to remove any adhesive wheel weights, strip those areas also, and then rebalance the wheels. I didn't want to do that as the car is for sale anyway. I took pics, but it's essentially the same thing as all the other pics in this thread. </p><p></p><p>Phil</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fastphil, post: 14760048, member: 39941"] I just finished up the fourth wheel. They were off an 04 with 40,000 miles on them so not in perfect shape. I did it all with brake cleaner and #0000 steel wool. If I were to do it again, I would maybe try #000 steel wool to cut down on the labor. Took a lot of elbow grease but I didn't want to use the aircraft stripper because I was working in a one-car garage with no ventilation. Two wheels had some chrome flaking off in the barrels. I was able to get the paint off around the flaked areas without causing any more flaking, but there's no repairing flaked chrome. The lug nut holes are also painted, and that's probably the toughest part of the job. I'm happy with the results, even though it's not perfect. If you want to do a perfect job, you would have to remove any adhesive wheel weights, strip those areas also, and then rebalance the wheels. I didn't want to do that as the car is for sale anyway. I took pics, but it's essentially the same thing as all the other pics in this thread. Phil [/QUOTE]
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