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90xsi
08-12-2007, 12:05 AM
i need help to find the easiest way to take off all the paint off some slipstreams,
i've used paint remover but it doesnt do a very good job. ive spent about a day to get one rim fully polished by hand and omfg never again.
can anyone recommend a better way or a place that will do it for me cheap asap cause car looks abit mismatched atm
Thanks in advance
jdm_kid
08-12-2007, 10:51 AM
just get a professional to do it for u. lol paying money isnt too bad, and at the end the results will be nice !
90xsi
08-12-2007, 02:38 PM
well thats what i wanna do,
but i dont know a place in melbourne
Regards
yellow-dc2
08-12-2007, 02:50 PM
There is a place in Sunbury that i know of that bead blasts, (bead blast is like sand blasting but less harsh as they use plastic) ill try and find the name for you.

but there is no way of polishing rims easily, just elbow grease or a drill with a polishing bit like this
http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/tools/buffing_bit.jpg
IEVAQ8
08-12-2007, 03:09 PM
try mr powder coat in williamstown..........
they also saqndblast and powder coat.
90xsi
08-12-2007, 09:02 PM
does anyone know where can i can get the polishing drill bit?
cause ive looked everywhere and cant find anything,
how much does it normally cost to sandblast a rim?
Regards
Limbo
08-12-2007, 09:42 PM
you don't sandblast stainless steel lips.
You need to polish them. The polishing bit should be able to get found it most hardware stores.
yellow-dc2
09-12-2007, 09:09 AM
I wouldn't get them sandblasted, it might damage the finish of the wheels making it harder to polish if it can be polished afterwards, i think it should cost between $40 & $60 a wheel to get beadblasted.

I just found this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mag-Wheel-Polishing-Kit_W0QQitemZ230200800797QQihZ013QQcategoryZ6782QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
it looks like it comes with everything you need
90xsi
10-12-2007, 01:38 AM
anyone suggest any places on the eastern suburbs?
Regards
BlitZ
10-12-2007, 09:48 AM
buy a paint stripper pad... the plastic pads.. it will do the job great
EKVTIR-T
10-12-2007, 09:52 AM
anyone suggest any places on the eastern suburbs?
Regards

These guys are in Moorabbin http://www.advancedalloys.com.au/home/
ekslut
10-12-2007, 10:40 AM
These guys are in Moorabbin http://www.advancedalloys.com.au/home/

I recommend these guys too. I had a set of wheels they are in pretty bad condition machined and painted by them and they did a perfect job. Came up looking like new. They also found out that 2 wheels were not exactly straight and fixed it up for no extra charge.
90xsi
11-12-2007, 12:43 AM
awesome
do you know how much roughly each rim?
ekslut
11-12-2007, 07:09 AM
Can't remember how much they were. They weren't cheap though, but they were faultless and the wheels came up like new. Very happy with them. Can send you before and afer pics if you want to see what there work is like.

Also on there site you can upload your wheel and tell them what you want done and they will email you back a price.