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12-12-2013, 10:47 PM
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Re: Sand blasting alloy rims?
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Really not trying to be a smartass, this time, but, am I seeing this correctly? It looks like red rust on the rim of that wheel, are you sure those aren't steel?  |
Those are not steel
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12-13-2013, 06:30 AM
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You could blast them and re-clear them. But they may not look the same. It would take a very fine blasting to remove the old clear and not texture the aluminum.
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What kind of sand would I need to get
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12-13-2013, 06:53 AM
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Well, if you really wanted to make them look good without spending an arm and a leg, you could buy the regular aluminum colour plastidip, then just spray them
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12-13-2013, 07:37 AM
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Re: Sand blasting alloy rims?
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What kind of sand would I need to get
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I would think something fairly benign, a glass bead. Stay away from the rough stuff, like we use aluminum oxide on our tough stuff. And use a low pressure. Lemme check what our gentle media is, I'll post it later.
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12-13-2013, 05:02 PM
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I would think something fairly benign, a glass bead. Stay away from the rough stuff, like we use aluminum oxide on our tough stuff. And use a low pressure. Lemme check what our gentle media is, I'll post it later.
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+1. Sand is to abrasive for aluminum. Glass bead or soda ash should do it.
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12-13-2013, 06:09 PM
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Re: Sand blasting alloy rims?
Baking soda as a blast media does a good job cleaning and polishing aluminum.
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