gilber33 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Taking a shit load of stripper. Will probably take 1.5 cans of aircraft stripper once I'm completely done. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVC Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Taking a shit load of stripper. Will probably take 1.5 cans of aircraft stripper once I'm completely done. God damn... I am SO EXCITED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Stripping them was kind of a PITA. Took one can of aircraft stripper to do three wheels. So I'll have to get a second can to do the last lip and I'm debating whether or not to strip and polish the center caps or paint those. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Got one sanded and attempted to polish it.......turned out sucky. Going to go and get some real polish this week, this was just with some one step polish I had laying around from Autozone. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 whore..... jealousy is off the charts right now :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 whore..... jealousy is off the charts right now Self proclaimed wheel whore. And thanks. RSs will be finished this winter sometime. I'll probably post them for sale at a price that resembles the work/money that went into refinishing them and see if I get that sort of price for them, but probably not. They need new hardware, centers repainted, new valves, and new inner barrels for two of them so they'll fit. We'll see how that goes. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 My low profile jacks. Tethys coming off and hopefully going out this week. And going back to batman status. Polished the BBS center caps. Polished on the right, not on the left. might be hard to tell but they came out really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Little update. Got a first polish on the lips tonight Going to harbor freight to get additional polish and buffer wheels for my drill so I can do some multi-stage polishing. And also getting a rock tumbler to refinish the bolts. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Do not like lug covers. Otherwise, pretty wheels. I know how you feel. I am sorta torn with these on the 242... I like the look with out, but I feel like something is missing then. (Like I need a center cap to hide the axle caps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Was planning on buying new bolts for these, but after learning how shitty all of the new bolts for BBS' are (unless they're oem BBS bolts) and that they are known for snapping, I decided to refinish my bolts too. Which includes stripping the clear coat off of all of them: And then with a series of abrasive powders, polish them After buying all this stuff for the bolts, I'm still about $200 under the cost of new bolts. Also picked up a table mounted buffer from Harbor Freight that was an open box and just needs washers and bolts to hold the buffer wheels on for $30, normally $75. Will use this stuff to refinish any other wheels I pick up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 good call on re-finishing OE hardware..how well did the tumbler work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 good call on re-finishing OE hardware..how well did the tumbler work? We'll find out hopefully tonight. The bolts spent the night in the stripper and I have to study today, so this evening I will clean them up and then give it a go. I want them to soak as long as possible so when I take them out of the stripper, I can just basically wipe the clear coat off of the bolts, not trying to sit and scrape clear coat from 136 bolts. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 So, it looks like the bolts are going to come out real nice. Pulled two bolts out of the bucket full of stripper and all I did was rinse them off with water and they are completely stripped. Will clean/scrub all of them tonight in some Simple Green and then toss them in the tumbler. Depending on how they look after the tumbler, may take each one to the polisher to brighten them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Get a buffing motor, loose muslin wheel and muslin wheel, some white rouge, and some dow corning 832 and you'll be ready to polish and seal the wheels. If you stripped the clear coat off, then you need to machine polish the lips, IMO. Looks good though, interested in seeing the end result! http://www.grizzly.c...-Assembly/H3559 Edit: Just saw this Also picked up a table mounted buffer from Harbor Freight that was an open box and just needs washers and bolts to hold the buffer wheels on for $30, normally $75. Will use this stuff to refinish any other wheels I pick up. I did the above to this. DSC_1228.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Yup, have a buffer. Have all of the bolts cleaned, my apartment smells like the inside of a can of paint stripper, so that's awesome. Have to run to Harbor Freight to get more polishing material for the tumbler. Did not realize the thing needed to be like completely full. But going there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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