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Rust on the steelies..

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    AE102 New Member

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    Rust on the steelies..

    yeah, so i polish the lip of my steelies not long ago. and this is the 1st time it rain, and i check this mornin and rust were on the lip...ay..

    we can i use to prevent rust?...
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    laz Member

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    When you said poileshed do you mean you sanded the paint off? If so you should have clearcoated it.

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    laz, Aug 14, 2005
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    polish i mean, strip the paint, sand to bare metal, polish it up. almost as shiny as chrome :)

    its gettin a lil bit of rust cuz of the rain..
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    asn13oy Stepping Stones

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    You sanded it to bare metal and just polished it up? That equals NO rust protection.
    asn13oy, Aug 14, 2005
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    im not perfect, it still have some spots where its just bare metal.
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    teevee247 Well-Known Member

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    Even polishing metal won't protect it from rust, you should really put a gloss clearcoat on it after polishing...
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    just regular paint clear cloat?
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    do you have any pics of what it looked like post-polished lip? I was thinking about painting the steelies until i have enough for a decent set of rims and i'm kinda curious to see what polishing the lip looks like.
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    i'm curious too.
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    teevee247 Well-Known Member

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    Maybe try to get one that has a tough finish, like commercial grade, since wheels sually do take quite a bit of abuse...
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    Haha! Pics and him dont mix, youll never see anything, lol.
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    true...
    hellapinoy, Aug 14, 2005
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    AE102 New Member

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    DIE!!!
    AE102, Aug 15, 2005
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    Rolla95 Rollin' Out y0

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    just go to k-mart, buy a cheap disposable camera and take pics of ur car and steelies, when u go get it developed, ask for the pics on a CD and then u can post em up on here:D
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    AE102 New Member

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    sorry i dont have pics.

    but.....

    - get a can of AirCraft paint stripper at wal-mart or other places.
    - cover up the area you dont wanna strip the paint.
    - wear gloves, when this stuff gets on your skin, it will burn like hell.
    - carefully spray the AirCraft stuff on the side of the steelies.
    - give it a minute or two, you'll hear snap, crackle, and pop.
    - the original paint comes right off, might wanna use something to scatch the paint off.

    - sand it down using, 200, 320, 400, 1000 grits of sandpaper. you might wanna use some better sand paper, but thats what i use and it work ok.

    - Dry sand it down, then Wet sand it. repeat with other grits.
    - then finally, get some NeverDull metal polish, and polish it up.
    - make sure to buffer really hard to get the shine out.

    happy polishin :)
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    asn13oy Stepping Stones

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    That x4....too much work for me.
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    it only took about an hour or tow for me, just for one rim tho lol...
    AE102, Aug 15, 2005
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    you can buy a cheap digital camera that works for like a week. anyways, dont worry about it, its a steelie. You can get another one from a junkyard for cheap.
    Gold00, Aug 18, 2005
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