Wheel finish?

Muscletang · May 20th, 2009, 01:02 AM

How would you recommend I go about fixing the scratched up clear coat on my machined 03 Cobra's? I got new/used 10.5's on the back and the clear has scuffs on it. If this is possible I probably won't have them powder coated or painted silver. Thanks.

ZoomZoomMFer · May 20th, 2009, 01:39 AM

wetsand and buff it out?

JoshC! · May 20th, 2009, 02:08 AM

youll wanna be real carefull if you do that. i dont think the clear coat one wheels is very think. you have pics? how bad?

Muscletang · May 20th, 2009, 08:25 AM

I'll take some pics today after work and see what you think. The scratches aren't deep, they're just scuffs but plenty of them.

I don't know much about this, but I was thinking, is there any way to strip the clear, if I can't fix it, and polish them up?

JoshC! · May 20th, 2009, 01:30 PM

gently run a finger nail across them. if you can feel them then you might not be able to get them out.

Muscletang · May 20th, 2009, 06:45 PM

Here are the pictures of the back wheels. You can't really feel anything except for a couple of spots.

Sorry, this one's in the shade.

I'm not knowledgeable about the capabilities of metal, but is it possible to get rid of the clear and just polish them up really well?

JoshC! · May 21st, 2009, 02:10 AM

like i said if you cant feel them with your finger nail you should be able to get them out. as for stripping the clear ill let someone else chime in.

Muscletang · May 21st, 2009, 01:00 PM

Thanks man. I'm posting it in another place too to see if I can get an answer about the stripping and polishing.

Zatrekaz · May 21st, 2009, 08:59 PM

If you strip it and polish it you would have bare metal. I am not sure, but I would think some precautions would need to be taken to keep them in good condition since there would be no protection.

I am polishing my valve covers and I am about to ask the same question in a way.

R3dFyre02 · May 22nd, 2009, 02:20 PM

if you really want to strip and polish them, you will want to coat them after th polish I would talk to your local paint and body shop. as to stripping them, wet sand with 400 and go finer until you are using steel wool. I believe 000 wool would be a good stopping point, nice luster, and then you ould hit it with a bit of aluminum polish on maybe something like the Mothers PowerBall. get them nice and blindingly shiny then take them in to have them clearcoated. it will be a LOT of work, but in the end it should look fantastic.

Muscletang · May 22nd, 2009, 02:30 PM

Thanks man. I like the sound of that. It will be almost one of a kind. I'm leaning toward powder coating though at the moment. I'm up for the work, just worried about the risk since I have no backup wheels at the moment.

R3dFyre02 · May 22nd, 2009, 05:01 PM

I feel ya on that. Im getting my wheels powder coated toward the end of summer. but just before that I am going to be stripping and polishing the lip. the center will be black and the lip will be clear over polished. this will be on the bullit rims...

Muscletang · May 23rd, 2009, 12:16 AM

That sounds pretty nice man. I'm thinking of a metallic silver powder coat of some sort.

May 20th, 2009, 01:02 AM	#1
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	Wheel finish? How would you recommend I go about fixing the scratched up clear coat on my machined 03 Cobra's? I got new/used 10.5's on the back and the clear has scuffs on it. If this is possible I probably won't have them powder coated or painted silver. Thanks. __________________

May 20th, 2009, 01:39 AM	#2
ZoomZoomMFer zippeewannabee 06' Mazda Speed6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 3,205 iTrader: 17 reviews	wetsand and buff it out? __________________ Cobb SRI \| Eibach ProKit \| JBR Short Shift Plate \| JBR Rear Motor Mount

May 20th, 2009, 02:08 AM	#3
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	youll wanna be real carefull if you do that. i dont think the clear coat one wheels is very think. you have pics? how bad? __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

May 20th, 2009, 08:25 AM	#4
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	I'll take some pics today after work and see what you think. The scratches aren't deep, they're just scuffs but plenty of them. I don't know much about this, but I was thinking, is there any way to strip the clear, if I can't fix it, and polish them up? __________________

May 20th, 2009, 01:30 PM	#5
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	gently run a finger nail across them. if you can feel them then you might not be able to get them out. __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

May 20th, 2009, 06:45 PM	#6
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	Here are the pictures of the back wheels. You can't really feel anything except for a couple of spots. Sorry, this one's in the shade. I'm not knowledgeable about the capabilities of metal, but is it possible to get rid of the clear and just polish them up really well? __________________

May 21st, 2009, 02:10 AM	#7
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	like i said if you cant feel them with your finger nail you should be able to get them out. as for stripping the clear ill let someone else chime in. __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

May 21st, 2009, 01:00 PM	#8
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	Thanks man. I'm posting it in another place too to see if I can get an answer about the stripping and polishing. __________________

May 21st, 2009, 08:59 PM	#9
Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,620 iTrader: 12 reviews	If you strip it and polish it you would have bare metal. I am not sure, but I would think some precautions would need to be taken to keep them in good condition since there would be no protection. I am polishing my valve covers and I am about to ask the same question in a way. __________________ OEM Used 99-04 Dark Charcoal Carpet For Sale

May 22nd, 2009, 02:20 PM	#10
R3dFyre02 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,180 iTrader: 2 reviews	if you really want to strip and polish them, you will want to coat them after th polish I would talk to your local paint and body shop. as to stripping them, wet sand with 400 and go finer until you are using steel wool. I believe 000 wool would be a good stopping point, nice luster, and then you ould hit it with a bit of aluminum polish on maybe something like the Mothers PowerBall. get them nice and blindingly shiny then take them in to have them clearcoated. it will be a LOT of work, but in the end it should look fantastic. __________________ 02GT - Blown motor 86LX 3.8TBI auto replacement daily driver How to retrofit HID's

May 22nd, 2009, 02:30 PM	#11
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	Thanks man. I like the sound of that. It will be almost one of a kind. I'm leaning toward powder coating though at the moment. I'm up for the work, just worried about the risk since I have no backup wheels at the moment. __________________

May 22nd, 2009, 05:01 PM	#12
R3dFyre02 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,180 iTrader: 2 reviews	I feel ya on that. Im getting my wheels powder coated toward the end of summer. but just before that I am going to be stripping and polishing the lip. the center will be black and the lip will be clear over polished. this will be on the bullit rims... __________________ 02GT - Blown motor 86LX 3.8TBI auto replacement daily driver How to retrofit HID's

May 23rd, 2009, 12:16 AM	#13
Muscletang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 SVT Cobra Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 2,233 iTrader: 1 reviews	That sounds pretty nice man. I'm thinking of a metallic silver powder coat of some sort. __________________

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