operation mesh wheel refurb

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eg6sir

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updated!!!
lots of pics

alrighty, as some of you know i came up on some mesh wheels from a buddy of mine.. .not sure of origin but they're O.Z. wheels and looked like hell when i got them.. so i'm polishing the lip and painting the mesh bronze....

whats needed:
sandpaper: ( i just bought it in 9x11 sheets, needed a couple of each)
150 grit (only needed for curbing and other flaws)
220 grit (will remove the grooves from the 150, if 150 not needed.. .start here)
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit (optional)
1500 grit
2000 grit (if you want that super bling)
box of latex gloves (if not, your hands will be black afterwards)
wheel paint (color of choice)
wheel clear coat
blue painters tape
rubbing compound (optional)
wheel polish
patience


Be sure to sand a lot on each grit after 150 or 220 if you start there.. if not you'll have visible scratches from grittier paper

before:

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here is one after being stripped of paint and steam washed..
lookin a little better here..

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here is one of the lips to begin with, using the curbage as a reference point...

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this is after hitting it with 150 grit, you want to do this dry sanding (again, only needed for curbage or any other flaws)

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this is with 220 grit to cover the 150 grit grooves, dry sanding again

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320 grit, again dry sanding

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then 400 grit, dry sanding (forgot to take a pic, too busy)

now to 600 grit wet sanding, be sure to use lots of water

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800 grit, wet sand.. again, water (forgot pic again, haha)

1500 grit, wet sand.. water, water, water

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not too shiny yet.. how bout a little polish :D

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now that the lip is nice and shiny, time to tape off the outer rim so no paint hits it.. like so..

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some people use newspaper and tape it.. its a hassle and rips.. so i use all tape.. :D

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time to apply paint/clear.. apply evenly (mine was difficult to do because getting in between the mesh isnt easy)......... place in sun and let it dry.. once dry, remove tape.. should look like this ..

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again referring back to the curbage.. this is as good as i could get it

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and here is the outcome

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and now to the difference from before and after polish and paint...
oooo.. notice the shine off that lip..

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that is all
 
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:thumbsup: man!!!

that look freakin SWEEET!! EXCELLENT job refurbing that wheel. i cant wait to see em all done and pictured on your car!
 
Good job! At first i wasn't too crazy on the look of the wheels in your original post but im lovin the outcome. :thumbsup: to you
 
thanks.. there is still a lot of work to be done.. gotta sand out some more curb marks tomorrow.. hopefully they'll all be done by this weekend..
 
Nice shit man!!
How are you doing that? Did you repaint or just buff those out like that? I know it sucks once you're done the first one and realize you got 3 more to do with all that same hard work but keep it up man im very picky with my rims and those look like gold to me. I would look to pick some up right now and try this but I got way to many projects going right now. Great stuff tho man they really look nice

Ic3
 
Much improved !! Gonna look nice on the whip .

How much time on one wheel
??
 
if you read i sanded them to shine like that, i painted the mesh only

Yeah sorry I re-read after the post. I seem to skip past the writing when looking at attractive pictures like that :p Sorry buddy
Looking fucking awesome tho I must say again :p

Ic3
 
i love me some 14s

great job.
&
i love the bronze
you have good taste my web friend
 
gonna start on another wheel here in about an hour. .. gonna try and get 2 done today..
 
well, got the polishing done and the rim taped off partially thanks to running out of tape.. i have a brand new roll so i'm looking for it now.. but i'll update the first post with a HOW TO: w/ pics once i'm done with everything...
probably would have been done already had i not lost this tape and had to run to the store for more sand paper
 
Great Work!
What kind of paint are you using?
 
Bronze and Clear Duplicolor High Performance Wheel Coating is what the can says.. to me its just spray paint
 
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