Pics of my Repolished Polished Wheels
02-04-2005, 08:03 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Polish supplys
eastwood company has all the necessary items to polish these wheels including sealers
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=432
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=432
02-04-2005, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Pipedreams
eastwood company has all the necessary items to polish these wheels including sealers
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=432
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=432
02-04-2005, 01:45 PM
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I like the polished aluminum look as well. The re-polish looks great! 
Wish I could find someone in the San Antonio area who does that kind of work... 
Wish I could find someone in the San Antonio area who does that kind of work...
02-04-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by vetracer
You mean to tell me that there's more than ONE starbucks near a freeway??? 
Yes, it wil be more maintenance, I have had polished wheels before. The reason I decided to go for it again is that I think these will be easy to maintain because of the design of the wheel. Lots of flat smooth surfaces. I've had other polished wheels that had rivets and crevices in the design that were a real PITA to polish. I usually go over them with Met-All and them strip the polish with flour and a towel. The guy at Blanchard told me that corn starch works better, I am going to try that next time.
Yes, it wil be more maintenance, I have had polished wheels before. The reason I decided to go for it again is that I think these will be easy to maintain because of the design of the wheel. Lots of flat smooth surfaces. I've had other polished wheels that had rivets and crevices in the design that were a real PITA to polish. I usually go over them with Met-All and them strip the polish with flour and a towel. The guy at Blanchard told me that corn starch works better, I am going to try that next time.
Should be easier to maintain at that point...
Thanks!
02-04-2005, 07:50 PM
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I've always used aircraft stipper to remove those thick coats of clear on my rims. the coating just falls off. It's a bit messy but does a nice job. I think the stripper cost's somewhere around $60.00 and a little elbow grease with small polisher can get them rims like chrome.
The only thing i dont like is having to repolish them. Did they apply another clear over those rims once they polished them?
The only thing i dont like is having to repolish them. Did they apply another clear over those rims once they polished them?
02-04-2005, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by tdg911
I've always used aircraft stipper to remove those thick coats of clear on my rims. the coating just falls off. It's a bit messy but does a nice job. I think the stripper cost's somewhere around $60.00 and a little elbow grease with small polisher can get them rims like chrome.
The only thing i dont like is having to repolish them. Did they apply another clear over those rims once they polished them?
The only thing i dont like is having to repolish them. Did they apply another clear over those rims once they polished them?
02-06-2005, 04:14 PM
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Repolished polished wheels
Your repolished wheels look very good. Someone mentioned an exchange program or something to that effect whereby for $700 you could get chromed wheels that match the original C6 wheels. What vendor provides this service? I just took delivery on my C6 last Monday and am not all that happy with the so called highly polished wheels. Any help on this $700 deal would be most appreciated.
02-06-2005, 04:42 PM
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Ok, here is another dumb question. Is polishing rims a chemical process or machining? I'm under the impression they use a chemical to strip the paint or clearcoat and them buff with a machine to get a high sheen.
02-06-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by vettejoel
They look much better. 
Thats one thing i noticed on a yellow C6 last Sunday...how little shine they had form the factory. I got the chrome wheels for $750....I took the cheap way out 
Thats one thing i noticed on a yellow C6 last Sunday...how little shine they had form the factory. I got the chrome wheels for $750....I took the cheap way out WCC I assume. I have Lemans Blue Z51 on order ...
can't wait. Where is Bellmore NY ? I'm up Buffalo way
02-06-2005, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tdixon
Someone mentioned an exchange program or something to that effect whereby for $700 you could get chromed wheels that match the original C6 wheels. What vendor provides this service?
www.westcoastcorvette.com
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02-06-2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by C5Longhorn
Ok, here is another dumb question. Is polishing rims a chemical process or machining? I'm under the impression they use a chemical to strip the paint or clearcoat and them buff with a machine to get a high sheen.
Yes, that's pretty much the sum of it. Strip any pre-existing finish, e.g. paint, etc with a chemical process and then buff/polish the stripped wheel with a mechanical buffer.
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