jas2234
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So I got bored and decided to strip and polish my 18" silver bullets. (just a word of warning, dont use paint stripper in the house). First off I used aircraft paint stripper and dekote(from eastwood). Stripped them in the basement, so to keep the fumes down I put the wheels in garbage bags and closed them when the stripper was on. To clean off the stripper I washed the wheels with hot water, had to strip them about 3 times, would have been easier in warm weather as stripper works better in warm weather. After being stripped I used 120 grit sandpaper with my orbital sander to smooth the surface then dropped to 220, then 600 before I started buffing and polishing. Total time involved is about 3 hrs sanding/polishing.(not including stripping the factory paint).
Here are several pictures during the process. let me know what you think.
Here are several pictures during the process. let me know what you think.
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