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- From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
- Subject: Re: cleaning/painting steel wheels
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.135247.23576@mcnc.org>
- Sender: daemon@mcnc.org (David Daemon)
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- Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
- References: <1dmbbbINNj50@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1992Nov9.205114.28346@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 13:52:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov9.205114.28346@linus.mitre.org> jdouglas@MITRE.org (Jason Douglas) writes:
- >In article <1dmbbbINNj50@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy)
- >writes:
- >> I bought a set of used steel wheels for mounting snow tires.
- >> I want to get suggestions from the net as to how I can
- >> clean and paint the wheels.
- >>
- >> will wire brushing it then spraying a can of steel wheels color
- >> spray paint be sufficient ?
- >
- >It depends on the condition of the wheels. I would recommend trying very
- >hard to get as much rust off as possible *before* the new tires are
- >mounted and the wheels become harder to work with.
- >
- IMHO, the very best way to clean up a rusty wheel is to sandblast and paint
- it before mounting the new tires. I did this with the grungy-looking spare
- tire on my '55 Chevy, and it looks factory-fresh. Of course, you've got to
- have access to a sandblaster.
-
- If not, use a wire brush on an electric drill to strip the rust. Then etch
- the metal with something like Dupont Metal Conditioner or Permatex Extend.
- Then prime and paint.
-
-
- Ted Brooks
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