Any hope for my Canyon wheels?
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Any hope for my Canyon wheels?
Hey everyone, my 98 Sport has a set of factory Canyons that I really like the look of, but they're seriously oxidized / pitted / corroded. I guess 15 years of New England road salt has taken its toll on all 4 wheels...I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how I could possibly bring them back to life, even just a bit better than they are now. Scotchbrite pad? Aluminum polisher + a power drill? Pictures below:
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You can resurface them with progressively finer sandpaper, followed by Mother's metal polish, but it will require a lot of elbow grease.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
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If you are up for painting them, don't sand them, just get some aircraft stripper and go to town. That's what I did to mine. I have the wagoneer turbines; the clearcoat was a little rough so I stripped the clearcoat, used a red scotchbrite on the wheels, then laid a handful coats of wheel paint on them. I'm pleased! Been about 4 months and they still look good; just waiting on the machine shop to cut some sheet metal, so I can build my center caps. Hope this helps, good luck!
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You can resurface them with progressively finer sandpaper, followed by Mother's metal polish, but it will require a lot of elbow grease.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
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If you are up for painting them, don't sand them, just get some aircraft stripper and go to town. That's what I did to mine. I have the wagoneer turbines; the clearcoat was a little rough so I stripped the clearcoat, used a red scotchbrite on the wheels, then laid a handful coats of wheel paint on them. I'm pleased! Been about 4 months and they still look good; just waiting on the machine shop to cut some sheet metal, so I can build my center caps. Hope this helps, good luck!
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Unless you are willing to put in the time & effort to refinish those wheels (as Radi stated 5-6 hrs / wheel), better to just leave them alone. Old looks alot better than half *****.
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I'm off for the summer until September so I've got plenty of time to monkey around on it. Maybe I'll take a weekend and do it, done it before on some steelies to clear up some rust so I have a good idea of what I'm getting into.
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I have a thread in the jeep build thread, with pics. Far from half ***. Took about an hour to prep each wheel and an hour to paint each.
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That's a $100 set of wheels (In good shape). I'd find another set in good shape before I spent $500 in man hours trying to fix them.
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You can resurface them with progressively finer sandpaper, followed by Mother's metal polish, but it will require a lot of elbow grease.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
I did a set on a different vehicle that looked similar to that- I figure it took me 5-6 hours per wheel to sand out the nicks and pitting, then sand out the coarse sanding marks, then polish them up.
Plasti-dip might be a quicker option if you want colors.
Be aware that they are coated polished aluminum, and once that coating is gone, they will oxidize very quickly. I'd polish them up, then immediately reseal them with an aluminum clear coat when you are happy with the look.
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