Recent content by ShawnFischer

I cleaned them really well, twice, with hot water and dish soap. Dried and wiped down with denatured alcohol, then primed with a self etching primer. Paint then clear. I've peeled the tape off and so far the paint hasn't tried to peel. I still need to let it cure then I'll go over the edges with...

So, after watching the inset portions on the wheels for a couple weeks, I noticed they started oxidizing pretty badly. Simple wash didn't remove it, polish didn't remove it, so I decided to paint them! Picked up duplicolor paint match to my truck; primed, painted, and cleared. Before primer I...

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I used Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish on the face. The areas where the polishing wheel did hit the rough cast, where the staining is, turned a horrible black that is a pain to rub out...

Apparently, I glanced over the part of the directions where it says to not use on bare metals. After removing all the clear off of my rims, wet sanding, and polishing, I decided to give them one final cleaning with the Iron-X. Unfortunately, the product seems to have stained the rough cast...