Well I took a couple days off the tinker with the new wheels.
First I had to wait for the Aluma-Brite to arrive.
http://www.k-chem.com/msds/AlumaBrite.pdf
Its a hydroflouric acid detergent solution used in the detailing trade to brighten up raw aluminum - like boat pontoons and big rig fuel tanks. After carefully donning all my PPE, I sprayed it on the wheels full strength and let it sit on there and foam for about a minute. I then hosed it off with cold water. It repeated it a couple times and then really washed them off with soap and water for around ten minutes.
I then moved on to the shiny parts of the wheels. It took eight hours or so of hand-sanding to get the polished finish back on the spokes. The five holes are supposed to be in an as-cast finish.
Starting with 800, then 1000, then 1500, then 2000 wet paper. I hand sanded the hub area spokes and the outer small hub spoke sections that touch the chrome rim. VERY CARFEULLY, trying not to touch the chrome with the sand paper.
I have no finger tips left at this point but the rims came out great. I then masked off the outer area and painted the black out section with Rustoleum Matte Black paint.
Here's the finished set with the Polyglas F70x14s mounted. Sorry I couldn't pull it out of the garage but there's no steering wheel or dash in it at the moment.
11-06-2020, 03:23 PM
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