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      05-20-2009, 08:56 AM   #1
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wheel sandblasting or stripping

I have older set of wheels where the finish/primer is flaking and bubbly in some parts. I want to repaint to wheels, but to do it properly I need to remove the flaking and bubbly parts. Since this involves the primer, it is a real bitch to take off the primer to the points where it adhering well again (or to take it off completely).

If the primer was still in good shape, it would have pretty simple, just roughing/sanding the surface and then putting on new paint... unfortunately I'm not so lucky.

I spent an hour on a wheel last night with a drill and a wire brush... it works but it is too slow and tedious.

As such, I am hoping to find a local place that can just cheaply sandblast or strip the wheels down to the bare metal, and then I will re-paint them. I guess chemical stripping would be fine as well, just as long as I get bare metal so that I can put a nice coat of paint on.

Any one know a place that will do this. They are simple 1 piece alloy wheels, no tires, no valves... should be a pretty simple job.

I tried Rim and Wheel Works and they don't just strip wheels. I plan to contact RimPro, and have sent an email out to New England Soda Blasting.

Any other ideas? Thanks!
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I was going to say RimPro, they're in Tewksbury right?
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Yeah, I am waiting to hear from them, but they will probably be fairly expensive. I will update once I collect some more info from the various places I contacted.
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I just had a set of Volks refinished there. It's probably worth the money.
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I just had a set of Volks refinished there. It's probably worth the money.
If they were Volks or another high-end wheel, it probably would be. These are soon to be winter wheels that I picked up on craigslist for $200. They already have some curb rash and a bunch of teeth marks on the inside of the barrel from someone's terrible tire mounting machine.

I still haven't heard from them. Just out of curiousity, home much was it for the Volks?
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If they were Volks or another high-end wheel, it probably would be. These are soon to be winter wheels that I picked up on craigslist for $200. They already have some curb rash and a bunch of teeth marks on the inside of the barrel from someone's terrible tire mounting machine.

I still haven't heard from them. Just out of curiousity, home much was it for the Volks?
All 4 were straightened, curb rash fixed, and the lip was polished and clear coated for $900. ( not my current volks)
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I have no experience with them, but if you are shopping around for prices you might want to try these guys: http://rimandwheelworks.com/
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I have no experience with them, but if you are shopping around for prices you might want to try these guys: http://rimandwheelworks.com/
Yeah, I checked with them and they don't do only blasting/stripping. My impression is they may contract the powdercoating/refinishing to someone else. I have had a wheel straightened there before and was happy with the result.

Right now I am leaning toward New England Soda Blast.
http://www.newenglandsodablast.com/
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I tried Rim and Wheel Works and they don't just strip wheels.
Heh, heh. Guess I got caught replying without reading all of your orig. post. <Blush/>
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