How To Clear Coat Polished Aluminum Wheels

Hold the can 6 to 8 inches from the surface and use light even strokes.

How to clear coat polished aluminum wheels. Most likely they are and were cleaned with an acid based cleaner that damaged the clear coating. Step by step 1. I have an aluminum component that has a specific surface with a mirror finish. Spray one wheel at a time with an clear coated wheel cleaner.

Spray 3 to 4 thin coats of clear coat paint onto the wheel. Loosen the lug nuts with a lug wrench. While you wait for the paint to catalyze rub down the. Remove the wheels from the vehicle if they are still installed.

If you liked the video give it a thumbs up subscribe. Keep the coats thin so the paint doesn t run. How to refinish aluminum wheels with clear coat step 1. You ll need a catalyzed urethane clear coat paint i used glisten pc by por 15.

Use a small amount on a cloth and rub by hand or with a polishing ball attached to a drill and wipe clean. Rinse wheels to remove loose dirt and brake dust. Take the wheels and tires to a tire shop and have the tires removed from the wheels. Start with heavy grit sandpaper around 300 or 400 grit and sand the scratched area including the surrounding inch or so of wheel.

One hour before you start painting mix the catalyst and clear coat and stir it up put the cap back on. You might be able to use aircraft stripper and remove the coating then polish the wheels out and enjoy but w out the clear coating you will be polishing once a month. Painting the wheels without. Work side to side rather than up and down.

Conversion coating aluminum with a mirror finish. Wait 10 minutes between each coat and then one day before handling the wheels. How to restore aluminum rims. A few examples are griot s garage wheel cleaner.

Use a soft bristled wheel brush to agitate. For deeper scratches on bare aluminum wheels you need to sand the damaged area.