cleaned rims

[roberto2000]

I liked the thread the others wrote and the results they got were amazing enough to inspire me to give it a turn so to speak

I sand blasted the slots and the backside and mounted the rims in a lathe and proceded with emory paper of different grits
and left it with the factory look (concentric lines around) just a lot cleaner. I then clearcoated them

Approximate time 10 min blasting
20 min sanding
5 min clearcoating

Rob

[roberto2000]

another before

[roberto2000]

after

[roberto2000]

another after

[richsvo]

Roberto,

Those look great...great work! What was the address to send mine to again?

Why can't any of you guys with the great tools ever live by me?

Rich

[kiwi]

Nice job Roberto.....

What Rich said......

[Eyelawdoc]

Looks nice, Rob! What grades of emory paper did you use?

[Pat_in_L.A.]

Hmmm...

I now have another use for my 17 inch South Bend lathe. Thanks for the inspiration. Did you chuck it up with the jaws or did you use a dummy hub?

[roberto2000]

Pat

I chucked it up with a dummy hub


and used 120grit and finished it off with 280 to give it that machined look I turned it both clockwise and ccw

rob

[svohoo]

Nice!

Nice wheel job, Roberto. The thought occurred to me that, since I don't have access to a lathe that big, I could use the one that came with the wheels - the car! Put the rear axle on jack stands & let it idle in 5th gear and presto! - a lathe. I haven't tried it, so I can't guarantee it would work. Any thoughts?

[richsvo]

Large Portable Lathe...

svohoo,

Hmmmm......I think you might be on to something there!

Would you just use a sanding block with that?

Rich

[cobra0478]

What happens when the car jumps off the jackstands
Don

[richsvo]

Don....

WHOA!!! Wait a minute; that's not suppose to happen!

Rich

[cobra0478]

I can see it now,Svo idling down the driveway and into the street,gaining speed, SVOHOO running along behind with creeper stool still planted firmly in his butt hollering woah poney woah! rotflmfao
Man on next block mowing grass leaves lawn mower to join chase. Woah poney woah!
Lady on next block raking leaves drops rake to join chase. Woah poney woah!
Police man on patrol further down street calls dispatcher,be informed ,we have a runaway mustang,I am in hot persuite.
woah poney woah!

[richsvo]

cobra0478,

I can see it now,Svo idling down the driveway and into the street,gaining speed, SVOHOO running along behind with creeper stool still planted firmly in his butt hollering woah poney woah! rotflmfao

...Exactly!

My worst nightmare!

Rich