polishing rims

[iwantagixxer]

I would like to polish the lips of my rims, What's the best way to do it? I picked up some aircraft remover and solvent gloves, I would like to do it without having to take off the tires.

[CBRAWR]

i saw a guide somewhere before on what types of sandpaper and that you need.....if i can find it real quick ill post a link

[CBRAWR]

http://www.finishing.com/0800-0999/800.shtml

[iwantagixxer]

Thanks, good find!

[CBRAWR]

i just got a small air compressor for xmas....polished swingarm and wheel lips here we come!

[emw]

Just did this a few days ago. I would take the wheel off the bike, it makes it a lot easier to work on. What I did was mask off the areas that I didn't want any of the stripper on and start spraying away. It works best in warm weather, so it will take multiple coatings of the stripper to get it all off. The paint will bubble up and I used some steel wool to wipe away the paint. Do not use anything that would be too gritty, as it will scratch the rim and it'll be a pain to fix. I was fortunate that I did not have to resand the rim down - after the paint was completely stripped off, just a bit of Mother's Aluminum polish and elbow grease and they looked pretty damn good.

Just a word of caution, do a good job of masking off any areas you don't wan't stripped off - the area closes to the lip will likely become loose, allowing stripper to work itself in there. It happened to me, but it's not a huge deal, some slight bubbling. Nothing a bit of sandpapering and repainting couldn't fix. Hope it works out for you.

[hybrid]

Originally Posted by CBRAWR

i just got a small air compressor for xmas....polished swingarm and wheel lips here we come!

dont touch that arm...............your frame and swingarm are steel and will rust.

[CBRAWR]

Originally Posted by hybrid

dont touch that arm...............your frame and swingarm are steel and will rust.

why you gotta steal my thunder for?

[RCKT GRL]

Originally Posted by emw

I would take the wheel off the bike, it makes it a lot easier to work on.

+1. It CAN be done with the wheels on the bike, but it's going to be a PITA.

I did mine last spring.

EDIT: I've attached a closeup pic of the rear rim for CBRAWR.

[hybrid]

Originally Posted by CBRAWR

why you gotta steal my thunder for?

sorry..............just didnt want you to end up pissed at yourself.

Tell ya what..........I have an extra arm for an F3.....................if you want, I can polish it up for ya and have it dipped. You just pay for the polish and dipping and Ill call it even............

Or you could buy my screen with the blue and I could polish the arm and have it candy blue powder coated and then itll match. You just pay the polish and powdercoating price................

[CBRAWR]

Originally Posted by hybrid

sorry..............just didnt want you to end up pissed at yourself.

Tell ya what..........I have an extra arm for an F3.....................if you want, I can polish it up for ya and have it dipped. You just pay for the polish and dipping and Ill call it even............

Or you could buy my screen with the blue and I could polish the arm and have it candy blue powder coated and then itll match. You just pay the polish and powdercoating price................

what a deal......

[hybrid]

hahahaha.................it is a deal...........you get the arm for free..............you just pay for the work.