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PERRYinLA · 03-31-05, 12:14

Thanks for everyone's comments. I ended up continuing the Scotch-brite/steel wool/Comet/wire brush/sandpaper routine along the inside surfaces until I hit the point of diminishing returns. After masking, the wheels looked like this:

I then followed the Dupli-Color routine detailed at http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html, with the added steps of prepping the surface with mineral spirts, then spraying 2 coats of Dupli-Color CP199 Adhesion Promoter. It was quite a bit of work, but now the inside surface is shiny and chrome-like when viewed through the spokes- quite an improvement over the flat-black patina of grime that was there before:

How long this will last and how easy future cleanings will be is the big question mark- I guess we will have to see!

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PERRYinLA Registered User PERRYinLA is offline Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 28	Thanks for everyone's comments. I ended up continuing the Scotch-brite/steel wool/Comet/wire brush/sandpaper routine along the inside surfaces until I hit the point of diminishing returns. After masking, the wheels looked like this: I then followed the Dupli-Color routine detailed at http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/howto_wheel.html, with the added steps of prepping the surface with mineral spirts, then spraying 2 coats of Dupli-Color CP199 Adhesion Promoter. It was quite a bit of work, but now the inside surface is shiny and chrome-like when viewed through the spokes- quite an improvement over the flat-black patina of grime that was there before: How long this will last and how easy future cleanings will be is the big question mark- I guess we will have to see! Last edited by PERRYinLA : 03-31-05 at 02:12.