Oh bugger

[SydneyTii]

So masked and painted my Octavos 

But........Put the raw one next to them as I was working, suddenly realised I like raw better.

They were supposed to be aluminium paint with a polished rim and spokes.

Think I’m going raw with polished spokes and rim, the non polished bits to be Matt clear coat.

what do you think??

[OriginalOwner]

polished ??  cleaned ??  painted ??

 

uh, you sure about all that effort ??

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Edited March 23, 2019 by OriginalOwner

[SydneyTii]

Well I might just have a couple of coldies and think about it?

Or maybe just stick with these?

Edited March 23, 2019 by SydneyTii

[zinz]

Polished is my vote

 

Ed

[Dug Nichols]

I'm with polished not painted as well.

[PaulTWinterton]

Polishing the outer rim on your wheels to a mirror finish is easily achieved on a lathe.  My guy did it for $25 per wheel.  Polishing the spokes and center might be costly in time or money, whichever you have more of.  I say painted (or clearcoated) center and spokes with a polished lip(rim).  Many combinations to ponder on.  Your particular 02 paint color and your wheels can make a unique statement.

 

By the way, keeping the mirror finish on the lip is easy if you wipe the brake dust off regularly with a soft cloth.  The dust is a great polish.  Mother's chrome polish works well too.  I don't like clearcoat on polished aluminum for the reasons of yellowing/hazing and the inability to polish.

['76mintgrün'02]

7 minutes ago, PaulTWinterton said:

Polishing the outer rim on your wheels to a mirror finish is easily achieved on a lathe. 

 

Or simply install them in the rear, with it jacked up in the air and let it idle in gear while polishing.

 

Insta-lathe... of sorts.

 

Tom

[rstclark]

Don't listen to Carl His wheels are legendary  Legendary visions of originality  A Kind  word would be Survivor

 

My vote would be  1 chemically strip the paint off. 2 Power wash or Vapor Blast  3 Clear the spokes and centers and 4 polish the lip  

Its worth the effort . The wheels will be distinctive

[jturner]

I left my wheels raw/polished on my corvair... I think it looks a bit like magnesium if you squint. Especially after they got dirty.

 

[SydneyTii]

1 hour ago, rstclark said:

Don't listen to Carl His wheels are legendary  Legendary visions of originality  A Kind  word would be Survivor

 

My vote would be  1 chemically strip the paint off. 2 Power wash or Vapor Blast  3 Clear the spokes and centers and 4 polish the lip  

Its worth the effort . The wheels will be distinctive

I’ve seen them in pictures!

Pure work of art?

[TobyB]

Uncoated aluminum/magnesium/alloy will corrode pretty quickly.

 

t

life in the damp

[SydneyTii]

Yes sorry by raw I mean no paint, Ive found raw aluminium goes dull quickly, i will probably clear all areas except the rim / lip and spoke faces, on those I will use poor boys wheels sealer, 

[Simeon]

6 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

 

Or simply install them in the rear, with it jacked up in the air and let it idle in gear while polishing.

 

Insta-lathe... of sorts.

 

Tom

 

 

[SydneyTii]

20 minutes ago, Simeon said:

 

 

?? I have visions of it slipping off the jack stands careening down my drive and straight into the neighbours house!!

[Simeon]

1 hour ago, SydneyTii said:

?? I have visions of it slipping off the jack stands careening down my drive and straight into the neighbours house!!

 

Yes, well, posting that was not a recommendation!