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I have a set of 6x6 centers at the house that I will not be using. Drop me a note if you need em. (I may have promised them to somebody else, so if I did will that person please let me know. I have traveled way to far to remember **** like that. :flipoff3: )
Well I spent all my momeny on gun stuff for now so I wont be able to get the tires before Clayton, but I wouldnt have had time to do all the wheel work anyway.
Anyhow, 11 months later I finally finished the sliders yesterday. While I was welding in the last floor panel, Robbie thought it would be funny to spray the back side of my weld with brake cleaner. It made a big fireball. Asshat.
Pigpen's ready for Clayton!
That close to losing her to a fire... Whew.Quote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
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My bad...
Well I spent ~3 hours and $70 trying to sand blast my wheels yesterday. 70 lbs of aluminum oxide got me about halfway through one wheel. Does anyone know of a local place that will sandblast 5 wheels for a decent price? The paint on those mofo's is THICK and tough as ****. Steel grit would probably have been a better media choice but between the time it would take to do all 5 wheels and the cost of the media, I am going to take em somewhere.
several years ago I was quoted $20/ea for Vilas to blast wheels. That expensive media is a waste unless you are using it in a cabinet where it can be recovered
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Originally Posted by afroman006
i had all five of my H1's done at texas truck riggins for ~$75 i think. probably cheaper for four one piece wheels.
can you not strip the paint then blast it smooth
I tried using a twisted wire cup on a grinder, that took longer than blasting. They are going to Texas Truck Riggins tomorow.
I think clarke meant with paint stripperQuote:
Originally Posted by afroman006
I remember Blake tried to use a wire wheel on his H2 wheels and got about 10 minutes and 12 coats of paint into it. Then he just shot some fresh black paint on them and called it done.
Apparently the military just sprays a fresh coat on them when they start to look a little faded/worn out.
this must be true. the paint was way too thick on mine to even think about stripping with a wire wheel. well, actually i did think about it. even tried in it a small spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by bburris
let me know how much you get them done for. i have a set of 4 that i need done as well at the recenters i got, they are rusty and need to be cleaned up as well
I had mine sandblasted (maybe it was some other media). Took the guy maybe 20 minutes for 4. Friend of a friend that has a blaster for oil rigs or something. Free 99
I must be missing something. Why bother? Just rough them up with a scotch pad or wire brush and cake on the Rustoleum. If you strip them down I think you're just going to have more rust issues in the future. I'm not positive that you're talking about H1 wheels, but it also probably doesn't matter. I've never had to repaint mine and they still look pretty good. No rust. I probably did 2 or 3 thick coats. Sucks that you've already wasted that money.