Hello,

I bought these used rims and need your help to restore them to or close to its original look. I know i can bring them to a rim shop but if possible i would like to try it myself.

so i am not worried about curb rash at the moment. i am more worried about:
1) in this pic. i was told some paint spots got on it.
How can i remove the spots without damaging/ruining the original paint? if at all possible...


2) in these pics. its either the clear coat chipping or the wheel has some oxidation.
How can i remove or clean this up?




now i know i might be getting pretty picky with this last pic. but like anyone i just want them to look perfect (and yes i know, i could have just bought new ones if i wanted perfect but these were dirt cheap)
3) in this pic. it might be hard to see but theres this very rough black stuff that i tried to clean/scrub off for the life of me and it wouldnt budge.
so last question how do i clean this off?


so anyone who has restored there rims and have some advice/techniques please let me know how to fix this problem!
SORRY IF THE QUALITY ISNT GOOD.

 

Is it bad to powder coat these types of rims?

 

Try W-40 to clean them up include oxidation.

 

I have tried everything so...i ended up taking them to a shop to get the machined and painted but they ended up only straightening them and also burned the stock paint. So now i have to get them repainted and i know a guy who can powder coat them but i need to kno if these wheels can handle it or will it ruin its integrity?

 

I dont see why it would be a problem Powder coating, if your worried you can always just paint them

 

not a good idea to powdercoat... unless this is high quality wheels... there is a company in quebec that bounds the paint to the wheels with electro-magnetized paint and then bakes the paint, but at lower temperatures than powder coating... they do this for 20$ each and offer almost 50 colors!!! so maybe you should look at something similar... oh btw they also sand blast before...

 

Take them off the car tape the wheels clean the rims good with acetone rub with some sand paper 500+ rub with acetone then paint w/e color u want I did 2 coats of clear on top and it helps with brake dust also pix a good coat of wax on the rims before putting them back on

 

I would have just polished them

 

i got the oxidation removed and polished the lip but the shop guys straightened 3 rims and in the process they heated it which then burned my paint. so all i need is to paint