This is where the elbow grease comes in. Each welded aluminum section has to be sanded down to the original lip profile. The trick here is to take your time and leave minimal scuffing so it doesn't leave gouges in the metal that are impossible to polish out, as well as leaving in as much of the original material as possible to maintain the wheel's balance. This all gets polished down to the original shine, whether mirror-finish or, in my case, the spun look.This is where the elbow grease comes in. Each welded aluminum section has to be sanded dow Once the bare aluminum is exposed like on this wheel, the lip is roughed up and thoroughly cleaned for a nice welding surface. A welder then goes in and lays a bead of aluminum where dings and scuffs have worked into the aluminum.Once the bare aluminum is exposed like on this wheel, the lip is roughed up and thoroughly Once the bare aluminum is exposed like on this wheel, the lip is roughed up and thoroughly cleaned for a nice welding surface. A welder then goes in and lays a bead of aluminum where dings and scuffs have worked into the aluminum.Once the bare aluminum is exposed like on this wheel, the lip is roughed up and thoroughly Prior to priming and sealing, each face is sanded, filled and re-sanded smooth. Although the chips and scuffs seem minor, all of these will show up in the subsequent paint processes.Prior to priming and sealing, each face is sanded, filled and re-sanded smooth. Although t Once dry, both the front and backs of the faces are primed and sealed. Finally, matched silver paint is sprayed and then covered in a clearcoat. For wheels with large, flat faces like the Advans, the RB crew will even go and color-sand all the facets before buffing to a mirror shine.Finally, matched silver paint is sprayed and then covered in a clearcoat. For wheels with This finish is better than on most car bodies. The finished wheel. We didn't even paint the center cap because the Advan logo is silk-screened onto the cap and impossible to replicate. Regardless,The finished wheel. We didn't even paint the center cap because the Advan logo is silk-scr paint match is identical. RB also left the hoops in its bare aluminum form instead of laying down a layer of clearcoat because it can't be buffed in areaspaint match is identical. RB also left the hoops in its bare aluminum form instead of layi behind the spokes. The bare aluminum also makes it easier to# View larger Remove image caption care for with billet wheel polish.behind the spokes. The bare aluminum also makes it easier to# View larger Remove image cap « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article By Jay Chen Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
