I think I'll ask them not to put any clearcoat
on the wheels. If I want to get a higher finish
I can do the additional polishing myself. I think
the wheels are tumbled in some machine together
with a lot of small steel balls. Everything gets
polished, even the most difficult corner. Price
was about $350.- for 4 wheels.
Thomas
datsunmike wrote:
> They shotpeen them or tumble the parts for additional strength.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas - Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: aluminum polishing
>
> > I went to the Essen Motorshow in Germany earlier this
> > week and there was a company that polished aluminum
> > wheels by some method that I think used stainless steel
> > balls to polish the surface. They added a clear coat after
> > this. BBS wheels have used this on some of their alloys
> > for a few years. It wasn't like chrome or mirror finish but
> > almost. I think I will send them a set of wheels to polish.
> >
> > Thomas
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