[DML] Re: wheel sandblast

[Jan van de Wouw <Jan@xxxx>]

Hi,

Since my father happens to own a shotblasting-company I can tell you
from experience that most light-allywheels do NOT look nice when
just shotblasted and clearcoated: most of the times the material is so
soft that the inpacts from the shotblasting stay very visible.

Some thing thats much nicer because its less agressive (less pressure
and a finer material) is like shotblasting, only with little glass "pearls".
I don't know the correct translation, but that is what it basically is.

This is very good on alloy and Stainless Steel so I would recommend
doing this instead of the shotblasting. Clearcoating would still be
neccesary even if it was only for the shine and ease of cleaning it gives:
dirt sticks better on a non-coated rough surface...

Please note that we have no experience on DeLorean-wheels
so the precise effect on that particular alloy is hard to predict.

Hope to have been of some help,

JAN van de Wouw
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PS. if anyone knows the right translation please mail me privately.

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Erik Geerdink Wrote on the DML:

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> ------------------------------ message 5993 ------------------------------
> From: "Erik Geerdink" <delorean502@xxxx>
> Subject: [DML] wheel sandblast
>
> Has anybody ever sandblasted their wheels and just put a clear coat on
> them for shine and to prevent rust? Would this be possible and would
> this look good? If anybody has any pictures of this or knows of a
> place where I can see this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks
>
> Erik Geerdink
> 4512
>