Ralf, Being Alloy..the wheels wont rust, they would just go milky white and start corroading..if you had your wheels blasted and just left them like that. . If you then had them clear laquered, without first polishing them, they would look rather like "silver painted sandpaper". Like most things, it requires a lot of effort to get something to look "right"..(.Metal fininhing / Chrome plating , on old car parts is what I do for a living) Regards Chris.DOC uk (Derby Plating Services Ltd.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralf Philipp <doc.brown@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: [DML] Re: 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 > > Erik > When you sandblast a piece of metal, the surface gets rather rough. I > suppose you have to polish your wheels after sandblasting them to get a > shiny surface. > > Ralf > VIN10284 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > > >