Refinishing Super Tricks

CudaChick1968 said

Cool idea treblig!!! I'd bet a Bondo spreader might work well for the center area. You could remove 3 of the lug nuts, fold the sandpaper over the edge to where you could hold it with your fingers, position it next to the hub and press it straight down til you get to the other lug. They'd obviously have to be changed around to get the whole center.

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To get the centers I remove the rim off the axle and use a disc on a drill. You have to find a disc (or trim one down) with the correct diameter then put the correct grit sandpaper on the disc (double sided tape) and you'll get the same finish as the rest of the rim without much work. I couldn't believe how fast I refinished my rims. Mine were pretty "jacked up" (30 years old). I just used some heavy grit sandpaper to knock down all the roughness/oxidation then just kept going to a finer grit. With lots of water it doesn't take long at all...about 15 min per rim. It actually takes longer to jack the car up, put it on jack stands, start the engine and raise the idle, then all that in reverse. In the case of HemiDenny, his rims are already real nice and smooth so it would only take a few minutes. The real killer is that they charge $100/$125 per rim for polishing!!!! If you have a friend who has a tire balancer it's even easier because the balancer holds the rim using a tapered device on the center hole leaving the lug holes free and clear for the sandpaper!!
Necessity is the mother of invention!!!

Treblig