Decided to try and repair the severely corroded alloy wheels on my 2004 Sierra. To me the results were acceptable so wanted to share how it was done. This is not a fast project so plan on 2 hours per wheel.
Materials used were: Eye protection, rubber gloves, non plastic paint brush, chemical stripper from Ace Hardware, Mother's Mag Wheel Polish, coarse steel wool, fine steel wool, 240 grit automotive grade wet sandpaper and a Dremel tool with a small wire wheel.
Notes: Tried doing with wheel left on truck but that did not work and ended up taking them off the truck. The Dremel tool was used to remove the silver paint from the corners of the recessed pockets. The Mother's Mag Wheel polish was used as the steel wool and sandpaper lubricant instead of water. I tried using the Powerball and the Meguiars Power Cone and in my opinion the foam Power Cone worked much better. I was really bearing down on it and it worked extremely well with no sign of damage. While rubbing always go with the machine cut ridges which are for the most part now gone from my wheels. Make sure to rinse both sides of the wheel thoroughly with water after you're finished. Good luck.
Materials used were: Eye protection, rubber gloves, non plastic paint brush, chemical stripper from Ace Hardware, Mother's Mag Wheel Polish, coarse steel wool, fine steel wool, 240 grit automotive grade wet sandpaper and a Dremel tool with a small wire wheel.
Notes: Tried doing with wheel left on truck but that did not work and ended up taking them off the truck. The Dremel tool was used to remove the silver paint from the corners of the recessed pockets. The Mother's Mag Wheel polish was used as the steel wool and sandpaper lubricant instead of water. I tried using the Powerball and the Meguiars Power Cone and in my opinion the foam Power Cone worked much better. I was really bearing down on it and it worked extremely well with no sign of damage. While rubbing always go with the machine cut ridges which are for the most part now gone from my wheels. Make sure to rinse both sides of the wheel thoroughly with water after you're finished. Good luck.
