Wheel restoration in Texas

if you are just looking for polishing out the corrosion, we can do that at our shop in Austin. Austin Moto Classics. (512) 2914604, ask for Ray

Z.

 

The prefered way is to machine them like the factory. Polishing will get rid of the corrosion but at the expense of smoothing out the factory machining and rounding off the edges some. Most people will not know the differance . If you don't care about a true factory look the polishing will be fine. Bob

 

100% correct. which is why I specifically asked if the OP was "just wanting the corrosion polished off".

As bad as they appear to be corroded even machining new surfaces might result in noticeably different dimensions. If so, the machining expense, which I don't pretend to know, might not be worth the result. Any ideas on what the cost of machining might be ?

for me, it's just impossible to make any determination without seeing how deep the corrosion goes. If it's not too deep, an experienced polisher could polish it off and not destroy the crisp edges. But it does look bad from the photo.

Bob, have you seen wheels that were too damaged from corrosion to be saved be any method ?


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I would not want to spend more per wheel than the replacement cost of a reproduction wheel. There were unfortunately a lot of wheels Aluminum and Chrome in the reproduction market that didn't hold up to everyday use. If you wanted to have them restored to look like genuine originals .. that will cost a bit more for the time necessary to modify reproductions.. Its all a preference to how you intend to use them,,, Looks to me like the clear coating is just flaking off the polished area.. buff the clear off and refinish with a new coat of clear...

 

The corrosion looks like just in the clear coat or light surface as has been mentioned. Various ways to tackle the problem the solution depends on what you are going after.I have seen some wheels that have been polished so much that machining is out of the question. I haven't come across (thank goodness) a set that has never been polished before that couldn't be restored respectability. Feasability of restoration is one thing cost is another. Bob