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Old 08-06-2005, 08:11 PM
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Corroded and Pitted Rims

I have a pair of 16 inch Firebird Formula Aluminium rims that are severly corroded and pitted, what can I do to resotre them or where should I send them out to. Id prefer to do it myself.
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Polishing rims sticky at the top. this question gets asked a million times a week.
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And I saw that, but Im not sure if just plain polishing will help these rims, I said they are severly corroded and pitted.

And you can ease up, im not a nub around here, everytime I ask a question I do my research before hand
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Hey man, I'm doing the same with mine. Really bad shape mine are in. Start with the air plane stripper and get all that clear off. The paint is harder to get off in the cruves then you would think it would be. Let the stripper set for like 30 minutes. Then start polishing. I like the factory lines in the rims from where they cut it, more orginal.

P.S. I also did a search but was unable to find any info on the 16x8 Formula rims. Only the iroc and GTA rims.
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