Topic: Styled steel wheel trim rings

[68 S Code]

Painting wheels over the weekend so decoded to clean up trim
Rings and caps. Noticed that of the 9 trim rings I have 2 are very shiney on the tapered wall. Just as bright as the outer edge. The other 7 are more satin in appearance with a bright outer edge. Did someone in the past polish the Satin out on two of them or did chrome Wheels get a brighter trim ring?

[ruppstang]

The satin ones are 68 only. The bright could be 67 or 69. Good satin ones are hard to find. Marty

[68 S Code]

Marty thanks for confirming. I had a feeling that the shiney one would be off with the argent wheels. I hope can find 4 nice ones out of the 7 satin/ brushed left.

[CharlesTurner]

They're stainless steel, so you could always tone down a shiny one to make a satin one.

[68 S Code]

How would I get the brushed look to make it satin? Right now out of the 7 satin I have 3 which should clean up ok. One of the shiney ones are nice but too bright.

[CharlesTurner]

2000 or 2500 sandpaper, wet sand and keep the paper straight so the lines are even.

[68 S Code]

Is it possible to tap out a small ding in the tapered portion so it doesn't look like a repair? Thanks for the technique.

[CharlesTurner]

If you can get to the area behind the ding, should be able to tap it out.

[68 S Code]

Thanks. Finished painting the wheels today and after stripping off the tape I think they came out pretty good. Now all I need to do is add the daub on the back. Ready for tires, trim rings and caps.

[sportyworty]

When refinishing the brushed center on the trim rings it is easier to get a straight line finish by installing the wheels. You can spin the wheels while holding the abrasive of choice in place. Saves a lot of time and gives a better finish.

[68 S Code]

I wonder how it would work on a tire balancing machine?