Glass Bead Blasting Rims

[JimC]

Not my favorite pastime. Going slow. Should have them ready to prime by Tuesday.

[JimC]

Won't make Tuesday. Air compressor quit.

[Cal_Gary]

I hate that type of dirty work-paint stripping or sandblasting-just a PITA.
Gary

[JimC]

Me too.
After the air compressor bombed out, I was going to install new headlights instead of finishing the stripping of the rims, and my first impression was that the headlight rims were in better shape than I expected them to be with the exception of some minor rust. Yeah right.
After stripping the right one and removing one dent, I tackled the rust removal. It turns out there are a number of pinholes and some substantial pitting on the inside. Overall integrity of that headlight rim is still sound though.
I can think of four ways to do the repair, but probably rosin core solder will be most permanent; I'll go with that. So - that and getting it primed are my projects for today.

[JimC]

Well, I punted. After getting the headlight rim cleaned up to the extent I could, there was too much rust layering remaining that I couldn't dissolve. So, I tried some glass reinforced bondo reduced with extra styrene to make it flow better and am going with that.

[JimC]

I ordered a reproduction set of Warn M13 lockouts today and took a tailgate parts list to a metal supply house to get a price on the stuff I need to build the 708 tailgate.
Not looking forward to that.

[Cal_Gary]

Yeah that might sting a bit.
Gary

[JimC]

Well, I punted on the sandblasting and got it done commercially. Rims were structurally sound but had extensive pitting. Took forever to refurbish that. finally finished repainting with 24087 yesterday. They don't look great, but will suffice. I'll let them cure for a couple of days before mounting the tires on them.

[Cal_Gary]

Pitting on these old rims is pretty much a given based on age and the elements. Please post a picture once they've cured!
Thanks,
Gary