how do you strip 308 wheels for refinishing

i'd like to use the griot's kit to refinish my 308 wheels, which are the original ones which came with the car. any suggestions? thanks, steve

 

Search some on Magnesium, maybe add paint. There was a discussion about the importance of stripping the Mg chemically vs mechanically & whatnot. Some talk about not stirpping to bare metal, either, etc.

 

I had mine "gemblasted" by a local shop (I'd point you to a website for reference, but they don't have one). Essentially like sand blasting, but they use finely-crushed precious stones as a blasting media. Could be a pile of BS that was fed to me, but to do four wheels only cost me $50 Cdn, so for that reasonable amount, I could care less what he used.

In any case, it left a beautiful, fine, satin finish. I then used a zinc-chromate primer, then finished off with a satin-aluminum paint - all from spray cans. Turned out really nice and has held up perfectly so far after three years.
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I should've labled the pictures:

1- Mini spray both. Wheel sits on a lazy-Susan, so it can be spun around while being painted for an even finish.
2- Gemblasted wheel.
3- Zinc-chromate primer coats.
4- Satin aluminum coats.
5- Krylon clear coats.
6- Ferrari and Campagnolo decals (applied before the clear. The clear then protects the decals from easily scratching off).

 

thanks for the info. where do you get the ferrari and campangolo decals? thanks, steve