Ill be doing this in Sections because im impatient and cause uploading a shit ton of photos all at once sucks…
Step 1
Get your tires dismounted. If your just doing minor polishing the i suppose you dont have to take the tires off, but im going to fully disassemble mine so that i can return them to better then new condition.
Step 2
If you just want to get to refinishing one piece wheels, skip a few steps. These next few parts are specific to 3 Piece Work Wheels.
Youll need a few tools at your disposal to get these things apart.
5/16th 12 point Socket
10mm Medium/Deep Socket + Extension
Ratchet’s for the Sockets
Paint Scraper
Jar to keep your Screws
Step 3
5/16th Socket on a Ratchet goes on the face side of the wheel
10mm + Extension + Ratchet goes on the other side
It takes a while but your going to be taking each one of those screws out. Turn on the radio or watch tv as you do it. DONT LOSE ANY SCREWS!! Those things are like 10 dollars each. Im keeping mine in a fishbowl until the end of this project.
Step 4
So you finally got all those screws out? AWESOME! you almost have the wheel apart. Just grab the face and lift it out. Try not to scrape the lip on the way out.
Step 5
Your probably wondering why the 2 remaining sides aren’t falling apart. Well its because they’ve been sealed together with Silicone so that the air doesn’t escape.
Take your Paint Scraper and slowly feed it into the small crack between the lips.
Keep on pushing it until you go all the way through the bead of Silicone.
Keep doing that until youve gone all the way around the wheel.
I also labeled my parts with numbers so that i dont mix things up. Id suggest doing the same before you seperate them.
once done, simply pull.
Woo! Your wheel is now fully apart!
More to come tomorrow.