original VW 15″ steel wheel transformation – Part 1

Got some pictures of the wheels back from A&C Blasting Services today and was amazed to see the total  transformation of the original VW 15″ steel rims. The wheels were blasted back to bare metal and looked amazingly white in their natural clean original steel state!

The back of the wheels before blasting…

a set of five original VW 15" steel bus wheels ready for a bit of a clean up
a set of five original VW 15″ steel bus wheels ready for a bit of a clean up

and what the backs of the wheels looked like afterwards…

the blasting really cleaned the wheels up back to bare steel!
the blasting really cleaned the wheels up back to bare steel!

The fronts of the rims before blasting…

a set of five straight and true original VW 15" steel bus wheels
a set of five straight and true original VW 15″ steel bus wheels

and the fronts after blasting!

bare metal, no more layers of paint, no more rust!
bare metal, no more layers of paint, no more rust!

The rims have been totally transformed through the blasting! Big thanks to the guys at A&C Blasting Services for doing such a great job!

the original 15" VW wheels back to bare metal and looking factory fresh again!
the original 15″ VW wheels back to bare metal and looking factory fresh again!

With the multiple layers of paint, dirt and rust removed, it was time to get the bare metal steel rims put into an acid etch primer for protection before collection and taken off to the painters to get finished and put into L82 Silver White…

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