Wheel referb

The wheels on the '96er have seen better days so I'm gonna spend some time and give them a face lift. I've got the darker colored version of the Jeep wheel called the Grizzly.



They've been scuffed some on the edges and that's led to the clear coat peeling.

I'm planning on generally following the directions in this video I found on refurbing wheels. Basically this guy uses a small 120 grit flap wheel on a Dremel to grind out some fairly deep gashes, followed by wet sanding with 400, 600, 1000 and 2000 grit. Then gets the clear coat off with stripper followed by polishing with a foam pad on a drill w/ Meguiar's Metal Polish.

After cleaning he adds the clear coat back with 3 coats of Rust-Oleum American Accents Clear Gloss.

Here's the 14 min video if you're interested...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W9jn90VEAY

First question is...since I've got a two tone wheel how does this effect how I do the referb? I don't have any scratches in the darker spoke parts so no worries having to get into that. My grinding and sanding would only be in the lighter outer ring area.

And second, any recommendations for a stripper and a clear coat?

I guess I'm confused about what you're trying to do. Are you trying to strip and repaint the entire wheel or are you trying to polish the lip and add clearcoat?

A couple of things I would suggest. Get yourself a real buffing kit with polishing compounds. The stuff at the parts store will take you forever to clean up the scratches you're going to put into the aluminum with sandpaper. You'll be surprised how well a metal buffing compound will work compared to sandpaper.

https://www.amazon.com/Forney-72111...1492001788&sr=8-25&keywords=buffing+wheel+kit

If you really need to use sandpaper, you're not making furniture. Be careful with the rougher grits. I'd be surprised if you need something less than 220, 120 is going to take away a significant amount of material.

Spend an extra $10 and get yourself a real can of automotive clear coat. The rusteoleum stuff you get at walmart is great for your wife's craft projects, not so much for something you're going to drive through thunderstorms on dirty roads.

https://www.amazon.com/SEM-13003-Gl...001921&sr=8-14&keywords=automotive+clear+coat