How, I Modified GMC 20" chrome clad wheels!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Modified, we're back at the shop De-cladding a set of 2013 GMC chrome clad wheels for Charlie's 2000 Silverado RCSB!! We have 2 RCSB's one is for my son and the other is Charlie's. Funny thing is they're the same color!?!?
THANK YOU! I remembered someone did this on instagram and couldn't find the original video. Now that I have a Chevy, I'll be doing this when the new tires are done 😅
It's not a bad project, I'm doing a follow-up video on painting these soon. We had to figure out what color to go with vs polishing.
Legend has it
That fence is still discolored and marred to this day
To remind him of the ass chewing his wife gave him for ruining it
That fence is made out of tornadoes, hurricanes, Ford rearends, Muncie gearboxes, roots blowers, Chevy big blocks, and nitrous oxide. It ain't going nowhere!! Lol!!
Is there a part two with the process of the end results? Did you paint them or did you leave them raw aluminum? Will they get nasty and corroded leaving them raw?
Haven't made a part 2 yet. I'm still debating on polishing or painting them. The silverado rcsb project it's going on is for my son. We're thinking of a JDM vibe silver truck on white declads, white stripes outlined in orange. It's summer, and he's out of school, so part 2 will happen in a month or 2.
Great video sir!! Thank you.
Man, thank you!! I'm new at all this and trying not to be wierd on camera. lol
@@Modified1 you're welcome and I'm going to do the same to my wheels after watching your video. Thank you.
The hubcap really just pops off, the foam is kinda stubborn, but it comes off with a little work. A wire brush works best for the corners
Great idea with the acid.. Where did you find yours? I see they have different options like 1m 2m... etc
Aluminum brightener is what mine is called. I found it at a cleaning supply store. The active agent is hydrophloric acid costs. Around $20. Thank you for commenting on my video!! It really helps my channel out!!
@@Modified1 naw thank you for showing a easy process for this! Was there a model on that cleaner maybe a sku?
@raysumners4793 it had a paper label, and my shop is outside in southeast Louisiana so between the rain and humidity, it didn't last long.
@@mesa662 mine was called aluminum brightner
AWESOME... Thanks for the tip....
Almost free race wheels!! Just polish or paint!!
Cool video keep it up 👍
Thanks I'm trying, I figured since I'm out here building stuff I ought to start a TH-cam and see if it'll make something 🤷♂️
Pretty cool 😎
Thanks!! A little work and some paint or polish and get a completely different look.
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Yeah I usually think about safety after I'm done lol.
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Thks for the video👍😊what year are the 20in please I have a 1999 chevy silverado will they fit??
The wheels are 2011, but will fit any 6x5.5 bolt pattern old or new GM, Nissan full-size and hard body, also 6 lug rams if the center hub bore is large enough to fit, or use wheel spacers.
I'm trying to finds a set I have 2020 chev silverado 4 piston calibers and bigger rotors to go on ! I do like the rims you have thks again for your reply and the video
@PeterHatch-mx7zc thanks for commenting, it really helps my channel gain traction!
@@Modified1 why not I injoyed it thank you
Those are fucking lit!
They polish out too, or paint or powder coat!!
My 5 spoke declads were polished and silver powder coated with clear over them. I don't know why gm did all that and then covered them. I brushed paint stripper on mine and let it sit all day instead of all the scraping. The clear coat had damage so I wanted them stripped anyways.
GM wasted a lot of plastic on covering up really good looking wheels. Definitely over designed!!
Yours looked like they were bare underneath, they didn't look polished or powder coated, is that right?
No coating at all, they were bare aluminum, And I used hydrophloric acid Or aluminum brightner To make sure they were down to bare aluminum before I painted it
@@Modified1 I wonder why GM put so much time into the 5 spoke vs the 6 spoke? There wasn't any of the wheel exposed. The openings in the wheel were powder coated silver and the face of the wheel was polished.
@D BAIRD that's a good question I've wondered about too. I guess gmc had to have 6 spokes to be "professional grade"🤷♂️
Are all the GM Wheels like this or are some actually just chrome-plated
Just about all stock wheels that are so chrome and polished looking that have no dish to them are clad, but not all of them look good with the cladding removed. But to answer your question, the only GM truck wheels that are not cladded were the suburban/avalanche 20's that are a wide 5 spoke. You can tell by the center cap. If it covers the lugs it's not clad, but if it pops in the center of the wheel inside of the lugs it's more than likely a clad wheel. Thanks for commenting!!
If I can find another set of rims for my Sierra I would honestly do that, mice 2010 Sierra has 20-in chrome plasticlad rims
They look so good once painted and cleared with a crystal clear acrylic. Polishing takes a while that aluminium is hard.
what was that white stuff at the end and can i use muratic acid to get it cleaned up? i also bought a 120 grit nylon disc and it put some gashes in there….
Hydrofloric acid turns white while it's working. These wheels an be polished out to chrome or painted. Just follow the sand paper grits till 600 and then paint them or keep going to 2000 grit and start to see them polish out.
@@Modified1okay thanks. what if i use hydrocloric acid instead of the fluric??
@rideracosta191 man I don't know, hydrophloric acid is also known as aluminum brightener. Works on raw aluminum
@@Modified1where did you find hydrophloric acid? online it seems almost impossible to get or it’s super expensive.
@@rideracosta191 $20/gal at any hardware store or cleaning supplies store.
You making me want to buy those same wheels and do that then slap em on my Canyon.
The canyon is a smaller bolt pattern I think, but I believe they made Acadia/canyon wheels like this too
My buddy Charlie is polishing his out and I'm painting these for my son's RCSB project!!
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Great job brother, wtf was gm doing ?
Man, I don't know, wasting resources? Making wheels more complicated and expensive for no reason? What's wrong with a deep dish simple 5 spoke wheel?
Thanks for the comment!! It helps my channel get attention.
View the video again by any chance part number for them rims having hard time finding a set thks
The back of the wheel says, GM NEX, 20x8.5JX31, 9597598T-DOT, HT/X6188A, C#080911. Every comma is what is says on each spoke. I found mine on marketplace 5 for $400 and searched GMC 20's. Hope you can find some!
@@Modified1 thks
@@PeterHatch-mx7zc hope you can find some!!
What year are those wheels specifically? Or where can I buy some
Those are 08-13 gmc 20" stock wheels, some chevy 20's are 5 spoke and can declad too. There's other newer chevy/gmc wheels with a slightly different design that will come apart also.
@@Modified1 appreciate so much bro! Gonna get some and put some on my 03 sierra! Great looking truck too bro keep up the good work
What size tire did you end up going with on the 20s?
265/50r20 it's a 30.4 like the stock tire height and 10.4 wide on a 8.5 so it fits the wheel nice and square
Make sure you get the right lug nuts for these wheels.
Yeah, the black or chrome RAM lugs fit pretty well. Good point. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video!!
What year again are they thks
They are 08-13 gmc
when u declade them u cant use the original lug nuts?
@@andrewm8075 only if you have the lugs with the flat washers on them.
Did you use a metal brush after the nylon brush??
I started with the nylon and it wasn't working so I went to a fine metal. It didn't scratch up the aluminium at all
To polish them you need to start with 100 grit on a d/a anyway. We are going to paint these so a heavy primer, wetsand, paint, and clear is on the way when the weather gets right around here.
That fine metal, did you get it from harbor freight?
@RafaelEscobar-hu5dd Yes, harbor freight is my go-to!!
@@Modified1 sweet!! Same here, what one exactly ? Got mine decladed but can’t get them to clean up and ready for paint , got some like black glue shit on it
Louisiana.. where at.. me too
Abita Springs, where you?
@@Modified1 Up around toledo bend area just about an hour west of alexandria
@The misadventures of Buck Dandy I know pretty much where that's at, I used to work for an electric company based out of pineville. And everyone from here goes to toledo bend to fish!!
Any info on the caps?
It's a snap in cap sold on eBay usually 4 for $20-30 83mm I believe. Many different styles as far as chrome/brushed/black, chevy/gmc/smooth
Where do you get the acid and what is it called?
hydrophloric acid Or aluminum brightner. I find it at old hardware stores or Cleaning supplies stores👍
Works awesome
Don't breathe it or leave it on your hands too long!!
@@Modified1 thanks! I killed one of my declads that I bought polished picked up another and wasn’t to sure where to go from there. Thanks, super helpful!!
@@boonespeed9432 no problem!!
They look great, but don't they still weigh like 40 lbs?
The plastic cladding is pretty much weightless and for being aluminum they are heavy maybe 30 lbs ish. I'm going to weight one after I paint it.
@@Modified1 If you can remember afterwards, please let me know how much it weighs.
I'll let you know
If you get Acid on your face will you turn in to a ninja turtle
Ha Ha maybe, but I don't wanna find out!!