Re: stock wheel striping & recoating
i used the canned stripper. looks like glue. i put it on heavily, with a paint brush, you can do it once or twice, depending on how heavy you put it on, cause you might have some clear left after once. I washed with water between coats, and the used thinnerto clean, before another coat of stripper until all the clear was off.
the only reason i used scotchbrites was because my wheels were starting to pit due to corrosion. If your wheels dont have pits, then the stripper and clear is all you need. I just used scotchbrites because i wanted to clean out the pits, without ruining the grain, like sand paper would do.
It took some generous coats of clear (enamel spray) to create a smooth finish over the grained surface. Not too generous, but a nice even coat.
i used that Duplicolor touchup Brush/RollerBallTip little bottle to paint the GMC on the caps, and to paint my "Syclone 4.3 Turbo" on my intake. Good stuff.
Duplicolor Clear Enamel
Duplicolor ScratchFix Brush/RollerBall
BTW this may sound stupid, or repeatative, but if your gonna run an abrasive across your wheels (scotchbrite/sandpaper/polisher) do it with the circular grain, NOT against, or you'll ruin the grain look.
Stripper i used looks like this.