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Alright, my process is:
Strip clear off with paint stripper
Sand out all of the pits with 220 grit, we sand.
Even out all of the previous scratches from 220 grit with 600 grit.
Wet sand with 1000 grit until the surface is flat and you can see little spots, not sure what they are but the surface should be super smooth. It will almost be reflective at this point
I'm using a disc sander with the plastic disc support removed and some small assorted buffing wheels from home depot, originally meant for a drill. I bought a washer for the back and installed the wheel. I use white diamond aluminum and metal polish from advance auto parts, way better than mothers IMHO. It comes in a white bottle.
Because I stripped the black off and stupidly assumed it wouldn't be rough cast aluminum underneath, I have to prime it again. I'm priming this wheel with rust Oleum metal primer. Hey, I know it's probably not great but I'm experimenting here and it's no track car so the wheels won't experience any high temperatures. Next wheel I'm just going to wet sand the existing paint. For paint I am using vht high temp wheel paint, funny because that doesn't matter given the primer isn't high temp but oh well. It looks like it will come out nice, the spray can has one of those higher quality spray nozzles that doesn't blow chunks of paint everywhere. I'm going to warm up the can in some warm water, too, before I paint it. I think they will end up looking nice! Also, vht Clearcoat is what I'm using for the clear. You can buy this stuff at autozone. And hey, if it doesn't work, I'll have the auto body shop at my votec blast off the paint with the appropriate medium, or I might just strip it myself. I'm expecting these to last a while, though
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