Re: Masking the rim for sandblasting?
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:38 pm
I've masked several rims. Most of my rims are curved inward or have some sort of movement to them, so while I think turned wooden plug is a really cool idea, it wouldn't work for me. I use extra thick electrical tape, tape all the way across leaving some excess all the way around the rim. Lay each piece of tape side by side, and then tape again over the "gap". Then I carefully cut away the extra tape all the way around the outside. When I'm blasting I take extra precaution to hold the section of tape down where I'm currently blasting. I've had great results with this.
Keep in kind, great results for me might look like crap for someone else who really knows what they're doing.
Keep in kind, great results for me might look like crap for someone else who really knows what they're doing.