Anyone ever shot-peen cleaned steel?

[Doppleganger]

Friend of mine bought an old NAPA shop and does mostly head work and such. He has a burnoff oven and shot peen machine he also uses for engine blocks. WELL.....I have a fugly set of rusted up steelies, and he never messed with any wheels but was curious how they'd come out. Put them in the oven at 650F for an hour, then the shot peen tumbler. Came out looking new except they are a red-brown in color......like a seasoned metal.

My question is what do I have to do to put some paint over them? Wipe them down with acetone, then primer, etc? I dont think they need sand blasted now and thats a 45 min drive + big $ anyways. Would powder coat them but thats bigger $ I cant do ATM either.

Thx.

 

[fast 99]

If they aren't rusty, normal painting process is fine. Wipe down with wax and grease remover, prime and paint.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

It needs a good wash down and all of the oil galleries and passes washed heavily to make sure there's nothing left, use an air nozzle on the entire thing.

This how we did it at the shop, you bake them, let them cool, run em through the washer a couple times and blow dry em.

 

[idahovette]

Oil galleries....on wheels??

 

[Doppleganger]

Oil galleries....on wheels??

Haven't you ever heard of racing "slicks"?

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Oil galleries....on wheels??

On engine blocks of course