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Most of you know I scored a set of NNBS GMC 20s...didnt see anything on here on how to declad, so here we go.

I started off with these wheels, doesnt matter if you have the same ones I do or the other clad version, theyre the same wheel underneath.
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"Other" rimps...again, wont matter as long as theyre 20s
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What you want to do is flip the wheel around so ur looking down the barrel of the wheel...itll help if the tires are still mounted as this gives the cladding some space to move when u hit it.

Once its face down...
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get u a lil piece of 2x4 and line it up with the edge of the foam and the wheel, so when u hit the 2x4, ur hitting the foam and the cladding
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Give each side a good wack and go all around the wheel. Making sure u hit the foam will help ripping off most of the foam off. I popped a clad off by just hitting one half of the wheel and had more foam stuck to the wheel than going all around.
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IDK if you can tell, but in that ^ pic....I got my knife and cut some lines into the foam. This helped the foam break off into smaller pieces and made it easier to chisel the foam off with my harbor freight trim remover and rubber mallet
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Try to get the "chisel" under the foam, starting from a corner....sometimes the chunks just flew off.
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The goal is to get as much foam/glue off without hurting the wheel....so try to work the chisel as flat as possible.
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They should all look like dis when ur done
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Youll end up with a lot of foam, so get your broom and a bucket
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From here on out, its really upto u on what you want to do. You can start applying aircraft remover, you can try to pressure wash them, take traight to a wheel place...all up to your budget and the finish youre after.
 
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That's just bare aluminum underneath correct?

Negative ghost rider...its actually a powder coat under the foam. I tired a 3000psi pressure washer stripping but it got 70% of the glue at most. I then tried paint stripper and realized its got a clear coat after it started bubbling. :pissed:
 
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yeah...shiny silver/clear pc....its a nice color but the glue reall fucks it up and even if u get it off, its all scratched cuz of the scraping
 
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Wheels are back and Ive found the size center cap needed for these, but have yet to find a cap that fits. Ive tried 3-4 of them and theyre either too small or too big. Had to take apart a cap that was too big and tried the plastic cup under the alum face of the cap...fit perfectly.

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Left and far right were 1pc before...i broke em apart and now the tan cup fits perfectly. The center cap is the original one off the cladding, wouldnt fit and its chrome, DNW.
 

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Wheels are back and Ive found the size center cap needed for these, but have yet to find a cap that fits. Ive tried 3-4 of them and theyre either too small or too big. Had to take apart a cap that was too big and tried the plastic cup under the alum face of the cap...fit perfectly.

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Left and far right were 1pc before...i broke em apart and now the tan cup fits perfectly. The center cap is the original one off the cladding, wouldnt fit and its chrome, DNW.
Damn looks good, in for more pics

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