boiled Rim

Okay, for full disclosure this is actually for my '58 Airstream International Overlander, that I boiled at the time I was repainting my Cranbrook rims. It looked to have 5 or 6 coats of paint but not much rust on the outside. The process even dislodged the decades old residue and rust from a can of "fix a flat".

This took a few days because my process only leans about 70% of the rim at a time. Next time I redo a set of rims, I'll use a plastic 55 gallon drum and do four at once. I don't mind letting them boil all day, because I can be doing other things in the mean time, and when thoroughly cleaned, the residue comes right off with a power washer, or simply a garden hose and scrub brush.