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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2021
International Marketing, Inc., Chambersburg, PA (US);
Robert D. Fogal, Jr., Shippensburg, PA (US);
Christopher M. Rudyk, Waynesboro, PA (US);
Stephen Dale Ludwig, Lancaster, PA (US);
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING, INC., Chambersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
The present application includes methods, apparatuses, and systems for cleaning an aluminum wheel. In particular instances, a method of treating an exterior surface of an aluminum vehicle wheel comprising: blasting the exterior surface a first occurrence for a first duration at a first velocity using blasting media; blasting the exterior surface a second occurrence for a second duration at a second velocity using blasting media after blasting the exterior surface for a first duration, the second velocity being substantially lower than the first velocity; and, arranging the vehicle wheel in contact with vibratory finishing media and vibrating the vehicle wheel with the vibratory finishing media for a duration after blasting the exterior surface in each of the first and second occurrences.
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