Jay it's not too hard. you need to seperate the rims. I believe the bolts that hold the center to the barrel are one time use or torque to yield - either way I'd replace them. You can get them directly from BBS for not that much. Then simply use aircraft remove on the centers if you intent to repaint them - this will strip them down to aluminum. As for the barrels, you can drop them off at a wheel repair shop or use your own method of polishign them. I'd recommend clear coating them after you have polished them because those bitches will be a pain to keep clean.