Stock Rims Polished
03-07-09, 06:58 PM
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looks good. Here's a link to the thread on mine... https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...olished+wheels . Pay no mind to the red, it's going away in the spring. I still plan to hit them with some 3000 grit 3m perfect-it, then with the mothers again.
03-07-09, 07:44 PM
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Three wheels and two center caps. It would be nice if the pics did them any justice. If you're looking for a mirror polish, I'd definately recommend 2000 grit wet sanding, then the 3000 grit perfect-it by 3m. The mothers powerball is a GREAT investment too.
03-09-09, 06:41 PM
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i was inspired by this thread to finally do my own wheels, i have 3 of them done already, one more to go hopefully tomorrow, Jiu-jitsu and sanding really take away the elbow grease. i honestly think i could do better, but i believe its a good step up from "before." I've only spent about 2 hrs per wheel including polishing.
anyways, here's a reference "before" look
and the worst looking of the "after" wheels so far, it's hard to tell from camera, but if you look very closely you can see some sanding streaks and what not
i think i did alright overall, could have spent more time...but... lol....thanks for the inspiration, and sorry for the thread jack
anyways, here's a reference "before" look
and the worst looking of the "after" wheels so far, it's hard to tell from camera, but if you look very closely you can see some sanding streaks and what not
i think i did alright overall, could have spent more time...but... lol....thanks for the inspiration, and sorry for the thread jack
03-09-09, 07:43 PM
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They're not going to be perfect with doing it by hand but they look great. Mine are the same way.Did you clear coat them?You should so they can stay like that & you don't have to repolish them.
04-21-09, 05:56 PM
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I have a question how did you about it on the black surface of the wheel? Did you sand, polish and then paint the black back ion the wheel? If so what type of black paint did you use?
04-22-09, 11:06 PM
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man this is awesome! makes me wanna go out and do mine
you could always tell them to put them on the other side of the wheel, i just don't like the way they look. One of the guys at the tire shop actually recommended this i didn't know it was possible, but hey, i've had them do it since, only had 1 guy get pissed over it, but i think he was already having a bad day.
you could always tell them to put them on the other side of the wheel, i just don't like the way they look. One of the guys at the tire shop actually recommended this i didn't know it was possible, but hey, i've had them do it since, only had 1 guy get pissed over it, but i think he was already having a bad day.
