my bad holmes, son asked me so i posted the link.. i didnt even look at you OP, i just posted my work..Quote:
Originally Posted by EF Allmotor
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my bad holmes, son asked me so i posted the link.. i didnt even look at you OP, i just posted my work..Quote:
Originally Posted by EF Allmotor
nice write up... now i just need to do it
So how much would one of you guys charge me to polish a set of OEM Supra wheels?
I'll post up my wheels today when I get 'em back from having the tires mounted.
I started with black powdercoated wheels, and now they're polished. Took way. Too. Long.
Ugly seen some polished and didnt like at allQuote:
Originally Posted by JDM onlyy
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Originally Posted by thinkskater
where is that pic of your hx's
Only decent pic I have of my polished Nismo GT2's. They were a lil dirty after having the tires mounted, haha.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0/DSC01149.jpg
Before the alignment, hence the messed up rear camber...
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...Picture518.jpg
EDIT: Another dirty pic...waiting on Chris to upload some pics from earlier today...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0/DSC01151.jpg
Any takers?Quote:
Originally Posted by mp5o
This is all IA gets..
http://i27.tinypic.com/2i1d182.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/idavti.jpg
Those rolling to Import Alliance will see the finished product..
Ugh, I love and hate pads that have a lot of bite. Such fantastic braking, but dammit my wheels are already dirty and I've already cleaned 'em twice since getting it back on the road, haha.
man i want to get u to do my lips on my konigs chris! lmk man
$40 bucks per wheel to polish 678-467-7195
i always used steel wool. I started with the 0 gauge and progressed up to 0000 using a cutting compound from meguires. After i got done with 0000 i buffed it out with 3m perfecta buffing system. Done a few motorcycle frames like that and made em look like a friggin mirror
How are you guys getting around blistering your fingers to hell and back? Even if I wear gloves, by the time Im done polishing stuff, it looks like my finger tips are made of puss-filled water balloons.
DA sander and a dremel. Make the tools do the work for you!
The sander sounds like a good idea. But every time I've used a dremel, my work looks really amateur. Which bit do you recommend for the dremel?
Cloth wheel attachment. Then you'll have to go back over it with another layer of polishing compound (apply by hand, both times) and then buff it out with a microfiber towel to get rid of the streaks that the dremel causes.
repz for write up
better pics of mine for those that havent seen them in person..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/...46286f4d_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/...4ab99802_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/...84f3e49e_o.jpg
im gonna have to find something to get close to where u are status level with those.... ill be back! lol.
want to try this one day. need a spare wheel to do it on first though...
looks good man
also:
Steel Wool & Rubbing Compund work too
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...on/do_want.jpg
I want your wheels!!!
word lol
I never realized i hated sanding so much till i polished some wheels. 2 down 2 to go.
320-400-600-800-1000-1200-1500-2000 then compound with a ball then polish by hand :(
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2721451191.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...4711596335.jpg
Looks good
good stuff
Yo EJ, did you buy those wheels like that, or you polished them?
hot wheels!
damn i wish i would have seen this thread before i did my wheels, i just need a bit more polishing i guess
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/kellen17/5-3.jpg
Those look good though.