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    Default Polished and painted Celica/Supra wheels

    So i spent the past week polishing and painting my celica/supra wheels. The first pic a before and after. The one on the right is before and the one on the left is after.

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    This is them finished on the car:

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    Good work, I think they look great.

    Will work for food, car parts, or three stripe apparel. And not necessarily in that oder.

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    I miss that car Looks great, though!
    '92 C2500 6.5 Turbo Diesel | '96 240sx

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    yea i don't think i am ever going to get rid of it. Thanks!!

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    Wow, they look 10x better after polish and paint
    BUILT NOT BOUGHT .........

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    Looks good, i have a buch of wheels i intend to polish but i never seem to get them done. Did you just wetsand with various grits?

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    no wet sanding, i just started off with 180 and worked my way up to 1000. Cleaned them off with some warm soapy water, in between grits. Then i just taped them off and painted.

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    Looks great. What are your other plans for the car?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dirty Octopus™ View Post
    yeah thats all you got cuz shortly after that picture you accepted tasteful wheels and better fitment into your life as your Lowered and Savior.

    Amen.

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    damn, those look like brand new wheels now



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    Quote Originally Posted by 5speed View Post
    Looks great. What are your other plans for the car?
    Alot, i have to finish the fiberglass for the rear, and then im going to build the heck out of the motor. I looking for about 200-250 NA.

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