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Old 09-14-03, 09:18 PM
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Restoring old alloy's

hey.. im looking to resotore and polish my 300zx rims on my rex...

what would be a good step by step process for it...

the auto guy a schucks said acetone might work to strip the clear coat...

and if it does or when i get the clear stripped what should i use to polish the rims up really good with?

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Search might give you the answers. Maybe the pic will give you motivation?

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Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish.


It takes an *** load of time, but it's easy. And the results r00l!!!


Look how scuzzy the wheels are before...



And look how bling blingy they are now!
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Greg- I have some nice Ultra Rims that will fit your SE suspension. they have newer Firestone tires on them. (they grip really well)

These Ultras look WAY better than your 300zx rims... and they have good rubber.

100 bucks for all 4.
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I think I did pretty good with some sand paper, water, and mother's.



Is that what you're looking for
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DO NOT USE ACETONE! You will end up with a permanent haze. I found out the hard way when I was younger

The best stuff that I have used is an aluminum acid. I get it from a budy who details cars at a local dealership, so you might only be able to get it through detaling suppliers.

The exact name and brand of the stuff is "Alum-I-Clean, Acid Bright". It comes from a distributor in Little Rock, AR. There is a website on the jug. I havn't checked it out, here.

It says to dilute this stuff 10:1, but I've allways used it straight. Works wonderfully! Just make shure you wear gloves... Again, I found out the hard way OUCH!

Junia mentioned sand paper. This works awesome too as long as you use a fine enough grit. It will also take care of any pitting and sometimes discoleration. If you want a flat finish, just clean em'. Sanding will give you a shinney finish.

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"Greg- I have some nice Ultra Rims that will fit your SE suspension. they have newer Firestone tires on them. (they grip really well)

These Ultras look WAY better than your 300zx rims... and they have good rubber.

100 bucks for all 4."

chris... i am definately interested in these... your not in need of a decent set of 4x100 stock + rims with 95% rubber on all seasons are you?.. i was thinkin if you were maybey we could work up a trade....

if not i will more than likely be able to buy them for you in a few weeks

pm me

thanks

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btw.... chris, could you snap a pic of the rims and email it to me?..

that would be awesome

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emailed and PMed you.
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does meguliar's have any good stuff for the wheels???




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