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Whose re-finish their SE alloy wheels?

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Old 03-14-03, 12:05 AM
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Whose re-finish their SE alloy wheels?

Everytime I wash my car, the worst part is the rims. Aside from just putting new 16" gun metal Panasports on my already overburden credit card, whose has re-finished their SE rims? I have bead blasted my rotor housings and they came out great for display purposes and I was wondering if that'll work for the rims also. Anyone got any pics and procedures for re-finishing the rims for the do-it-yourself'ers??? I just hate the flaky look of my rims, I actually spray some armorall to make it look shiny after a car wash.
Old 03-14-03, 02:57 AM
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1- Blast, sand, whatever.
2- Buffing wheel to death.
3- Tape and paint inserts.
4- Polish up!

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Why dont you put some work to it and polish them,

Blasting them would look like crap.
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I just wet sand with the grain and then clear coat to make sure it stays shiny and is easy to clean. Does'nt take much time either.
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