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Old 02-23-13, 11:20 AM
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I've seen people do it so figured why not give it a try. After about 2 weeks or working on em little by little after work every night I'm finally done. I'm going to get them mounted today after work. Here's a few pictures of the progress
Hardest and most painstaking part was masking off the lip. I just wanted to be done with em after the first one but had 3 more afterwards. Polishing the lip was a bitch too.
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they look great!
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Got them mounted today.
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Fucken siiiick
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Very John Player-ish.
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Old 02-23-13, 09:02 PM
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Looks friggen good. Well worth the effort.
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Thanks guys! As much as I hated the process I loved it at the same time. Wrapped with some hankook v2 205/50/15's
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Great job indeed!
Were these rattle canned? Also how did you polish the lip?
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Originally Posted by GuiltySoul
Great job indeed!
Were these rattle canned? Also how did you polish the lip?
Yep just your standard valspar spray paint from Lowes. I bought a $20 polishing kit from harbor freight that comes with 3 clay bars and a few drill bits. I plugged in the drill and went to town. But before that I sprayed the rims with aircraft paint stripper and then used steel wool with water to remove any excess clear coat. After that wet sanded the lip with 1500 grit paper and then used the polishing kit. Then I used mothers aluminum polish to finalize the deal. Needless to say my arm still hurts lol ;p
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Those came out dope!
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That is beautiful. Any chance of getting a shot with a real camera? I'd love to see the full effect.
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Originally Posted by Saavedro88
That is beautiful. Any chance of getting a shot with a real camera? I'd love to see the full effect.
Here's better pic man
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Good job man. Id love to just polish mine as well as you did!
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Soooooooooo clean, nice job!
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super clutch job man, they look awesome
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lookin sick bro Great job
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Those look cherry, I might be stealing that colour haha
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Just a few more pics of the rims. Just waxed her today so enjoy.
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