Polishing rims question
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mastershank
New Member
ive never heard that it was bad
its bad if you do it really shitty and ruin the wheels thoough.
its bad if you do it really shitty and ruin the wheels thoough.
mkl399
New Member
I did my fat fives. they don't look horrible but they arnt like drop dead stunning either. huge improvement from what they where. I t does take a reasonable amount of time to get them to look good. like 2+ hours a rim depending on the condition.
For mine i:
started out with an orbital sander and 80 grit to get out big scratches and curb rash.
after that i just progressed through sandpaper, ending at about 1500 grit. If you are serously considering doing this though, make sure you sand in all the same direction or it will look like shit. Make sure you clear them afterwords. Duplicolor makes a rim coat that works great.
Before: (kinda bad picture, but there is clearcoat peel, and some bad rash from previous owner)
After:
On the Car:
For mine i:
started out with an orbital sander and 80 grit to get out big scratches and curb rash.
after that i just progressed through sandpaper, ending at about 1500 grit. If you are serously considering doing this though, make sure you sand in all the same direction or it will look like shit. Make sure you clear them afterwords. Duplicolor makes a rim coat that works great.
Before: (kinda bad picture, but there is clearcoat peel, and some bad rash from previous owner)
After:
On the Car:
mkl399
New Member
i dont really see how it would.... i mean youll be able to see small scratches in it no matter how fine you go. But as long as you clear coat it, which you should do anyway with aluminum rims, they wont oxidize and get all nasty.
Plus i did that a year and a half ago and besides for having to re-apply clear coat, they look perfectly fine still.
Plus i did that a year and a half ago and besides for having to re-apply clear coat, they look perfectly fine still.
mkl399
New Member
agreed ^
doing it yourself will make them look good for cheap, exspecially if you have the stuff to do it. if not, expect to spend $40-50 or so on sandpapers and clear coat, depending on how much you get wana where you get it.
If you want them to look really good, do what JG says and get them done professionally.
IMO fat fives and meshies ar'nt nice enough to go spend a bunch of money and get them professionally done, but thats just me.
doing it yourself will make them look good for cheap, exspecially if you have the stuff to do it. if not, expect to spend $40-50 or so on sandpapers and clear coat, depending on how much you get wana where you get it.
If you want them to look really good, do what JG says and get them done professionally.
IMO fat fives and meshies ar'nt nice enough to go spend a bunch of money and get them professionally done, but thats just me.
BeatBox
Real Good!
those look pretty good, i did the same thing on the 17s that came on my car. curved to hell when i finished them they def where way better but didnt look like brand new but cant expect them to do so when its DIY project.I did my fat fives. they don't look horrible but they arnt like drop dead stunning either. huge improvement from what they where. I t does take a reasonable amount of time to get them to look good. like 2+ hours a rim depending on the condition.
For mine i:
started out with an orbital sander and 80 grit to get out big scratches and curb rash.
after that i just progressed through sandpaper, ending at about 1500 grit. If you are serously considering doing this though, make sure you sand in all the same direction or it will look like shit. Make sure you clear them afterwords. Duplicolor makes a rim coat that works great.
Before: (kinda bad picture, but there is clearcoat peel, and some bad rash from previous owner)
After:
On the Car:
Integraguy04
CORNER CARVER
you can look at mine...these took me about 10hrs for all 4
before
after
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after
Integraguy04
CORNER CARVER
yea it wasnt an easy task lol..it took a lot of time and wet sanding lol
BeatBox
Real Good!
i did just the lip on mine and sanded til my fingers started bleeding and kept going!