opinions on getting stock rims painted arthracite/ gun metal
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05-06-2002, 07:50 PM
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Sorry guys no photos at the moment as I don't have a digi cam. Give me a bit of time and I will get some.
I believe muz has a pic of one of my wheels although it probably wont do it justice as my car was very dirty when he took the pic.
You can pay around $500 to have them polished or get identical results by doing it yourself but be warned its about 20 hours work with some basic power tools.
2 HSCC qld friends have done theirs too.
I haven't seen any pictures of polished wheels in the US but have seen numerous chromed ones and must agree that they look way too bling bling.
Polished on the other hand are a huge improvement over stock.
Basically the procedure I used goes like this:
Using sandpaper or an electric triangular finishing sander about $50 worth give the paint a light sanding.
Apply paint stripper. Hose off. Repeat until all paint is gone.
Sand with increasingly fine sandpaper until all pitting from the manufacturing process has disappeared.
Hand sand with increasingly fine grades of wet dry sand paper using kerosene as a cutting compound.
Polish with brasso paste polish (not liquid) until shiny.
Repeat the last 2 steps until you have achieved a perfect finish.
I believe muz has a pic of one of my wheels although it probably wont do it justice as my car was very dirty when he took the pic.
You can pay around $500 to have them polished or get identical results by doing it yourself but be warned its about 20 hours work with some basic power tools.
2 HSCC qld friends have done theirs too.
I haven't seen any pictures of polished wheels in the US but have seen numerous chromed ones and must agree that they look way too bling bling.
Polished on the other hand are a huge improvement over stock.
Basically the procedure I used goes like this:
Using sandpaper or an electric triangular finishing sander about $50 worth give the paint a light sanding.
Apply paint stripper. Hose off. Repeat until all paint is gone.
Sand with increasingly fine sandpaper until all pitting from the manufacturing process has disappeared.
Hand sand with increasingly fine grades of wet dry sand paper using kerosene as a cutting compound.
Polish with brasso paste polish (not liquid) until shiny.
Repeat the last 2 steps until you have achieved a perfect finish.
