Day 1...polishing rims

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06-11-2008, 04:49 PM

93Da_Chik

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Day 1...polishing rims

hey guys i took off my Sir's today n im going to start polishing them i read fuzzy's post and i think i have what i need to get it done but if neone else has any suggestions or advice for me it would be appreciated!!

Thanx Guys!

06-11-2008, 04:50 PM

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n my rims arent polished right now they are painted silver if it makes a difference

06-11-2008, 05:08 PM

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Be prepared for ALOT of work!! Post your progress pictures as you go

06-11-2008, 05:17 PM

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Just take your time, and dont rush it, it doesnt take forever, just gotta do it right.

06-11-2008, 05:33 PM

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please list steps i m very interested in polishing my stock rims as well.....PLEASE???

06-11-2008, 05:36 PM

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^ the exact steps are listed in fuzzy's DIY writeup.

https://www.torontointegras.ca/forum...ad.php?t=14893

06-11-2008, 06:14 PM

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amanda....this is all because of me

im sorry.

mcdonalds =)?????

06-11-2008, 06:38 PM

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^ the exact steps are listed in fuzzy's DIY writeup.

https://www.torontointegras.ca/forum...ad.php?t=14893

thanks....fuzzy knows all

06-11-2008, 07:18 PM

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amanda....this is all because of me

im sorry.

mcdonalds =)?????

lol sadra i kno its all ur fault:P haha but seriously its ok i dont mind cuz my rims are guna look so good when im done

Thanks guys!!
ill be posting pictures as i go forsure!

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06-11-2008, 09:30 PM

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thanks....fuzzy knows ---- all

*fixed*

06-12-2008, 02:48 AM

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g/l amanda.....take a before and after pic of your biceps for us. when you're done, you can direct ppl to the beach and tell them how big your beach ball is.

06-12-2008, 08:20 AM

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g/l amanda.....take a before and after pic of your biceps for us. when you're done, you can direct ppl to the beach and tell them how big your beach ball is.

hahahah

06-12-2008, 03:30 PM

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g/l amanda.....take a before and after pic of your biceps for us. when you're done, you can direct ppl to the beach and tell them how big your beach ball is.

lmfao mark...will do

06-13-2008, 02:12 PM

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omg my rims are lookin so gooood!! lol ill post pics up soon

06-13-2008, 03:10 PM

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I wanna see post them Chik.

06-13-2008, 03:44 PM

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yeah me too i want to see them too i been tunring into thos thread hopeing to see pics lol...

06-13-2008, 04:36 PM

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^+1... lets see those biceps

06-13-2008, 05:08 PM

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ok heres some pics lol

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0099.jpg ...of my rims painted silver

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0104.jpg ...paint thinner doing its job

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0103.jpg ...after scraping most of the paint off

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0107.jpg ...ALMOST DONE!!!

what u guys think?

06-13-2008, 05:14 PM

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pics of ure bicepts or GTFO

but seriously it looks awesome, i thought u were just ------- the dog this whole time

06-13-2008, 05:18 PM

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lol u ***:P i was actually workin on them lol

06-13-2008, 05:23 PM

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would the paint thinner ruin ur tires if u get some on it????
btw looks soo nice thinking of doing that to my teg annivesary rims

06-13-2008, 05:23 PM

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Nice work Amanda!! Looks really good!!

06-13-2008, 05:41 PM

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would the paint thinner ruin ur tires if u get some on it????
btw looks soo nice thinking of doing that to my teg annivesary rims

umm well if u do get some on ur tires like i did i just wiped it off with a rag i didnt want to take that chance either and its ALOT of work lol fuzzy made it look easy :|

06-13-2008, 06:38 PM

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thats cuz fuzzy is ripped... he didnt even break a sweat.

06-13-2008, 07:27 PM

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Holy crap Amanda they look really good, soooo much better good stuff!

06-13-2008, 07:35 PM

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lol thnx

06-13-2008, 07:55 PM

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http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0111.jpg

about 95% done:P still have a little bit to do in where the lugs and in between the spokes are...but im pleased with it

06-13-2008, 08:32 PM

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WOW didnt tink dat they would look dat good!!!
HOLY !!!
maybe if do wana trade 4 my blades let me kno ...!!!
NOT lol
but still it looks goood great job !!

06-13-2008, 08:49 PM

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Girl that looks MINT!

06-13-2008, 08:55 PM

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next time i see you amanda, ull be bawling with those rims eh hahaha. good job!

06-13-2008, 08:55 PM

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looks good! keep goin, but if you want them to bling more you gotta sand it with 2000 gritt alot more and then rub the mothers polish into them.

06-13-2008, 10:09 PM

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i'm impressed ! lookin' good.

06-13-2008, 10:37 PM

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when you guys polish the rims, do you also do the rim wheel barrel also or just the face of the rim?

06-14-2008, 05:20 AM

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i did the insides ( between the spokes ) bcuz they were also painted and its a bitch lol

06-14-2008, 05:28 AM

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looks good! keep goin, but if you want them to bling more you gotta sand it with 2000 gritt alot more and then rub the mothers polish into them.

thanks fuzzy, and everyone else:P, i really didnt think they were going to turn out this good either, but i was determined dammit lol i just wanted polished rims, n buying a set didnt work out for me :P but YAY im almost done these 2 lol still have another 2

06-14-2008, 05:45 AM

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wow your on your way! looking real nice IMO cant wait to see them shine in the sunlight lol, you can get those looking almost like chrome, seen it on HT before some guy worked on em for like 2 weeks or something like that and they came out super shiny