Day 1...polishing rims
06-14-2008, 02:11 PM
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06-14-2008, 02:12 PM
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also neone else have ne better ideas on what to scrape the paint off with i still have 2 more rims to go and i find this plastic putty knife aint workin too well expecially inbetween the spokes n grooves not to bad on the surface..
06-14-2008, 05:39 PM
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if you want to do it the lazy way, put a shitload of stripper on them, let it do it's work real nice, then take a power washer to them. messy, but easier and faster.
hell, just take the rims to a coin wash and strip them there..lol that's what i did with my valve cover, engine block, head.
hell, just take the rims to a coin wash and strip them there..lol that's what i did with my valve cover, engine block, head.
06-15-2008, 03:36 PM
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OK SOOOOO....im outside workin on my rims now, and i dont know if neone had ever noticed on SIR's theres little tiny grooves on the surface of the rim and im trying to get thoes out to make it nice n smooth i did it to one rim lol and i dont exactly have alot of energy left to do another 3 does neone know if i can use an attatchment on like a drill...that i can just attatch the sand paper to or somethin i was using a dremel with an attatchment but it wasnt helping and i didnt wanna take ne chances with it lol
HELP!!!
HELP!!!
06-15-2008, 08:29 PM
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loool ignoredddddd, k well i dunno what is happening but if u need a faster want to sand down something, I know there are big cylinders with sand paper around them and u can attached it to a drill and sand that way. I'm sure u wont hurt ur rims because its just the same as sanding by hand but faster and uses less effort. I hope I helped? ORRRR you can try a small "random orbiting sander"! =D
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06-17-2008, 10:26 AM
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how's the process going? i really wanna do this to my set of GSR blades. is it really hard? my boy is doing his set but he does it whenever he has free time. i wanna do my set in a weekend as i work monday-friday. where did you get your paint stripper from?
06-17-2008, 06:08 PM
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everything is from canadian tire, its VERY time consuming tho if ur blades arent painted like mine were u dont have as much to worry about lol and my rims from factory have a machining groove in them so i have to sand all thoes out to make them nice n smooth but over all i'd say to make them look nice ATLEAST 5-6 hours a rim if ur doing it all by hand, my process is comming along ok i had to buy a palm sander tho cuz i pulled muscles in my back puttin too much force into my sanding lol and unless u work day n night ur not going to get them all done in one weekend
06-17-2008, 06:48 PM
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if you want it done in a weekend you'll be working all day and night. if you work mon-fri, just do some every day after work. my rims took me 40 hours to do. that's just stripping the paint off, polishing the lip and painting. i used a nylon wire wheel on my air drill and had my gf help me. it's a long painfull process.
amanda, how's those biceps coming along.
amanda, how's those biceps coming along.
06-18-2008, 08:48 AM
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everything is from canadian tire, its VERY time consuming tho if ur blades arent painted like mine were u dont have as much to worry about lol and my rims from factory have a machining groove in them so i have to sand all thoes out to make them nice n smooth but over all i'd say to make them look nice ATLEAST 5-6 hours a rim if ur doing it all by hand, my process is comming along ok i had to buy a palm sander tho cuz i pulled muscles in my back puttin too much force into my sanding lol and unless u work day n night ur not going to get them all done in one weekend
06-18-2008, 09:11 PM
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http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0127.jpg
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i think im done...im going to be painting the insides of the rims black along with my lugs....what u guys think?
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSCF0133.jpg
i think im done...im going to be painting the insides of the rims black along with my lugs....what u guys think?
06-18-2008, 09:51 PM
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there ya go! if you want them even shiny-er then spend some more time wetsanding with 1500 and 2000 gritt and then the mothers polish.
and what the hell is that heap of rice in your driveway?
and what the hell is that heap of rice in your driveway?