I cleaned my car up yesterday and decided to snap a few pics with my dads new camera. Tell me what you think!

 

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This is a nice shot of the 5% limo tint on the hatch...

 

These are the first pics I have taken with the polished wheels. I used the compound method to do the polishing, and they turned out great. They get compliments all the time too

 

nice car it looked black untill the last pic then i saw it was green! i have been looking for some to polish wheels that are the same as yours what did you use?

 

nice looking car

 

nice car looks cool at least but you have the the cursed engine 305 tbi is the worst thing ever well except for the 2.8

 

http://www.gmtips.com/3rd-degree/dox.../info/info.htm

I used this guide to buff my wheels.

Here are the steps that I used:
1. Use a dual action air sander with 120 grit paper to remove clear coat.
2. Use some 120 or 180 to finish the areas that the sander can't reach.
3. wetsand entire wheel with 220 grit.
4. wetsand entire wheel with 400 grit until you get all the sanding marks out.

buffing time...
I used a 4" buffing wheel with a 1/2" arbor to attach the buffing wheel to a electric drill.

5. Buff entire wheel with Tripoli compound (can be found at home depot)
6. Buff entire wheel with Whit rouge (also at home depot)

This is basically the whole process, but i went ahead and took some "blue Magic" wheel polish to them for a protective coat and extra shine.



thanks for the compliment on the car! That is a 3yr. old macco paint job that looks brand new. The color is a super dark green. If the sun isnt really bright outside, then people swear that it is black when it is green.

 

Its about to come out. I have already converted to TPI, put in a LT1 cam, 3.42 posi rear, 3" exhaust, SFCs, STB, wonder bar, nice sound system, yadda yadda yadda...

anyways, I have been looking for a L98 block to build a 383 out of. Soon it won't be a street turd, although for a 305 it does alright...

 

NICE RS

 

very nice!!

 

i love 5% tint, i have it all around and love it . i wish it was even darker. Do you have any closer pics of the rims.

 

yea, 5% is sweet! I tried to get my tinter to put darker on the sides, but he wouldn't break the law

anyways... Here is another shot of the rims

 

wow... very nice looking car. Nice work on the wheels

 

wow nice wheels but you put the wheel weights on the outside. that is gonna hurt those nice wheels

 

Alright thats good I have the TBI 305 but im gonna sell the car and buy a 350 TPI

 

I almost cried when they did that... I actually started cursing, but my dad calmed me down. It really doesn't look that bad. When you just look at them you don't notice the weights unless you are really examining them.

 

Looks Great, I love the paint and everythin

 

not a big fan of the rims. but very nice car

nate

 

aredross...why would you get rid of the WHOLE car just because it doesnt have the motor you want...? and the 305 isnt that bad of an engine. hell, if i took you for a ride in my 'ol 89 IROC i had with a TPI 305 and a 5 speed (factory equipped with an L98 cam), you would walk away with a TOTALLY different view of the "Wee Oh Five". it would pin you to the seat and leave you with one question for me, "are you SURE thats not a 350?" yep, sure am, looked at the casting numbers to make sure...

Josh

 

They don't put the wheel weights on the inside? My tire guys did that.

 

You should seriously go back there and get inner weights applied. The look isn't the worst part of outer weights; it's the fact that they will scratch and mar the rim. I'd be REAL pissed if I spent days polishing those wheels and some careless mechanic just threw on outer weights.

But on a happier note... nice RS!!! =)

 

yeah even with my crappy stock rims i'd be pissed with outer weights

 

Sweet ride dude

 

yea, its called Linear Balancing and should be used for anything but steel rims. if you look, you have weights on the INSIDE of the rim too. linear balancing makes the machine balance the wheel/tire combo from the inside ONLY. made to protect the nice outer face of rims like yours...i would go back and complain. any tire shop worth their tire lubricant (worked at one for about 4 years) should know better than to balance these tires like they are on steel rims...go slap them, then post results...NICE RS!!

Josh

 

I think I'm going to go in and have them ballance them and tell them to take off the outer weights.


Thanks for the compliments everyone! It really makes me feel like I have accomplished something with my car!