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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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I polished my front passenger side rim :thumbsup:

I polished my rim like the title says.heres a b4 shot........


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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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heres an after.....the b4 was the rear passanger but this looked worse b4...


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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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heres a shot a little farther away.What do you guys think?what can I do to make them look better


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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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heres a shot a little farther away.What do you guys think?what can I do to make them look better




heres the farther away pic


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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Good improvement to me
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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what steps did you take and how did you polish them. could have a better shine.

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Attached Thumbnails I polished my front passenger side rim  :thumbsup:-hpim1159.jpg  
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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what steps did you take and how did you polish them. could have a better shine.

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I first scrubbed em all over the place with a green scotch brite scouring pad ,used this stuff with a terry towel as an applicator

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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You should sand them down first and you would get a better shine. Looks better though
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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you wont get the best shine rubing by hand. get a wheel that you can put on a drill that will help bring the shine out. something like the power ball that mother makes or the flitz ball. you need the speed to get the shine to really come out. you should be able to get them like a mirror.


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Old May 1, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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White Diamond polish is awesome stuff too.

Can be much shiniererer
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Old May 1, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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Looks better than the last time I saw them.. Next time we both get a free moment we should paint our brake drums.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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Looks better than the last time I saw them.. Next time we both get a free moment we should paint our brake drums.
sounds like a good plan to me
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:24 AM
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Originally posted by JeffW
you wont get the best shine rubing by hand. get a wheel that you can put on a drill that will help bring the shine out. something like the power ball that mother makes or the flitz ball. you need the speed to get the shine to really come out. you should be able to get them like a mirror.


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yeah ,your right.I need one of those mothers ball .I also need some nicer looking lug nuts
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Old May 1, 2005 | 03:25 AM
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Ya locking lug nuts.. Id hate to see those get stolen.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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Here is the stuff you need ---> http://www.flitz.com
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Old May 2, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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No need to post individual links in individual posts just to up your ever so precious post count. One post is enough
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Old May 2, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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No need to post individual links in individual posts just to up your ever so precious post count. One post is enough
I dont care bout post counts.If Im able to edit my post I wouldnt have to do that but I cant since im on probation.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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I dont care bout post counts.If Im able to edit my post I wouldnt have to do that but I cant since im on probation.





Probation =
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Old May 2, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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Whats the big deal?? He is linking off of another site. Just because the pics are not displaying and there links so what. If he was uploading to tgo they would be seperate posts too and take up server space...




Anyway I too like the flitz wheel for the drill.. It saves me alot of arm breaking work on my turbofinned rims.
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