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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 02:24 PM
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Pics of polished Formula wheels and care

Do you all remember i used to ghave a set of horrible wheels ??
I updated it for a set of 87 base rims and 215/60/15 tires
Well i have this deal...a friend of mine said to me he would change his wheels froms his 88 Formula if i give him my wheels plus 70 bucks and 2 drum brakes that i dont use
I think its a good deal cause im in Chile and there is the only way i can get that wheels 16x8 with 245/50/r16 on it
The problem is that they are not in good shpe cause the coat has peeled away ..so i thought i could polish them and make look kie new but after the aluminum is bare ..what care should i practice for the wheels not corrode ?
Its a good deal ?
Here is a shot of my car now
Thanks
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 02:26 PM
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Oh i forgot กกก

By the way please post pics of polished Formula wheels so i can see how they look
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 04:01 PM
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Anyone ?

Please
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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No you cant have any pix! just ing. What you shoudl do is Use some paint stripper and a high pressure hose. Stripp the Rims down to get all the clear coat off. Then polish them down. Well keep in mind <u>paint stripper eats paint, Skin and leaves brown marks on tires.</u> Some of it is tuff enough to eat a hole throgh the tire! But good luck finding that stuff. EPA outlawed it. Well I just stripped mine. Havent polished them yet though I want to .
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 06:19 PM
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Like these wheels

the wheels look like these :
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...811#post787811
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Old Oct 27, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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I finally got them กกกก

Check for a thread of mine ..what you think about the deal ?
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