|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: tracy,ca.usa
Posts: 80
|
i polished my rims with pics
i was going to have someone do my rims for me.....but around $800 to $1200 when all was said and done...decided to give it a shot myself...how hard could it be...
 ...first i used a fine wire wheel on a drill to remove the coating....then sanded by hand with 180 then 220 then 600 wet then 0 steelwool then 000 steel wool then wheel polish......last but not least tape them up and paint....i was so surprised how great they came out....if you have then thumbs and elbow greese....do it yourself...you will like them even more.... ...the pics show before ...after...tape and paint....cant wait to get them on the car......       
__________________
john c. |
||
12-08-2003, 05:44 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Posts: 1,147
|
Nice work
They look much better now. What did you use for a compound? Hours on the wheel? Cheers Kerry
__________________
Kerry (Back on the road, sort of) 914-6 in the Werks |
||
|
12-08-2003, 05:51 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: My House
Posts: 5,345
|
I did the same thing with my 4-lug fuchs a while back. First wheel took days. the other three about 3-4 hours each.
__________________
-The Mikester I heart Boobies |
||
|
12-08-2003, 11:07 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
Posts: 7,806
|
The wheels look great. Did you have much curb rash?
|
||
|
12-10-2003, 11:40 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Posts: 272
|
really nice. I was thinking about doing this with my cookie cutters but have never done wheels before. I feel more confident now. What paint (and polish) did you use?
__________________
'73 914-6 3.0SC '69 Jaguar XKE '05 Colorado Crew Cab |
||
|
12-10-2003, 03:11 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: tracy,ca.usa
Posts: 80
|
i used white polishing compound no.7...and for paint i used rust-oleum professional high performance enamal...flat black...worked great...
__________________
john c. |
||
|
12-11-2003, 07:04 PM
|
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: tracy,ca.usa
Posts: 80
|
sorry...yeah..i did have curb rash....just use a fine file...bring it down level...start the sanding process.....i did not use a wheel to polish it...i like the abuse...i did it by hand....
__________________
john c. |
||
|
12-11-2003, 07:06 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Savannah, Ga.
Posts: 2,006
|
You have a problem holding a pencil now, huh?
 I hand finished a Mustang I painted once, sanded between every coat, then sanded and polished over the clear (white paint job).. I'll never ever ever do that again. I ended up taking 2 days to #7 it.. ouch. rub rub rub rub tack tack tack tack tack.. jees.. you could swim in that paint job.. M
__________________
I wish I had a dime for every penny I ever had. http://www.914club.com/bbs2/uploads/blog-1136350347.jpg |
||
|
12-11-2003, 07:16 PM
|
|
