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03-11-2008, 06:11 AM | #1 |
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bringing back the dead
here is a old rim i had sitting in my garage, iv had this thing for like 13 years. it is the spare tire rim for my 83. i got bored saturday night and spent like 3 hours polishing and painting it. i also found a origoinal center cap from the suburban i parted out. i put them both through the polisher and taped and painted the center section on the wheel and the base on the center cap.i have a full set of old enkei forged wheels that are similar that i plan on doing the same thing to. i just need to order some repo center caps. let me know what you think.
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03-11-2008, 06:14 AM | #2 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
looks good are they 15x8s?
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03-11-2008, 06:21 AM | #3 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
ok cool so when are you putting them on MY truck??
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03-11-2008, 06:50 AM | #4 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
yes that one is 15x8, the four slotted enkei's are 15x9, heres a pic of the four i plan on runnin on the truck. keep in mind i still have to polish them and paint the centers(or maybe not) i will just have to see. i was suprised how good the spare turned out. it looked like d@mnit yesterday.
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03-11-2008, 07:37 AM | #5 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
That's gonna look good, nice work!
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03-11-2008, 09:52 AM | #6 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
Slug what are you using to polish those rims? I bought a Mini powerball to polish my rims and they didn't even come out as shiny as yours
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03-11-2008, 09:59 AM | #7 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
Looks nice
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03-11-2008, 05:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
malo83, i used 600 grit wet dry sand paper and wet sanded the wheel, then i used some jewlers rouge and a cotton buffing wheel i got from home depot.
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03-11-2008, 10:01 PM | #9 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
Thanks Bro, i'll give it a shot.
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03-11-2008, 10:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: bringing back the dead
try it on the backside of your rim first to make sure you get it right
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