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monte0185 · 04-20-2014, 03:57 PM

Well i have been messing with my front rims off and on and found out a little 2000 grit wetsanding and some flitz polish and buffer work pretty good for the outside but when I pulled the wheel off and actually looked inside this is what i found. Anyone ever salvaged some this bad? Not sure its possible.

Tx Firefighter · 04-20-2014, 04:32 PM

Absolutely.

On mine, I started out with 80 grit paper on a D/A sander and worked my way down to 2000 grit hand sanding and then a final hand polish.

I literally wet sanded until my fingers bled.

Then my wife made me new decals (she's got a machine)

I bought new center caps.

There's 30-40 hours of hard work invested here. My mind tries to block it out.

monte0185 · 04-20-2014, 04:51 PM

How did you get into the inner lip? Mine has some pretty deep pits but i figure ill give it a shot.

Tx Firefighter · 04-20-2014, 05:21 PM

I did the areas by hand.

monte0185 · 04-20-2014, 07:35 PM

Where did you get the lug nuts? Gotta be cheaper than the chrome rusted ones I got that keep stripping out.

Tx Firefighter · 04-20-2014, 08:41 PM

They're the old lugnuts that came with the wheels when I bought them off Craigslist. I sent them down to my local plating shop and had them re-zinc plated. 25 bucks for the big pile of stuff.

1slo_camaro · 04-20-2014, 09:54 PM

HOLY SHINYNESS! I love it! I am waiting for a set of tires to put my black rims on and then the shinys get some loving

monte0185 · 04-21-2014, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 1slo_camaro

HOLY SHINYNESS! I love it! I am waiting for a set of tires to put my black rims on and then the shinys get some loving

I was thinking the same thing. LOL.. Right now i have one shiny one on the outside and the rest are dingy.

RastaRobb · 04-24-2014, 05:14 PM

Wow, those are looking great. That was worth a little blood, sweat, and sand paper.

chevymadness · 05-16-2014, 01:14 AM

Wow hand shining by hand is miserable wear good gloves boys !

monte0185 · 05-16-2014, 10:27 AM

I got the outside of the two front ones shiny. Still have some gouges to get out but they at least look better. Still have the insides to work on and the back. Here are a couple pics though. Got some new Lug Nuts cause the crappy chromes ones stripped everytime i touched them.

04-20-2014, 03:57 PM	#1
monte0185 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brighton, TN Posts: 1,267	Think they are salvageable? Well i have been messing with my front rims off and on and found out a little 2000 grit wetsanding and some flitz polish and buffer work pretty good for the outside but when I pulled the wheel off and actually looked inside this is what i found. Anyone ever salvaged some this bad? Not sure its possible. Attached Images __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.

04-20-2014, 04:32 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Think they are salvageable? Absolutely. On mine, I started out with 80 grit paper on a D/A sander and worked my way down to 2000 grit hand sanding and then a final hand polish. I literally wet sanded until my fingers bled. Then my wife made me new decals (she's got a machine) I bought new center caps. There's 30-40 hours of hard work invested here. My mind tries to block it out. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

04-20-2014, 04:51 PM	#3
monte0185 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brighton, TN Posts: 1,267	Re: Think they are salvageable? How did you get into the inner lip? Mine has some pretty deep pits but i figure ill give it a shot. __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.

04-20-2014, 05:21 PM	#4
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Think they are salvageable? I did the areas by hand. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

04-20-2014, 07:35 PM	#5
monte0185 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brighton, TN Posts: 1,267	Re: Think they are salvageable? Where did you get the lug nuts? Gotta be cheaper than the chrome rusted ones I got that keep stripping out. __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.

04-20-2014, 08:41 PM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Think they are salvageable? They're the old lugnuts that came with the wheels when I bought them off Craigslist. I sent them down to my local plating shop and had them re-zinc plated. 25 bucks for the big pile of stuff. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

04-20-2014, 09:54 PM	#7
1slo_camaro Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: North East, MD/ Cape May, NJ Posts: 286	Re: Think they are salvageable? HOLY SHINYNESS! I love it! I am waiting for a set of tires to put my black rims on and then the shinys get some loving __________________ 1978 2wd Fleetside, 350/th350 headers and 10 series mufflers 1998 Jeep ZJ 4.5 lift 32s full bolt ons awaiting axles "Life is full of decisions, we make them and dont look back"

04-24-2014, 05:14 PM	#9
RastaRobb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sweet, ID Posts: 157	Re: Think they are salvageable? Wow, those are looking great. That was worth a little blood, sweat, and sand paper.

05-16-2014, 01:14 AM	#10
chevymadness Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: el paso texas Posts: 273	Re: Think they are salvageable? Wow hand shining by hand is miserable wear good gloves boys ! __________________ 1982 chevy silverado It's all about original guys original let me say again original.

05-16-2014, 10:27 AM	#11
monte0185 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brighton, TN Posts: 1,267	Re: Think they are salvageable? I got the outside of the two front ones shiny. Still have some gouges to get out but they at least look better. Still have the insides to work on and the back. Here are a couple pics though. Got some new Lug Nuts cause the crappy chromes ones stripped everytime i touched them. Attached Images __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together. Last edited by monte0185; 05-16-2014 at 10:39 AM.



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