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Old May 25, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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cleaned up the car yesterday and got most of the water soap spots off.

then this mourning i woke up and tired of looking at the stock wheels i pulled out my g/f's dremel multimax and went to work sanding them down.

before ugly and dirty





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Old May 25, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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now how should i finish them? i have mag and alum polish but no attatchment for my drill yet. but i was wondering how they would look black or brightly chromed even thoughts of gold with a chrome ring.
that's how it looked after i washed it and before sanding down the wheels
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Old May 25, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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I honestly think they look great silver???

They are oem lexus 16" wheels, it is what it is... I understand you want a diff look but I think they'd look worse painted in my opinion.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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leave them as is, they are stock wheels. Just wait til you get an aftermarket set then you can re-finish them however you like
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Old May 25, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Don't do anything to them. They'll only look worse.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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i think OEM wheels should never be color changed especially when yours look so clean and nice just get a set of aftermarket ones you will be glad you never messed with your oem's
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Nothing wrong with polishing them though- I'd do that
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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i think they lookd good as is all cleaned up
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Old May 25, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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then polish it is.
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