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Old 06-14-09, 08:45 AM
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Some wheels Im working on. Thought I would share. I polished the lip and barrel. Stripped the face and sand blasted it down to bare aluminum.. Brushed the face of the wheels leaving where the black accents use to be bare aluminum. Still deciding if I should clear the face to give me a shine and better protection from scratches or just beeswax it to keep the matted finish which I like but too much upkeep IMO. Here are some pictures. I dont have pictures where I polished the lip, barrel and fixed all the curb rashes. Some pictures were taken with my phone so its bad quality.


Cant see it in the picture but the barrel is all curbed up

Picture with the finished polished lip/barrel before the stripping of the face.

Picture of the face stripped and sand blastedvblasted



Close up of the spoke to see the brushed/bare aluminum better.


Old 06-14-09, 09:31 AM
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OMG.....I want those

Old 06-14-09, 09:37 AM
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get in line dood, I've been wanting those...

soon when i get my ish together
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nice... good job.
Old 06-14-09, 09:56 AM
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Nice work, I like what you did with them!
Old 06-14-09, 10:32 AM
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I love the look of "after" the refinished job! Yes, I want those, as well
Old 06-14-09, 11:01 AM
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wheels are nice! Are those 20's? U putting them on an LS? Would love to see pics of them on the car when your done.
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nice..that looks much better.
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looks veryyyy sweet!
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nice work, wheels look way better now...put them on your car now
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God, you got skill!
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Wow! At first I thought you were crazy but they came out amazing.

What center cap are you using now?
What process did you use to polish the lips?
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RT5 = TrafficStars right?

They are hot.
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Thanks guys. They are going on my LS. I have trafficstar center caps. I decided to clear the faces, lips and barrel so Im going to send them off to my body guy and have him do that. I will post pictures of them on the car once Im done with everything. Yes, RT5 are trafficstar/maya wheels and they are 20'.s
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wow LOVE EM!!!!


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