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Old 07-18-2005, 08:32 AM
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well I've only got 2 done... but my car looks awesome from the passenger side.

Specs on wheels: 19x8, 19x10 DTM Kreuz 7 (same as J lines). They are 2 piece forged wheels. I bought them used and was told they were recently refinished (black centers with a polished lip) but shortly after I got them the paint started to flake off in places. So I took advantage of my parent's garage yesterday and refinished 2 of the wheels. Used paint stripper to remove the black paint and primer, then sanded the wheels to create a brushed finish. I bought a polishing kit for the lips for use with a power drill. I think they came out great.

shot showing before and after



Old 07-18-2005, 09:19 AM
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wow... how long did that take?
Old 07-18-2005, 09:22 AM
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took about 2 hours per wheel... they still need some light work. I think I'm going to go over them with a higher grit sandpaper. However, about a half hour was spent watching TV waiting for the paint stripper.
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Damn J, I think it looks alot better.
Old 07-18-2005, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by SimplyJ
took about 2 hours per wheel... they still need some light work. I think I'm going to go over them with a higher grit sandpaper. However, about a half hour was spent watching TV waiting for the paint stripper.

well that looks great. all your hard work paid off!
Old 07-18-2005, 09:38 AM
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They look better w/o the black! Nice Job!
Old 07-18-2005, 10:43 AM
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wow, nice work!
Old 07-18-2005, 11:43 AM
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WOW! Look 10x better. Good job dude.
Old 07-18-2005, 11:53 AM
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Thanks everyone. I am very happy with how they turned out... just not looking forward to re-doing the other two in my apt. I'm definitely digging the new look... they almost look similar (and I use that term very loosely) to the HRE 546's that I wish I could afford.
Old 07-18-2005, 01:04 PM
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that ishh is tight man... good job on the polishing...
Old 07-18-2005, 07:50 PM
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The look much better in silver.....you might want to invest in a dremel, they work wonders on everything!
Old 07-18-2005, 08:28 PM
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wow they turned out really nice. props on the good work.
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looks 100x better!
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hey j what kind of polish kid did u use ?, i have some volks gt-7 and they r pretty scrach, i was wondering if theres a way of getting those scrathces out.
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i bought a polishing kit off ebay for around $50. It consists of 3 different bars of rouge and assorted polishing attatchments for the drill. Works pretty well.
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Wow wheels look much better. Nice rims I dont see those often....
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Looks good! Not exactly a DYI I would try on a nice set of wheels though.
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Originally Posted by need Z
Looks good! Not exactly a DYI I would try on a nice set of wheels though.
They needed to be refinished anyhow so I didn't have anything to lose. I did one at first figuring that if I severely messed it up I would just cough up the money to get them all refinished professionally and not have to waste my time refinishing the rest
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looks VERY good!
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is it just me or does the rotors look REALLY rusted...?


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