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Polishing my fat fives

Old 06-15-2009, 02:55 PM
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Well i have a set of some pretty f'd up fat fives so i decided to start a little project of cleaning them up a bit and polishing em up. I just started my project today and got one done so far. Im thinkin about goin back and sanding them some more but not sure yet. so far im pretty satisfied with the first wheel. ill post more pics as i get the other ones done.

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second wheel done


final Product EnjoI




sorry for the low quality pics, taken with my blackburry

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Old 06-15-2009, 03:25 PM
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look good, any write up ?
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lol spray on and hose off?
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lol spray on and hose off?
right ...... more like
then sand with 120, then 400, then 800, then 1500, then 2000 grit and then polish with mothers mag and aluminum polish.
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I don't think that sanding is necessary unless your are getting rid of the machined surface. Mine are a tad bit less shiny than yours with just stripping and using various polishing compounds.
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Looks good, you should have sanded the curb damage around the lip of the wheel.
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updated pics with final outcome.
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