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Nov 24, 2004 | 08:50 AM

DC*whore

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DIY polished lip??

sorry if this is in the wrong forum. but since im doin it to a del sol.. i figured .. why the hell not?! anyway. i need to know how to polish the lip on my steelies... i have em painted flat black with a primer right now. and i want em to be gloss black with a polished lip. so what do i need? sand paper? some kind of polish? and what kind of paint? can i use just a gloss black primer for a buck?. and if i have to wet sand. exactly how do i do that??? ive heard the term but never done it. so dont be TOO harsh. i know its HT and thats almost imposible. but just help me out. the search didnt do me any good either.

heres what i want them to look like.

Nov 24, 2004 | 08:53 AM

fastwanabe

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (del sol: LEDGEND KILLER!)

look like I can have my winter steelies looking good, thank for the idea.

Nov 24, 2004 | 08:54 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (fastwanabe)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fastwanabe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

look like I can have my winter steelies looking good, thank for the idea.</TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed

Nov 24, 2004 | 08:55 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (fastwanabe)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fastwanabe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

look like I can have my winter steelies looking good, thank for the idea.</TD></TR></TABLE>

but but but.. HOW DO I DO IT? lol

Nov 24, 2004 | 08:55 AM

Kyles ej1

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (del sol: LEDGEND KILLER!)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by del sol: LEDGEND KILLER! »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but but but.. HOW DO I DO IT? lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
search

tons of info

Nov 24, 2004 | 08:59 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (egcoupe)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egcoupe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
search

tons of info</TD></TR></TABLE>

all that came up for me is for sale stuff... not how to's

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:01 AM

callaghan.

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (del sol: LEDGEND KILLER!)

dude theyre ****** stealies....why would u do that? big waste of time if ask me

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Nov 24, 2004 | 09:05 AM

Kyles ej1

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (del sol: LEDGEND KILLER!)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by del sol: LEDGEND KILLER! »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">all that came up for me is for sale stuff... not how to's</TD></TR></TABLE>
then u suck at the internet
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=582959
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=590009
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=860340
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=437887

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:15 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (egcoupe)

its easy. sand the clearcoat and finish off, sand with a fine grit, then polish. i used 220 grit to sand the clearcoat off of my gsr fat fives, then 320 or something like that to even it up, then 400 grit to finish. then i polished them with a dremel. they look great. real great. i can see my reflection almost like a mirror in them.

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:17 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (hybrid97coupe)

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:19 AM

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ef93si

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those steelies look pimpin.....

i think those looks better than flat black rotas that EVERYONE has....

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:21 AM

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DC*whore

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (egcoupe)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egcoupe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
then u suck at the internet
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=582959
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=590009
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=860340
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=437887</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks. sorry that im an idiot!

Nov 24, 2004 | 09:23 AM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (del sol: LEDGEND KILLER!)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by del sol: LEDGEND KILLER! »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks. sorry that im an idiot!</TD></TR></TABLE>
its ok, i forgive you n00b

Nov 25, 2004 | 03:16 PM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (hybrid97coupe)

Nov 25, 2004 | 04:01 PM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (hybrid97coupe)

Nov 25, 2004 | 04:05 PM

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2000CX

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Re: (ef93si)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ef93si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i think those look better than the flat black rotas that EVERYONE has....
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word.

Nov 25, 2004 | 04:16 PM

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plusONE jboy

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that actually looks good.

Nov 25, 2004 | 04:23 PM

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itsJDMyo

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that acutally doesn't look too bad

Nov 25, 2004 | 05:53 PM

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GS-Rdriven

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i think they look pretty good

Nov 25, 2004 | 05:57 PM

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i would rock them

Nov 25, 2004 | 06:05 PM

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OneFire

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I'd rock those, along with the JDM rust and JDM dent

Dec 1, 2004 | 10:55 PM

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they sell rings-like half hubcaps and it makes it look just like that^^^

Dec 1, 2004 | 11:07 PM

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Re: DIY polished lip?? (hybrid97coupe)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybrid97coupe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude theyre ****** stealies....why would u do that? big waste of time if ask me</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, he is asking how to do it, not if you care what they look like. If you have nothing constructive to say, move on.

I am really not understanding people on this site lately...Alot of disrespect.