i started to polish my hammerheads because they started looking like ***. just wondering if this is the result i should be getting?

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Modified by Flexin5 at 7:28 AM 1/24/2006

 

yes...very right

 

i dont know too much about polishing but looks like your ok

 

looks good to me, now get back to work

 

what process are you using? (series of grits, etc) looks good

 

dang, big improvement already

i'll buy them when you're done

 

cool, thanks eurrrbody..lol

anyway, i can't find aircraft stripper locally, so i used this automotive paint stripper **** that diden't work good at all. so i've been sanding the clearcoat off by hand with 150grit (pain in the ***). after that, i use wet sand paper, starting with 600 to 800, 1000,1500,2000. then start to buff it with mothers metel polish. i'm doing all of this by hand so it's taking me a while.

 

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anyway, i can't find aircraft stripper locally, so i used this automotive paint stripper **** that diden't work good at all. so i've been sanding the clearcoat off by hand with 150grit (pain in the ***). after that, i use wet sand paper, starting with 600 to 800, 1000,1500,2000. then start to buff it with mothers metel polish. i'm doing all of this by hand so it's taking me a while. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Keep at it dude. You're on the right track! I did the same to my RSX wheels a while ago and my arms felt like they were gonna fall off. Good job!

 

thats right and starting to looks nice

 

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Keep sanding brother... You'll be done by summer

 

lol

 

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nice job

 

looks damn good to me/

 

looks fine to me

 

looks like youre doing it right

 

never heard anyone call them hammerheads, but o well ur doin good

 

wow, thanks everybody, i just finished the first rim, started at 7pm and ended at 12pm. here's how it turned out but i still need to do the lip

 

shiny=you done it right

 

Looks great! Pay careful attention to the fine scratches though, you'll have to do that area all over again from 600 if they dont come out, but then it will look damn clean. What are you going to use to protect them? Spray on clearcoats are pretty crappy so you might have to look for something different

 

aye if you can't find the aircraft remover. goto the hardware store and get some JASCO. that stuff is way better, comes in a yellow with red writing tin can. and you pour it out instead of spraying. i used them on my hx's and then painted them white. keep up the good work. DIY'ers

-kenny

 

end result is gonna be tiite

 

Dont wanna be thread jockin but do i do the same procedure when polishing out painted wheels?

 

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never heard anyone call them hammerheads, but o well ur doin good</TD></TR></TABLE>

hammerheads or gsr hammerheads. i've heard it used alot.

nice job with the sanding/polishing out.