here is the first of four wheels...that i finished.

so far...i have about 20 hours into all 4 of them.

i used 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 grit on this one...and it now looks like i wanted it to.

i still have a buffing compound which i'm going to try...but at this point i'm pretty happy with the results.

enjoy the pics.

here are the latest pictures...(i tried to show the wheels in direct light, indirect light)





here are a few more pics...after buffing compound.













Modified by chet at 2:25 AM 2/15/2006


Modified by chet at 3:29 PM 2/20/2006


Modified by chet at 4:05 PM 2/27/2006

 

20 hours on those? you need some more shifts <------------(my alter ego...posting from the computer at work)

 

Could look a lil more polished..or maybe its just the pics.

 

thats alot of work for those.

 

 

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Damn that **** looks good.

 

if u just did 2000, then thats not bad. if u went lower, like started with 200 and worked up, itd be shinier than pall walls mouf.

 

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yeah, that's what I was thinking. if you started with a lower grit, it would look even better.

 

I think gold will look hot
but polish is clean though

 

 

 

 

speaking of GST's, theres a eclipse (99 style) that has acura RSX stock rims on it.

that threw me for a loop. didnt look TOOOO bad, if that acura cap wasnt there hehhehe

 

They could be a bit more "polished" but look pretty good none the less

 

i gave up after one si wheel... i'm weak!

props could definantly be a bit cleaner tho.

 

The look more "machined" tan polished....kind of like the GSR blades.

 

I remember my GST's. I painted them gunmetal.

 

ditto.

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they just don't look bling enough for 20 hours

 

try taking them to a wheel shop to get polished

 

 

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i was thinking that...

i'm just worried about the cost.

i'm a cheap bastard...so anything over 50/wheel would be too much for me.

 

well you waste money every time you have to fix your car.

 

looks good but weren't the gst wheels chrome to begin with?

 

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some gst wheels are chrome...these were painted silver.

as far as wasting money each time the car needs to be fixed...i do everything as cheap as possible because i can't afford to pay someone else to work on these things.

i'm buying a house soon...so all of my money is going into that instead.