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Old May 5, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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Just thinking of getting the wheels redone scince they are a bit scratched up and dull (carwashes) what method would yeild the best result?
Or maybe some wild paint or polish, but I know I'm limited due to the PY color of the car?

What ideas has everyone come up with?

PS tried compound and wax-> little better, and as for the touch up paint can't get anything close enough...
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Old May 5, 2002 | 12:21 AM
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yes i wouild like to know too!
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Old May 5, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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Old May 5, 2002 | 12:35 AM
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Old May 5, 2002 | 12:56 AM
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They're painted. I washed and waxed the heck out of mine and they looked great... for a while. Eventually, they just get dirty, again. I love the look of the white wheels, but the upkeep is a killer.

As far as chips and scratches go, ultimately, they'll ned to be filled in and repainted. I know my paint code (NH-0 = Championship White goodness) but the Gunmetal is a mystery to me.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 07:24 AM
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I wax the wheel everytime I wax my car and my wheels look like new!
Waxing them also make the wheels a bit less likely to be scratched!
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Old May 5, 2002 | 07:30 AM
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I got tired of the gunmetal look so I went with these instead. Its up for sale too since I just got a complete set of 16" NSX
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Old May 5, 2002 | 07:43 AM
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Bling Bling
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Old May 5, 2002 | 09:24 AM
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I got tired of the gunmetal look so I went with these instead. Its up for sale too since I just got a complete set of 16" NSX
Nice.... I have a CW ITR and I was thinking of NSX stock's too. Do you have a pic of the whole car with the nsx stocks on.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 09:56 AM
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it would be nice to know (on the gun metal wheels) mine has a couple of scratches
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Old May 5, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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I got tired of the gunmetal look so I went with these instead. Its up for sale too since I just got a complete set of 16" NSX
Do you have a picture of your whole car? I'm wondering how they would look on a PY.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 11:32 AM
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Hmmm...Light weight Bling Bling...what is this Scene coming too?

How many take their wheels off to wax the inside?
Is 373 the only one?
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Old May 5, 2002 | 01:30 PM
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How did you get them like that? sent them out or did it your self?
how much did it cost ?
and does anyone have them on a PY car?
could i see more pics?
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Old May 5, 2002 | 03:11 PM
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Your best bet is to get them re-powdercoated. They can re powder it and put a light shiny powder on it and it wont chip unless you hit a big *** rock or curb.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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How did you get them like that? sent them out or did it your self?
how much did it cost ?
and does anyone have them on a PY car?
could i see more pics?
16" NSX is in the shop to be polish. Cost about $75 per rim. It wasnt worth it to do it myself. I will post pics of complete 16" NSX rims once I get them back.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 03:51 PM
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I got mine re-powder coated last year, I payed $40 each plus $150 for 5lbs color matched powder, they had some color that looked alike but were not quite there. All the wheels were coated and I still have ~4lbs left. Look for a machine shop that does powder coating they are way cheaper, if you go to a wheel repair shop they will charge you ~$125 per wheel.
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