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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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I want to restore my wheels but is the damage to bad ? i plan on painting them but what can i use to sand them besides the old hand job






also i got bored and decided to just take a rim and polish it with just NU-Polish and an electric polisher heres the result



bad angle
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Those are not too bad at all.

What would end up happening though is that once you get them refinished, you won't get the same 'machined' look that came from the factory.

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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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yeah im not looking to get the stock look back i know thats not going to happen. i just want to get all the curb rash and messed up clear coat fixed.
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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easy fix.
bondo and paint them
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oKayEG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">easy fix.
bondo and paint them</TD></TR></TABLE>

bondo wtf i dont think bondo will work. its not an epoxy.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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I used JB weld and some liquid steel, since it is easy to move around and once it dries, hardens up nicely and can be sanded.
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