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SSR Type X restore

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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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I purchased this set from Memory Fab for a steal. Complete with original SSR center caps and valve stems. The finish was beat and I wanted to redo them in silver, but after thinking about it, I decided to save the original white. I wet sanded each wheel with 1200, buff, and polished. Did the same with the center caps, and used metal filler epoxy for the major wheel chip. The finish is still the original. I only used some white touch paint with a sponge to fill in the damaged areas. Here is my progress:

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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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my fav wheels in my least fav colour..hahahahha

good job though...love the reflectiveness on the centre cap
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 06:24 AM
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Really nice save man. I have gotten wheels from MemoryFab for a steal too. Its amazing what a little elbow grease will do! What are they going on?
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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Those came out nice, great work man.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Thanks for of all of comps. So much more satisfying when you do something yourself.

Originally Posted by Captain Key!s
Really nice save man. I have gotten wheels from MemoryFab for a steal too. Its amazing what a little elbow grease will do! What are they going on?
This: Boosted 96 JDM converted GS-R


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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Not trying to hate but whats up with the bumper and front end? It looks warped near the middle-right part?
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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I always get asked about that. That is how I got the conversion. There is a little wave on the left portion. I might just cut it out and grind down the inside to accommodate for the charge piping.
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