I'm wondering if it's clean metal like the HX wheels in this thread. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=639822
Or is it just ugly? I'm curious.

 

yes, and they look nice if you polish them

 

Thanks. Are they going to require vigorous wetsanding, or just strip, scrub and polish?

 

You will probably need to wetsand. And make sure your tires are off.

 

Damn the wetsanding! I polished my valve cover and it took hours and I was soaking wet afterward. Eh, one last question. Should I clearcoat them after polishing? I know aluminum will start looking crappy if left unprotected, so...

 

No, you should polish them and wax them

 

member JV stripped his slipstreams with aircraft remover or whatever and they look baller

 

yea lets see some pics of that

 

i though rota had a polished version of slipstreams?
good luck stripping yours, post up some pics when your done

 

They do make a polished SS. I have gunmetal C8s, though. I didn't want to strip the paint and find nasty metal under there. I'll post pics if/when I do it. Thanks for the tips everybody, feel free to let me know if I've missed anything.

 

how exactly do you polish them?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RiceRacist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how exactly do you polish them?</TD></TR></TABLE>Well I've polished aluminum before and if these are the same it will go something like this:

-strip paint
-scrub off paint that didn't come off with the stipper
-remove your shoes so you don't soak them while sanding
-wetsand with high grit sandpaper
-wetsand with higher grit sandpaper
-notice how sore your fingers have gotten over the past couple hours
-wetsand with even higher grit sandpaper
-notice you missed a spot earlier
-fix the spot you missed
-check over everything
-dry off whatever you are polishing
-get an aluminum polish of your choice, I used Nev R Dull or something
-polish
-notice all the nasty black stuff that appears
-polish that off
-polish some more
-notice all the hand prints you left on the object you just polished
-polish those off
-stand back and enjoy your work
-admire the free manicure you gave yourself
-notice how smooth your finger tips are, this is because you have effectively removed your fingerprints

 

there was a thread about this a while ago. Turned out pretty good, lots of bling..

 

it might weaken the material the rims are made out of...
could snap under some hard turning . imo.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reza &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it might weaken the material the rims are made out of...
could snap under some hard turning . imo.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ive seen pics of rotas doing that in their normal state anyways

 

well when I got my car it came with slipstreams so I took off the rims, just sanded some block off and quickly painted 2 coats of white. LOOKS LIKE ****! after 3 months, so I dunno If I have to sand em down again and maybe Ill jsut paint em gunmetal this time. Maybe polish the lip?

How would I polish the lip on a shitty finish rim? and make it look new

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4DRPIMPIN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there was a thread about this a while ago. Turned out pretty good, lots of bling..</TD></TR></TABLE>Anybody have a link? And about it weakening them, I'm just removing the paint. If that's holding them together, then I'm screwed either way. I know there have been stories about rotas breaking, but that was a design flaw and has since been fixed.