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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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whats the new looks im sorry i cant tell
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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Your car is clean as hell. Nice job on the wheels too.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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fully polished 15+ hours of time. daytime and rolling pics do more justice

this is what i started with
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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Howd ya do it? Looks good.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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what was your process.... your paint is clean as hell btw!!!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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strip clear, i started with 320, 500, 800, ended with 1200 grit sand paper. the more sanding steps the shinier they end up. then i used and electric hd die grinder at 25,000 rpm with a orange compond then a white compond. then hand polish with mothers. the last step is to repaint between spokes.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:13 PM
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man that thing is clean as hell!!!! haha i see it every day...good job ryan, we gotta do a really good photoshoot one day
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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oh thank GOD you didn't paint them black... i was gettin ready to get my flame gun out on another pair of ruined OEM wheels... those look DAMN nice!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 05:32 PM
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OMG those wheels look hottt
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:09 PM
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Beauty. & nice colour
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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bling bling baby
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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clean!!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:27 PM
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your car is clean as ****, i think it would look better on some other wheels though
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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Wow, it doesn't look like you fully polished it. But good job
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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a very clean coupe! great job!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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You were at the Nashville meet right?

Saw those wheels and thought

Looking good man

And to think that I sold a set of Si wheels at the meet...darn..haha

Jon
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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i did my SE wheels a while ago. yours are badass tho... i may suggest to repaint the sides of the spokes gunmetal/titanium like mine

pic of the bling



and pic of the whole car



your process was a lot more detailed tho... and it shows

keep us updated on the color you paint the sides of the spokes with
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:46 PM
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so now your riding on chrome OEM rims?
I dont know how I feel about that
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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polished and chrome is a big difference.
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HondaJon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You were at the Nashville meet right?

Saw those wheels and thought </TD></TR></TABLE>

yes i was there
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 06:48 PM
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They look really nice..
Good job!!!
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Old Aug 3, 2004 | 07:05 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crdcz03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">polished and chrome is a big difference.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ya really ...those look tite
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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ohh i c, i may do that if i have a lot of extra time, i bet they do look good while rolling, heres a picture of my Si wheels they look pretty similar but i see the difference good job. nice coupe too!
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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I see bling
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