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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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figured i post some pics of what my new wheels look like after being polished it took me 2 hours just to get it to look like this man i still have three to go my arm is killing me .

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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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Looks good. What did you use?
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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Looks good. What did you use?
i used a mothers power ball with there polish and then i did the mothers billet polish and used my fingers to apply it btw it sucked and i still have three more wheels to do
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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Thats why I will never have a polished wheel again. It used to take me a good 4 hours to do mine.. I made a bad *** rig thow. Took a bench grinder buffing pad, fabbed it up to work on my metabo grinder, it helped alot, but still too much work... They do look nice thowe, but just wait till they get rained on 1 time
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Thats why I will never have a polished wheel again. It used to take me a good 4 hours to do mine.. I made a bad *** rig thow. Took a bench grinder buffing pad, fabbed it up to work on my metabo grinder, it helped alot, but still too much work... They do look nice thowe, but just wait till they get rained on 1 time
dont even tell me that i cringe at the thought of seeing rain spots on them
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by twolow02fransen
dont even tell me that i cringe at the thought of seeing rain spots on them
Yah my bad man I won't rain on your parade, I will let the rain do that..
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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yeah, I gave up, 4 hours a month is too much...and the pain....I found a local car wash that does them for $40. Takes 2 guys an hour or so by hand and they look damn good when done.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by twolow02fransen
i used a mothers power ball with there polish and then i did the mothers billet polish and used my fingers to apply it btw it sucked and i still have three more wheels to do

Never again will I have polished wheels. I had black rims with the polished lips on them and it was the worst experience... I'm so glad they are gone. Spent so much money getting them cleaned and time when I cleaned them myself. My wrists have never recovered. The chrome is so much easier and worth the extra couple hundred bucks. Otherwise painted works fine Good luck tho!
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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wow, i hand no idea polished wheels took so long to clean...but they look good...glad i went with chrome on my truck...
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Are those Centerline Snipers? I really like those. I want to get them in a 22, but they backspacing sucks for a lowered truck.
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