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10/6/04, 07:06 AM
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I've had this done before on a set of '93 Mazda MX6 5-spoke wheels. The quality of the aluminum in the wheels was almost as good as a forging and they turned out great. I'd talk to a specialty wheel dealer in your area and see if they know someone locally who does it for them. The only thing I had to do to maintain them was apply Mother's polish about every other month, since they were not recoated with clear after the polish.
10/6/04, 07:33 AM
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Originally posted by lodom@October 6, 2004, 7:09 AM
I've had this done before on a set of '93 Mazda MX6 5-spoke wheels. The quality of the aluminum in the wheels was almost as good as a forging and they turned out great. I'd talk to a specialty wheel dealer in your area and see if they know someone locally who does it for them. The only thing I had to do to maintain them was apply Mother's polish about every other month, since they were not recoated with clear after the polish.
I've had this done before on a set of '93 Mazda MX6 5-spoke wheels. The quality of the aluminum in the wheels was almost as good as a forging and they turned out great. I'd talk to a specialty wheel dealer in your area and see if they know someone locally who does it for them. The only thing I had to do to maintain them was apply Mother's polish about every other month, since they were not recoated with clear after the polish.
10/6/04, 07:39 AM
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It can be done, however it is a very painstaking process for a individual who have never done it. I have polished the old 5.0 intakes before it takes hours to really make them right.
10/6/04, 08:49 AM
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yeah i know what you are saying
me personally i have polished my firebird tpi intake runners top and base takeing all the sand casting out of it then brought it to a high luster with some jewlers rouge and tripoli (sp? on all that)
i allso have done it with a set of gta rims for the car that wasnt too hard though
just got some spray aircraft stripper and tapped off the tire after a few hours most of it washed off with the hose then anougher coat of stripper and a high polish with some mothers and a dremal tool
i guess my main question here is
#1 is it paint for the color or powder coat?
#2 do you think it would look good on the car?
me personally i have polished my firebird tpi intake runners top and base takeing all the sand casting out of it then brought it to a high luster with some jewlers rouge and tripoli (sp? on all that)
i allso have done it with a set of gta rims for the car that wasnt too hard though
just got some spray aircraft stripper and tapped off the tire after a few hours most of it washed off with the hose then anougher coat of stripper and a high polish with some mothers and a dremal tool
i guess my main question here is
#1 is it paint for the color or powder coat?
#2 do you think it would look good on the car?
10/6/04, 08:52 AM
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i know i know this isnt mustang and i will get flamed for this but heres a link showing clear taken off then polishing
http://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/te...iowheels.shtml
http://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/te...iowheels.shtml
10/7/04, 04:02 AM
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yeah that was the same problem i had with my bird the stock wheels were lame so i ran across a set of killed gta rims that had most the clear coat chipped of them they turned out like a millon bucks following that guide i guess noone knows if the "paint" is paint or powder coat
i guess when my car comes in (due to arrive yesterday) ill find out then
i guess when my car comes in (due to arrive yesterday) ill find out then
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