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BluBrett
06-27-2011, 01:13 PM
I bought these last week and had some time to work on them today. Here are some befores of the worst rim:



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/004-6.jpg



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/003-10.jpg



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/001-12.jpg



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/002-9.jpg



Then I cleaned and wet sanded them on Friday and Saturday. Here is an after of the same rim pictured above:



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/001-13.jpg



Still not too pretty, but definitely prettier. I`m thinking maybe I should wet sand the spots that look like chrome now in the same direction as it would look if it was still machined?



The other 3:



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/002-10.jpg



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/003-11.jpg



Here`s the one I had highest hopes for:



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/004-7.jpg



Closer:



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/005-8.jpg



So, the question is, are these good enough to go on this?



http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/blubrett/IMG_15722.jpg



Should I wet sand them past the clear and polish them to a chrome-look finish? Should I sell them and save enough money to buy some rims in better condition? I want your opinions.



Thanks for looking!

5starblue
06-27-2011, 01:50 PM
IMO the rims on the car now look good nice and clean if you put those on there even tho there is a big diference they are still a bit banged up sell em and stick with what you got untill u got enough money to get something nice.