Wheel Spec's
Fr 17x7.5 et40mm 4x114.3
Rr 17x8 et35mm 4x114.3

Before Pic's

I have a clear idea about what im going to do with these!

You'll just have to stay tuned for the outcome.

Already put a few hours of work into them. But I will post progress as much as possible.

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Quote, originally posted by toyomatt84 »

They should come out looking pretty sick, in full polish.

i agree

someone polish my wheels now!

send me the plane ticket and $150 and some foods. i am expensive

Find yourself a dirty hobo to clean them up for you. They don't charge much. A case of cheap scotch should get you a set bright enough to blind the sun.

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i agree

i'll go with matt's hobo idea

Quote, originally posted by civic dx 4dr »

local shops quoted me 75-85 per lip.. and that is with me doing the disassembly.

Yea Id rather buy some new wheels Same with powder coating. So damn expensive.

Vouches In Bio.

Quote, originally posted by smartass »

rubber gloves are your friend

Now comes the fun. I started sanding, but i feel that maybe im spending too much time and effort just getting them roughed out. I've started off using 320. Is that too high? Should i move down to a 280, or lower yet 220? Example is shown in picture below.

An Idea of how rough they are to begin with.

Modified by HateBreeder at 4:45 PM 8/2/2007

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yes and i even started in the 100's ...

this is how i did it and it still came out good.

120>320>600>800>1000>1500>2000

for a high luster shine, u can do it the traditional way and go 120,220,320,400,600,800,1000 and so on all the way up past 2000 if u would want

And wave goodbye to your hands.

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lol.... i know. even with rubber gloves and using the mouse sander my cuticles are looking terrible..time for a manicure

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just got to make sure you get rid of all the previous grit's scratches before moving up.

you gonna polish between the spokes also?

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Quote, originally posted by DeviousCTR »

so i was reading thru the current issue of Import Tuner and i came across another replica of GAB wheels made by DRAG.....i mean dont get me wrong i have a set of GT3s but damn i am kinda mad.

you'll have to wait and see.

I'm just making up my mind on things as i go along. When i first got them i couldnt decide if i should've painted them, full polish, or leave them alone.

now that i've got some work into them, i'm getting a clearer idea of how they will end up.

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72cc Dio powered 87 Spree
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Quote, originally posted by DeviousCTR »

so i was reading thru the current issue of Import Tuner and i came across another replica of GAB wheels made by DRAG.....i mean dont get me wrong i have a set of GT3s but damn i am kinda mad.

seriously though.....how does something that big go through a tire...

oh well......Tire plugs for the fix and FTW

why do i feel obsessive compulsive? ...anyone?

Well thats about a 1/3 of the leftovers from today.

Center Cap, lockers.
Before

After

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what is that thing in your tire?

and great work on the polishing so far

oh yeah, how the hect did that end up in your tire?

see all those little tidbits of sandpaper.......yeah about 10 hours of time and sandpaper running up in grit numbers from 100 to 1500 till i could see my reflection in them.

Quote, originally posted by speedstarracing »

what is that thing in your tire?

i have no clue. It was a 1/3 of an inch in diameter, and about 1 inch long. Looked like a rivet or something.

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toyo saw this one last week......but with an unpolished lip.......had a little spare time this weekend....

1 down, 3 to go. 32 hours so far.

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