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  • MarshallMX5
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    thanks anyway. i dont think ill sandblast cos im trying to do this cheap. and the wheels are just for autox/drift so it doesnt really matter.

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  • JDM EUNOS
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    it does to a certain extent but some good ol elbow grease with the help of some sand paper is the key to getting rid of the impurities, The guy from Wheel Factory called me today and said i won't have my wheels back for another 2 weeks, He told me he will never polish a set of wheels like that again. I just want to get them back they have had them for 2 weeks already. I've seen one and they look fantastic, can't wait to get them back. Sorry i'll post pics in a couple weeks.

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  • Erkumi
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    Sandblasting would be best. It also cleans up the metal of all impurities i think

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  • JDM EUNOS
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    get a can of aircraft quality paint stripper that stuff works really well i used it on mine before i decided to have them powdercoated. Another method would be to sandblast them, but that may take some time.

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  • MarshallMX5
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    Good it would be nice to see what theyre gonna look like.

    But could someone tell me how to strip old spray paint off alloy wheels? Cos Im buying some that are painted yellow (?) for cheap and im going to need to get that off but if i cant, ill just have to spray the whole thing.

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  • JDM EUNOS
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    yep those are the rims, they are awesome i'll get some pics up on moday when i get them back[IMG][/IMG]
    Last edited by JDM EUNOS; 08-14-2004, 11:49 PM.

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  • MarshallMX5
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    Originally posted by JDM EUNOS
    hey tuner, those look good I also had mine powdercoated (stock Panasport, watanabe style) i'll get some pics up of them they look awesome because underneath the silver paint is a polished rim so i had the lips left polished and the actual rim a high gloss black looks great, i never thought a stock rim could look so good.
    thats exactly what i'm going to do when i get an extra set for autox. except i was going to go the cheap route and just mask off the rim to leave it silver and spray paint the spokes semi gloss black.

    you're talking about these, right?

    they aren't panasports or watanabes but i guess they look kinda similar. because i have panasport x-lites on the car right now like this:
    http://www.panasport.com/fs14.html

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  • JDM EUNOS
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    hey tuner, those look good I also had mine powdercoated (stock Panasport, watanabe style) i'll get some pics up of them they look awesome because underneath the silver paint is a polished rim so i had the lips left polished and the actual rim a high gloss black looks great, i never thought a stock rim could look so good.

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  • Erkumi
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    Powdercoating is when a coat of this powder is sprayed on the material. Then its placed in an oven and the powdercoat melts into the material. Its extremely durable

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  • BlueDragon871
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    ahh damn thats nice looking, when ig ot my fd, the previous owner powder coated his balck so ive got sum stock black fd rims. thats cool, can you powder coat any rim ? hwo about the lip, can u get those black 2

    any other 3 spokers ? im hopefull ybuying sum from all black, but id luv to find sum more, anyone know of any good websties with cheap jdm rims for sale ?

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  • Tuner
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    The powdercoater also took all the texture off, so the wheels are nice and smooth

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  • BlueDragon871
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    u got any before and after pics ?

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  • Tuner
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    Get them powdercoated, it's much more durable. I had mine done at a local shop for $250

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  • BlueDragon871
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    ya ive seen the onis before, not very nice in my opinion. those sa3rs sure lok like super advans, whats the difference ? and if thiers a nice large price difference wehre can i get me a set lol or sum nice used super advans

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  • UF31Leopard
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    advan oni

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