polished wheels....

vw_nick · Post by **vw_nick** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:44 pm

1 down, 1 completely stripped and polish ready (after pic was taken) and 2 more to go... oi.

all you need is aircraft stripper, plastic scraper, steel wool for the gray parts after exhausting the scraper, and some buff-lite (mild buffing polish / glaze) and a buffer... plus about 3 hours each wheel.

Post by **Briano1234** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:28 pm

They look awesome......I hope you spray with clear or keep the buffer at hand.

vw_nick · Post by **vw_nick** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:55 pm

Briano1234 wrote:They look awesome......I hope you spray with clear or keep the buffer at hand.

that was a big debate... I prolly coulda got them em cleared for free at the bodyshop that we use.. (I do favors for them, they do favors for me... ) but I decided not to because it would be more work to strip the clear off again if I as unhappy with it than to polish them every now and then.

I polished the spokes on my avus wheels and had them on my jetta for a year, and on the rocco for a year and I only polished them once every couple of months and they never looked that bad between then.. the big thing is not to wash them with wheel cleaner and keep the brake dust off.

I also wax the nekked aluminum which helps protect them... plus this car might be driven once or twice a week, and it won't be out in the rain.

Post by **kuklaki** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:09 am

Nick, I was hoping you'd do that with the wheels. That cabby could not have found a better forever home

1lowcab · Post by **1lowcab** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:06 am

that looks great!!!!!

BUT....you need lower profile tires!!!

vw_nick · Post by **vw_nick** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:21 am

1lowcab wrote:that looks great!!!!!
BUT....you need lower profile tires!!!

I'm not a big fan of the small wheels small tires theme. (or stretched tires for the matter)

kamzcab86 · Post by **kamzcab86** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:09 pm

Beee-u-tee-ful!

CalAltaDubber · Post by **CalAltaDubber** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:45 pm

Good work Nick.

That will make thae car look 1000 times better.

vw_nick · Post by **vw_nick** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:44 pm

well... two done. one dismounted, ready to strip... one still holding up the front of the car.

if I could get the mrs to sew my headliner pieces I could get my butt in gear on the top this weekend.. even brought home an air powered staple gun.. and I found some black foam tape at the auto parts store that might be suitable to replace the stuff that was between the window seal frames and the top.. just gotta see how much it squishes. .

Post by **Calimus** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:53 pm

Looking real good Nick. I can't wait to see the car at BP. Looks like we will have some real good TRF reppin going on!