New wheels... fixed my way.

[denmad]

I originally bought a set of 17" wheels off a guy for around $300(came with tires that will last a few months). Only problem was the guy had painted them with that dupli-color wheel paint...


So I thought to myself... I'll just strip the paint off and sand/polish the wheels myself.

This is the stuff I used:


and what it looks like being used(on skin this stuff feels like someone touching a red hot poker to you):


So I finally got the tires back on the wheels... and the wheels on the car. I think they look pretty well, although I'll have to take some pictures when it isn't rainy, and when the wheels aren't dirty:




p.s. Please forgive me... I know how bad the car needs a 2 inch drop now that I've got the new wheels on.

[youngdreamer]

hey man its not bad looking. and just make sure you do the drop when you got the money. Cuz right now everyones money is going to gas and they can't afford to drop their cars. But it looks real good!

[Alpha_Male1]

you did a good job bro...i like the wheels

[Beamer]

looks great and its wierd, bigger wheels really bring out the gap. I remember going to 16's on my LS and it looked even higher, granted it was cause I did increase rim size but gap is what i mean.

[PLUR13]

Originally Posted by Beamer

looks great and its wierd, bigger wheels really bring out the gap. I remember going to 16's on my LS and it looked even higher, granted it was cause I did increase rim size but gap is what i mean.

Yea, most ppl don't realize that just cause you're putting bigger rims on doesn't mean the gap is gonna be any smaller.

I really like those wheels on your car man. It's gonna look great once it's dropped

[denmad]

Originally Posted by PLUR13

Yea, most ppl don't realize that just cause you're putting bigger rims on doesn't mean the gap is gonna be any smaller.

I really like those wheels on your car man. It's gonna look great once it's dropped

Thanks guys, for how much work I have in each one of those wheels... I sure it's around 12 hours or more for each.

Had to remove 3 layers of paint(charcoal black, clear, and original silver). Was surely a pain in the you know what, but I'm glad I did it now. If you look closely enough you can tell the inside of my lug nuts are rusted partially... and one of the tires has a small gash in it from the local shop remounting them(I'll need new ones soon anyways). So I've already got a few things I gotta drop money into before the drop, but I'm sure it will happen in the next 6 months.

[TenYearsBeOhBe]

Looking good, def drop it though...