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ss454 Posted at 1:19 pm on Nov. 20, 2008
I thought these things were toast.  They're still shitty, covered in little pits and shit, but you can only polish a turd so much. Mother's Powerball w/ their Mag & Aluminum polish got these bitches shining.  Anyhoo, here are some pictures.

BEFORE:




AFTER:





I know I did a pretty shitty job, but it's 30 degrees outside and by the time I was done with this wheel, I couldn't feel my fingers or toes.

Here's a few last pictures, just to show off.

Rear wheel polished.  Front not.


Hotness.  Had to start snowing when I was taking pictures.

The other 2 wheels I polished.


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TopShelf Posted at 7:39 am on Nov. 23, 2008
lol vatozone
IMPALA Posted at 10:32 pm on Nov. 22, 2008
wal mart , pepboys , vatozone
ss454 Posted at 9:27 pm on Nov. 22, 2008
Nigga's post was deleted. Biatch was smacked down.

I really need to go looking for a place that sells Back To Black.  Only place I've seen is Summitracing.com

IMPALA Posted at 10:42 pm on Nov. 21, 2008
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dreamweaver Posted at 9:29 pm on Nov. 21, 2008
Quote: from IMPALA at 9:43 pm on Nov. 21, 2008

Quote: from dreamweaver at 7:21 am on Nov. 21, 2008

Impressive. Wanna work on my neon? lmao (it's a POS, so it's not even worth the thought process...)
pix

Why would I bother even doing that much?

IMPALA Posted at 6:44 pm on Nov. 21, 2008
Quote: from TopShelf at 9:16 am on Nov. 21, 2008

Meguiars > ALL
everyone has their own preferred brands.

i use both meguiars, and mothers.. some armor all products, and some other brands.

IMPALA Posted at 6:43 pm on Nov. 21, 2008
Quote: from dreamweaver at 7:21 am on Nov. 21, 2008

Impressive. Wanna work on my neon? lmao (it's a POS, so it's not even worth the thought process...)
pix
ss454 Posted at 3:09 pm on Nov. 21, 2008
Quote: from TopShelf at 12:16 pm on Nov. 21, 2008

Meguiars > ALL

Mothers pl0x

TopShelf Posted at 9:16 am on Nov. 21, 2008
Meguiars > ALL
dreamweaver Posted at 7:21 am on Nov. 21, 2008
Impressive. Wanna work on my neon? lmao (it's a POS, so it's not even worth the thought process...)
ss454 Posted at 7:20 am on Nov. 21, 2008
Shit! Eagle Alloy doesn't make caps for this model rim anymore.  The things are trashed.

Edit:The replacements look shitty, nothing like the ones I have now.

ss454 Posted at 6:20 pm on Nov. 20, 2008
I wish I had a floor jack and could take the wheels off right now.  Gotta get those center caps off, pretty sure that's how you get em off.
IMPALA Posted at 6:12 pm on Nov. 20, 2008
your license plate is showing. omg.

ss454 Posted at 6:09 pm on Nov. 20, 2008
I'm surprised nobody said shit about the license plate
ss454 Posted at 6:01 pm on Nov. 20, 2008
Quote: from IMPALA at 4:27 pm on Nov. 20, 2008

Quote: from ss454 at 1:24 pm on Nov. 20, 2008

Quote: from IMPALA at 4:21 pm on Nov. 20, 2008

So you followed my advice about the powerball.  

  Nice! There's room for improvement though ;)    

  When you're done, maybe think about applying a coat of wax.    

     

 


 

 I would still be outside finishing the wheels and washing the entire thing if it wasn't 30 degrees, snowing, and I could feel my fingers.  

 BTW notice how the powerball is black from all the shit on the wheels.


It looked cold, that's why I said there's room for improvement :P  

I cleaned the impala yesterday in 36* weather. Inside and out. I was ffffucking cold after but it was worth it.

 
BTW, The black is just oxidation. It should wash out of the powerball pretty easily.  

The wheels are raw aluminum, and to prevent them from oxidizing over time, it's good to polish them every 1-3 months.  

If you use wheel cleaner with these after you polish them, be careful and make sure that you use stuff that will *NOT* stain aluminum.. also, some tire cleaners can drip down onto and stain the wheels - you'll want to avoid wesley's bleche white at all costs if you clean your letters and sidewalls.

Do you clean the sidewalls?


I clean the sidewalls with steel wool or scotchbrite pads.

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