Originally Posted by mr white
(Post 1289110)
It's $5 less at walmart though. :P
I'd rather support ace, plus the cashiers are all hotties.:tongue_smilie::yes::tongue_smilie: |
Originally Posted by jowint
(Post 1289189)
plus the cashiers are all hotties.:tongue_smilie::yes::tongue_smilie:
You got me there. lol |
Originally Posted by mr white
(Post 1289192)
You got me there. lol
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If someone out there is going for a super shiny appearance, after stripping any clear, use some wet/dry sandpaper (with water) starting with 1000 grit, use opposing strokes (left to right, up/down, both diaganol planes) this will give a uniform scuff, then increase to 1200 grit, then 1400 grit. Get a good drill with a new buff pad and some polishing compound (green) be careful to not hit your metal with the drill, and polish to a high sheen. Clear coat after you reach your desired sheen, yes it is a LOT of work, but I have seen the results of several polishings over the years, and this method makes your metal look like mirrors. I have done it before, it does look good, but for that amount of work, you might as well just chrome it! Just thought I'd put it out there.....
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Got a few progress pics.
Attachment 392059 Attachment 392060 Attachment 392061 Attachment 392062 Attachment 392063 After I stripped them and scraped the crap off it was hard to get the paint off underneath the clear which came off easier so I applied some more stripper on the painted areas and scraped and used red scotch brite pads to get the tougher stuff off. Steel wool also works well to get the small specs of clear off the wheel face but works better if the wheel is wiped dry. Used some various sandpaper on the painted areas then used Mothers mag wheel polish with a the polishing cone mounted on my air die grinder to polish the wheels up. You can see that only portions of the wheel is finished-still more work to do. I am going to have the inner painted parts powder coated black with the face of the wheel polished, then clear over everything. Like others have mentioned during the scraping/ sanding process you definitely ask yourself "What the hell am I doing?" but the end results will be sweet! |
Those came out nice, here's my idiot question of the day, howd you get your tires off the rims? Also how are you going to get em back on? I'd like to paint my rims when there off and seperated but I hear the on and off part sucks to do by hand
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Originally Posted by JerrytheJeep
(Post 1294438)
Those came out nice, here's my idiot question of the day, howd you get your tires off the rims? Also how are you going to get em back on? I'd like to paint my rims when there off and seperated but I hear the on and off part sucks to do by hand
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I got these wheels with no tires on to begin with.
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Originally Posted by jowint
(Post 1294056)
Got a few progress pics.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...zilla/1-16.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...zilla/4-17.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...zilla/2-15.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...zilla/5-13.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...nzilla/6-9.jpg After I stripped them and scraped the crap off it was hard to get the paint off underneath the clear which came off easier so I applied some more stripper on the painted areas and scraped and used red scotch brite pads to get the tougher stuff off. Steel wool also works well to get the small specs of clear off the wheel face but works better if the wheel is wiped dry. Used some various sandpaper on the painted areas then used Mothers mag wheel polish with a the polishing cone mounted on my air die grinder to polish the wheels up. You can see that only portions of the wheel is finished-still more work to do. I am going to have the inner painted parts powder coated black with the face of the wheel polished, then clear over everything. Like others have mentioned during the scraping/ sanding process you definitely ask yourself "What the hell am I doing?" but the end results will be sweet! |
Originally Posted by Marks2000XJ
(Post 1294774)
These turned out really nice so far. I know what you mean about "What the hell was I thinking?!!!" :bangin:
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Moved to chat. This is not a Advanced Technical topic.
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I just saw a half gallon of Citristrip at Mardens for 11 bucks... probably should have picked that up.
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Got the Canyons finished, well two of them.
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Two down two to go.
Attachment 392064 Attachment 392065 Attachment 392066 They are not perfect up close but should look pretty awesome on the Jeep. I ended up using duplicolor etching primer, duplicolor semi gloss black and four coats of duplicolor clear,. Figured i would use the same brand for all stages so I think I will let them cure for a week or two before I put new tires on them and bolt them on the XJ. Oh, I am doing the center caps in black too, they look better than in silver. |
Originally Posted by jowint
(Post 1326877)
Two down two to go.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...shedwheel2.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...shedwheel1.jpg http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e5...shedwheel4.jpg They are not perfect up close but should look pretty awesome on the Jeep. I ended up using duplicolor etching primer, duplicolor semi gloss black and four coats of duplicolor clear,. Figured i would use the same brand for all stages so I think I will let them cure for a week or two before I put new tires on them and bolt them on the XJ. Oh, I am doing the center caps in black too, they look better than in silver. |
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Thanks,
Here's a couple pics of the taping/painting process. Attachment 392067 Attachment 392068 Attachment 392069 Attachment 392070 Attachment 392071 |
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