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Postby SPy vs. SPy » Fri May 22, 2009 11:34 pm

Nooooiiiiccccceee

Only 7 more to go :mrgreen:

and no to the clear coat, just use some autosol every couple of months.
Went for a drive and there were slow cars everywhere, why are NC's so common . . . must be NC = Normally Cardiganed.
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Postby StanTheMan » Sat May 23, 2009 9:03 am

that's very tempting....this will have to wait though....
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Postby AJ » Sat May 23, 2009 9:38 am

just do a bit on each wheel at a time Stan, Patchy won't mind :mrgreen:
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Postby StanTheMan » Sat May 23, 2009 10:24 am

AJ wrote:just do a bit on each wheel at a time Stan, Patchy won't mind :mrgreen:


:lol: :lol: :lol:

I suppose she can still get patchyer than she is right now.
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Postby Steampunk » Sun May 24, 2009 11:08 am

show 'em what the wheels look like in the intermediate stage Tez, ie. after stripping the paint but before sanding
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Postby Tezzax5 » Sun May 24, 2009 12:24 pm

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Postby Steampunk » Sun May 24, 2009 8:08 pm

Doh!
the photos doesn't convey anywhere near what they look like in real life.
Just to clarify, after Tez stripped the paint off the wheels, they come up a really nice "champagne" colour that looks really nice with that polished lip.
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Postby Fatty » Sat May 30, 2009 2:01 pm

lookin good!
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Postby StanTheMan » Sat May 30, 2009 2:09 pm

cool...... that will be my next project when the tyrse are due for replacement.
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Postby Okibi » Sat May 30, 2009 4:09 pm

I couldn't help but wonder how Charlie would look with clear side markers ..

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Postby JBT » Sat May 30, 2009 5:07 pm

Looks terrific Tezza. :mrgreen:
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Postby AJ » Sat May 30, 2009 5:31 pm

bloody hell!!........they're an awesome looking wheel polished!! 8)

wonder how the '05 LE wheels would come up?? :!:

have to agree with Dave, clear reflectors do suit that colour
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Postby green_comet » Sat May 30, 2009 9:51 pm

I recon this setup would be alot better than a mothers powerball, and cheaper too..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/METAL-POLISHING-KIT-Suits-Ute-Alloy-Mag-Wheel-Rim_W0QQitemZ380126337687QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item58814b9a97&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

If you have yourself a decent drill you could get some pretty good results.
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