Before:


After:



Process:

Too Much work !

Paint Stripper

80 Grit Sand Paper with a orbital sander
220 Grit Sand Paper with a orbital sander
400 Grit Sand Paper with a orbital sander
600 Grit Sand Paper with a orbital sander
800 Grit Sand Paper with a orbital sander
1000 by Hand
1500 by Hand

Then Polishing Mops with a drill

These are not Chrome they are Polished

 

Your sweat (& blood & maybe tears) paid off in aces! Looks perfect from where I'm sitting!

 

they sure do fool me in the picture. how long do you think this will last before it wears off?

 

What is going to wear off?

That is just the raw metal that was under the paint. Polished to that shine. It took a long time to get them that way

 

Those looke way better than stock.

 

Looks great. I had a polished frame on my bike. It was a lot of up keep. Have you looked into having them clear coated?

 

haha sorry for the noob question
but they look pretty good tho.

 

+1

Can I get an Amen?

That is, unless you want forearms resembling Popeye's.

It really does look good.

Geezus! I wish my garage was that clean.

 

Very Nice!

 

Are those the ones you bought from me? THEY LOOK AMAZING!!!

 

yeah, that is one clean looking garage!

 

Those look great on your Accord...if I had an Accord and was looking for an inexpensive swap, that would be the one...nice job.

And yes, nice garage

I've been actually thinking about going the polished route myself...what kind of upkeep (i.e. how often) are we talking about here? Sounds like it's easier to just clear coat after polishing...

 

Yes, I got bored of the wheels and took them off. Gave them a quick polish and put them back on

I will keep you all posted on keeping them looking good. I just installed them on Friday.

 

OMG, yes, totally worth it to have them clearcoated. All it takes is Joe Schmuckatelli at the car wash *one time* to spray your non-cleared polished wheels with acid and you might as well start the whole process over again.

(You may be the only person to wash your car, but general upkeep is tenfold worse with polished non-cleared parts.)

Side note: I had a customer once who wanted to polish his GSR engine while hanging on a cherry picker. He came up to the shop with sandpaper and steel wool and expected to take "an afternoon" polishing the block and head by hand.

 

Those look great!

 

man i wish i had the time to do that..looks awesome

 

WOW! nice work!!

 

I am on the fence, might be selling them


Up keep has not been bad. I always wash the car myself so, no chance of anyone doing too much damage.

 

The time has come and they still look just as good. Going to be selling them in a few weeks. I have purchased chrome Acura caps to replace the Honda. So keep your eye out in the black market!!