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Old 10-15-2012, 07:47 AM
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Polishing stock wheels?
hey guys, does anyone know how hard it is to polish the stock wheels? or if it is even possible i know i saw a guy that looked like they where polished and really like it since i am saving up for big boy wheels
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poooo mods can you please move this to wheels\suspension for me
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stock wheels are painted.
can be washed, clayed, polished, waxed.

but something tells me that your definition of polish is different than mine
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pretty sure that i am thinking the same thing as you, like sand down the wheel untill its just the bare metal then polish and make em shine
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the stock wheels are painted.
if you sand them down, it wont be shiny underneath....
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really? im helping my friend do his fhat 5s for his gti and its just taking forever to get them to shine and alot of polish
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i have no clue what you're talking about
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the stock wheels are painted.
if you sand them down, it wont be shiny underneath....
thats y u sand and polish...
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thats y u sand and polish...
with what, sir?

to get the OEM finish, you would have to paint.
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https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-2009-2014-143/polished-tsx-wheels-735096/#post11557711

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