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CrazyIvan · 05-01-2006, 11:26 PM

Started w/ 220 grit to remove all the crap stuck to the wheels
than 320 to remove the big scratches
than 600 to smooth everything out
than 1200 to finish it up

after that I used meguiars billet polish compound, $12.99 at oreilly and WORTH every peny I paid for it.
polished the wheels 3x each washing it every now and then, also dipped the wheel studs (head only) on gold paint as well for an extra touch

About 3 coats of paint, 1 of some sparkly flake shit (cant see much) and 2 of clear. all in all I believe I spent about 3-4 hours for each wheel and I love how they came out

Before:

and after:

What do you guys think?

2iv0 sx · 05-01-2006, 11:31 PM

Clean!!!

I wish i could just dip my mesh in paint.. i need to do some polishing myself

Nice work. I've been seeing a lot of Advans lately.

BTW what kind of paint did you use?

SimpleSexy180 · 05-01-2006, 11:34 PM

Thats Some Clean Ass Rims!

DrtyRat · 05-01-2006, 11:39 PM

Clean Advans FTW!!! Good job!

*NemeGuero* · 05-01-2006, 11:43 PM

nice job.. looks sexy

CrazyIvan · 05-01-2006, 11:47 PM

rattle canned FTW!!!

to paint the wheels I used 320 grit ONLY than primer, paint , flake and clear

***FaLKoN240*** · 05-01-2006, 11:51 PM

Wow, I envy your attention to detail. Looks very nice. I need another pair of project wheels.

chmercer · 05-01-2006, 11:57 PM

looks dope ivan. what color gold did you use? is it the metallic rustoleum stuff?

edit - also how did you get the bolts back in without messing up the paint?

McRussellPants · 05-02-2006, 12:03 AM

Looking slick man.

Nan Desu Ka?! · 05-02-2006, 12:22 AM

thems are some CLEAN rims man, you attention to detail and finish work are awsome.

i need to clean up some rims of my own, thanks for the sandpaper specs

**mrmephistopheles** · 05-02-2006, 12:34 AM

i need to do this to some of our wheels...

breakindrifts · 05-02-2006, 02:40 AM

Did you just polish by hand? Looks really good.

mr_240sx · 05-02-2006, 06:33 AM

looks awesome man!

D1champ · 05-02-2006, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakindrifts

Did you just polish by hand? Looks really good.

X2 INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW.

s14xman · 05-02-2006, 07:38 AM

look really good!! very nice job. I wish my lip was that shinny. you should start a wheel restoring buisiness haha

RSP13-Sideways · 05-02-2006, 08:56 AM

Excellent looking wheels, wish I did this before I sold my set!!!!

The lip of mine looked just like yours originally, the clear coat was flaking off and had cracks throughout it too. Man, came out great, the head studs were annoying everytime I tried to polish because getting in between them was pain.

*exitspeed* · 05-02-2006, 09:16 AM

Wow good job on restoring some nice SA3A's.

*MELLO*SOS* · 05-02-2006, 09:22 AM

Came out very nice, good job man

Maximamike · 05-02-2006, 09:23 AM

I'm looking to restore a set of 3 piece wheels and paint them that same color. Did you take them completely apart or just mask very well? Looks bad ass. Paint code, btw?

**mrmephistopheles** · 05-02-2006, 10:56 AM

I want to see how well these work:

the head · 05-02-2006, 11:17 AM

I havent used the mini yet but the full size works great I have a set of AMerican racing torque thrust IIs in polished alum on my old vette that powerball takes the shit to a mirror finish in a few minutes throw some mother's wheel wax over the top and they stay nice for a decent amount of time.

CrazyIvan · 05-02-2006, 11:29 AM

Thanks for teh comments guys. I had to COMPLETELY disassemble the wheels,

1st I removed the center caps
2nd I removed than saved the bolts/nuts/valve stem on a plastic bag (screwing the nut to the matching bolt to make sure they wont be mixed)
3rd lightly tapped the center part loose using a rubber mallet than painted it
4th sanded teh shit out of the lips than polished it
5th re-assembled the center of the wheel carefully to make sure I wouldnt screw up the lip w/ scratched
6th installed the center cap
7th posted my boring work here

I rattle can painted the wheels and Im not even sure what brand the paint is, I still got the can so Im gonna check on that later tonight, I used about 2-3 4" sewn cotton wheels and a power drill to polish the lips, that meguiars powerball or is about $20, 4 cotton wheels will run you about 1/2 that price and will do a better job.

All in all I just took my time to make sure it came out nice

Maximamike · 05-02-2006, 01:42 PM

What did you use to reseal the bead where the 3 pieces meet? The set I have has about 1/4" of silicone on each side of the wheel center so I'm hesitant to take it apart. Any ideas on how to get that spacing back so I won't mess up the offsets? I'll take a pic and show you guys once I get home from work.

chmercer · 05-02-2006, 01:56 PM

i just used black window sillicon to seal mine when i took them apart. no trick to getting them bolted back together with the right alignment or anything. the bolt holes have pretty close tolerances and there is like 30+ of the bolts so the wheels go back together nice and straight.

drftwerks · 05-02-2006, 02:18 PM

you lined them up like they were when you took them apart, right?

RSP13-Sideways · 05-02-2006, 02:23 PM

How many pounds did you torque the face to the lip? The only reason I didn't want to take mine apart was because I couldn't figure out how much to torque the face back together.

unwed_transient · 05-02-2006, 02:23 PM

nice turnaround. clean wheels.

OMGWTFBBQ · 05-02-2006, 02:25 PM

dang
looks brand new

ALTRNTV · 05-02-2006, 02:37 PM

Oooohhh, me likey!

chmercer · 05-02-2006, 02:41 PM

wheel bolt torque is like 15 pounds or so. you dont have to torque them, i just snugged mine with an impact set on low. but make sure to use loctite

05-01-2006, 11:26 PM	#1
CrazyIvan Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kissimmee, FL Age: 39 Posts: 1,820 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	This is what I've been playing with lately Started w/ 220 grit to remove all the crap stuck to the wheels than 320 to remove the big scratches than 600 to smooth everything out than 1200 to finish it up after that I used meguiars billet polish compound, $12.99 at oreilly and WORTH every peny I paid for it. polished the wheels 3x each washing it every now and then, also dipped the wheel studs (head only) on gold paint as well for an extra touch About 3 coats of paint, 1 of some sparkly flake shit (cant see much) and 2 of clear. all in all I believe I spent about 3-4 hours for each wheel and I love how they came out Before: and after: What do you guys think? __________________ powder-coated.com - I do Custom Powder Coating

05-01-2006, 11:43 PM	#5
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 36 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	nice job.. looks sexy __________________

05-01-2006, 11:47 PM	#6
CrazyIvan Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kissimmee, FL Age: 39 Posts: 1,820 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	rattle canned FTW!!! to paint the wheels I used 320 grit ONLY than primer, paint , flake and clear __________________ powder-coated.com - I do Custom Powder Coating

05-01-2006, 11:51 PM	#7
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 16,761 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Wow, I envy your attention to detail. Looks very nice. I need another pair of project wheels. __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

05-02-2006, 12:22 AM	#10
Nan Desu Ka?! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 35 Posts: 1,124 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thems are some CLEAN rims man, you attention to detail and finish work are awsome. i need to clean up some rims of my own, thanks for the sandpaper specs __________________ Norcal-240sx.net

05-01-2006, 11:31 PM	#2
2iv0 sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lng Bch Calfna Posts: 1,442 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Clean!!! I wish i could just dip my mesh in paint.. i need to do some polishing myself Nice work. I've been seeing a lot of Advans lately. BTW what kind of paint did you use?

05-01-2006, 11:34 PM	#3
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cal Posts: 4,750 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Thats Some Clean Ass Rims!

05-01-2006, 11:39 PM	#4
DrtyRat Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 1,747 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Clean Advans FTW!!! Good job!

05-01-2006, 11:57 PM	#8
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 35 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks dope ivan. what color gold did you use? is it the metallic rustoleum stuff? edit - also how did you get the bolts back in without messing up the paint?

05-02-2006, 12:03 AM	#9
McRussellPants Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 2,168 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looking slick man.

05-02-2006, 02:40 AM	#12
breakindrifts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Agoura Hills, CA Age: 33 Posts: 1,006 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Did you just polish by hand? Looks really good. __________________ [

05-02-2006, 06:33 AM	#13
mr_240sx Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ottawa Age: 35 Posts: 6,320 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: mr_240sx Feedback Score: 4 reviews	looks awesome man!

05-02-2006, 07:38 AM	#15
s14xman Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: washington Age: 37 Posts: 1,022 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	look really good!! very nice job. I wish my lip was that shinny. you should start a wheel restoring buisiness haha __________________ FRontline (marinating since 02)

05-02-2006, 08:56 AM	#16
RSP13-Sideways Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Age: 39 Posts: 850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Excellent looking wheels, wish I did this before I sold my set!!!! The lip of mine looked just like yours originally, the clear coat was flaking off and had cracks throughout it too. Man, came out great, the head studs were annoying everytime I tried to polish because getting in between them was pain. __________________ - Jay WTB: Nothing at the moment. LEWL WTS: Everything sold, thanks folks!

05-02-2006, 09:16 AM	#17
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Wow good job on restoring some nice SA3A's. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

05-02-2006, 09:22 AM	#18
MELLOSOS* LAID OUT Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Age: 39 Posts: 2,015 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: MELLO*SOS Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Came out very nice, good job man

05-02-2006, 09:23 AM	#19
Maximamike Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stoughton, MA Posts: 369 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm looking to restore a set of 3 piece wheels and paint them that same color. Did you take them completely apart or just mask very well? Looks bad ass. Paint code, btw?

05-02-2006, 11:17 AM	#21
the head Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: in a dark room mastering the art of typing with one hand Posts: 2,164 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I havent used the mini yet but the full size works great I have a set of AMerican racing torque thrust IIs in polished alum on my old vette that powerball takes the shit to a mirror finish in a few minutes throw some mother's wheel wax over the top and they stay nice for a decent amount of time. __________________ I never knew you could do that with an eggplant

05-02-2006, 11:29 AM	#22
CrazyIvan Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kissimmee, FL Age: 39 Posts: 1,820 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Thanks for teh comments guys. I had to COMPLETELY disassemble the wheels, 1st I removed the center caps 2nd I removed than saved the bolts/nuts/valve stem on a plastic bag (screwing the nut to the matching bolt to make sure they wont be mixed) 3rd lightly tapped the center part loose using a rubber mallet than painted it 4th sanded teh shit out of the lips than polished it 5th re-assembled the center of the wheel carefully to make sure I wouldnt screw up the lip w/ scratched 6th installed the center cap 7th posted my boring work here I rattle can painted the wheels and Im not even sure what brand the paint is, I still got the can so Im gonna check on that later tonight, I used about 2-3 4" sewn cotton wheels and a power drill to polish the lips, that meguiars powerball or is about $20, 4 cotton wheels will run you about 1/2 that price and will do a better job. All in all I just took my time to make sure it came out nice __________________ powder-coated.com - I do Custom Powder Coating

05-02-2006, 01:42 PM	#23
Maximamike Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stoughton, MA Posts: 369 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What did you use to reseal the bead where the 3 pieces meet? The set I have has about 1/4" of silicone on each side of the wheel center so I'm hesitant to take it apart. Any ideas on how to get that spacing back so I won't mess up the offsets? I'll take a pic and show you guys once I get home from work.

05-02-2006, 01:56 PM	#24
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 35 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just used black window sillicon to seal mine when i took them apart. no trick to getting them bolted back together with the right alignment or anything. the bolt holes have pretty close tolerances and there is like 30+ of the bolts so the wheels go back together nice and straight.

05-02-2006, 02:18 PM	#25
drftwerks Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: california Posts: 2,343 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	you lined them up like they were when you took them apart, right? __________________ giantroboteyes.wordpress.com/

05-02-2006, 02:23 PM	#26
RSP13-Sideways Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Age: 39 Posts: 850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How many pounds did you torque the face to the lip? The only reason I didn't want to take mine apart was because I couldn't figure out how much to torque the face back together. __________________ - Jay WTB: Nothing at the moment. LEWL WTS: Everything sold, thanks folks!

05-02-2006, 02:23 PM	#27
unwed_transient Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 760 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice turnaround. clean wheels.

05-02-2006, 02:25 PM	#28
OMGWTFBBQ Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East Bay CA Posts: 741 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dang looks brand new

05-02-2006, 02:37 PM	#29
ALTRNTV Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Conference Posts: 9,429 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oooohhh, me likey!

05-02-2006, 02:41 PM	#30
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 35 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wheel bolt torque is like 15 pounds or so. you dont have to torque them, i just snugged mine with an impact set on low. but make sure to use loctite

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