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Bubba
11-01-12, 11:15 PM
was asked by my mate if i would polish the outer lips off his AC Schnitzer 17" splits...and this is what he gave me :tard:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406771_10150603623072845_717137844_11357166_152369 6219_n.jpg

after an entire hour (mostly drinking tea and looking at the lip) it looked like this

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/407083_10150604245087845_717137844_11358515_115981 4322_n.jpg

good old nitromors

then after an hour and a half going through the grades 120-400 dry and wet 600 followed by an autosol on a dremel i got this.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406818_10150604096902845_717137844_11358333_226312 682_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/407759_10150604097567845_717137844_11358336_179372 5018_n.jpg

tbh i would rather have gone all the way up to wet 1200 or 1500 but my mate was chuffed with this finish

ive now got 2 other people want sets done haha
steviegsi
11-01-12, 11:48 PM
That's a very impressive result. Tell him to get some wax or sealant on them though or you'll be doing them every month! lol
Bubba
11-01-12, 11:54 PM
they are being done to be sold. so not his problem haha, will say though, the other sets ive got to do i might use some of my wax on them.
pie
12-01-12, 12:07 AM
tha look's pritty good bubba :thumb:
svlet
12-01-12, 01:04 AM
Did you use a wheel for that or by hand
Jedro
12-01-12, 07:16 AM
good stuff
Jack
12-01-12, 07:18 AM
Wanna do my Kazeras? lol
saloonwoody
12-01-12, 10:41 AM
tbh if a mate asked me to polish his rim id tell him to fook off lol
novasrikev
12-01-12, 04:52 PM
tbh if a mate asked me to polish his rim id tell him to fook off lol


lol
Nova-nation
12-01-12, 04:58 PM
the next ones will take a lot longer lol
Southie
12-01-12, 05:08 PM
That only took you an hour Bubba, shi!t thats a good effort :thumb:
ocdstigy
12-01-12, 05:13 PM
Good work.
mowgli
12-01-12, 05:25 PM
i'd wait till they're all done before doing a lap of honour
Bubba
12-01-12, 11:22 PM
2nd one needs a bit more sanding, my mate decided to wire wheel it a bit first lol.

the 3rd and 4th are unpainted but have a bit of lacquer peel. so he gave me the worst 2 to start with :d
Bubba
21-01-12, 10:22 PM
all finished :d and in return i got myself a nice E30 2.5 M20 engine, gearbox and prop for my efforts :p (yes the engine doesnt exactly run but its better than nout)
pie
21-01-12, 11:13 PM
happy days bub :)
Bubba
21-01-12, 11:30 PM
gotta do a bit of welding as well but only a few patches :d another engine to rebuild :/ great lol