withac
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Rims
Some of you from TF may remember at the end of last summer I was asking questions about polishing aluminum rims. I had these Ultra rims given to me. I thought I could just polish them a little and they’d be fine. Upon closer look, they aluminum was badly pitted and corroded. I ended up having to go back to 150 grit wet dry and work my way up to 0000 steel wool and Blue Magic polish followed by Meguiars Hot Metal Chrome and Aluminum Polish. I figured I had more time than money so I decided to work on them over the winter. They should have been done and mounted by April or May but after the third one I lost my enthusiasm. I ended up finishing the fourth one a couple of weeks ago. Here are some before and after pics of the rims and the ride.
Now, because I know you guys let me address two things; stance and dress.
Stance – I like the rake so that’s not a problem for me. As far as height goes, I live in an area that gets lots of snow. It’s not uncommon to be driving through 6” of snow in town. I also tow a 23’ RV trailer with it, sometimes off the main road. I need the clearance.
Dress – First off, it came with all the chrome, although to be honest, I really don’t mind it, I think it’s a regional thing. There are probably as many rides dressed like this in my area as there are debadged rides where the rest of you live. That being said, I also wouldn’t mind losing the rocker panels. My only concern is, with as much real estate as they cover, and as long as they’ve been there, I wonder what the paint would look like underneath. I can’t afford to paint it so if I peeled them of and it looked like shit I’d be screwed.
Anyway, they’re finally finished and I think it’s a big improvement for the ‘**.
Some of you from TF may remember at the end of last summer I was asking questions about polishing aluminum rims. I had these Ultra rims given to me. I thought I could just polish them a little and they’d be fine. Upon closer look, they aluminum was badly pitted and corroded. I ended up having to go back to 150 grit wet dry and work my way up to 0000 steel wool and Blue Magic polish followed by Meguiars Hot Metal Chrome and Aluminum Polish. I figured I had more time than money so I decided to work on them over the winter. They should have been done and mounted by April or May but after the third one I lost my enthusiasm. I ended up finishing the fourth one a couple of weeks ago. Here are some before and after pics of the rims and the ride.
Now, because I know you guys let me address two things; stance and dress.
Stance – I like the rake so that’s not a problem for me. As far as height goes, I live in an area that gets lots of snow. It’s not uncommon to be driving through 6” of snow in town. I also tow a 23’ RV trailer with it, sometimes off the main road. I need the clearance.
Dress – First off, it came with all the chrome, although to be honest, I really don’t mind it, I think it’s a regional thing. There are probably as many rides dressed like this in my area as there are debadged rides where the rest of you live. That being said, I also wouldn’t mind losing the rocker panels. My only concern is, with as much real estate as they cover, and as long as they’ve been there, I wonder what the paint would look like underneath. I can’t afford to paint it so if I peeled them of and it looked like shit I’d be screwed.
Anyway, they’re finally finished and I think it’s a big improvement for the ‘**.
