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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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My wheels are pretty banged up and I was thinkin about sanding them or something. Any suggestions?
 
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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i just got some new wheels off ebay and they got some bad curb rash. ill be painting them soon enough hopefully, just gota pay back my friend $142 i borrowed to buy the wheels which will be this week and then after that ill have enough money for paint and everything. im also gena paint the drums black cuz they are rusty lookin and the paint is a bit chipped, and im gena repaint my calipers, the red is really faded and chipped...

im gena be using these:
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another DIY that i will mix with mxs' DIY

thanks mxs for the DIYs!
 
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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i no there are shops that actually fix rims, like curb rash and such..im not sure exactley what they do but somthing you could check out
 
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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i bet they are pretty pricey expesualy if the scratches are really deep into the rim....
 
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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ya i'd just follow the DIY's i linked ya. super cheap and it'll look great. paying to get it done is prolly pretty expensive..
 
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Yeah, I was basically going to try sandpaper with some bondo where needed. Just making sure that was a good way to do it.
 
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