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Mookie
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 10:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
has anyone tried to polish their rims? is this possible? I am also curious about the heads for the bike as well. I know that misato had his done but i didnt know if it was a performance polishing. I wish the damn enter key worked on this keyboard. Mookie
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Captainplanet
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 11:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The XB9 rims are clear coated. That would have to be removed. Plus the casting is really rough. It would take forever. I thought about just doing the outside face of each spoke to give some reflection there. That would be the most I would be willing to polish on the XB wheels.
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Skully
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 12:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
My 2003 XB9S rims are painted silver except where they are machined.

Keith
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Captainplanet
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 01:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Skully, It may be paint, it looks like just clear coated rough raw aluminum to me, but I've been fooled before.
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S1lightning
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Mookie,

Take your rims to a polisher, and they will tell ya if they are dooable or not. I know a guy here in Kansas City that will but he is not cheap, your probably talking couple hundred each.
Just a guess.

Paul
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Blake
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 02:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Jeff (Capt),
When it chips off it becomes obvious that it is paint.
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Captainplanet
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 02:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yes Blake, that would make it obvious. So far mine haven't done that.
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