Nightshots: Maxima w/Work fully polished VS-XX (16 pictures; 4.13MB)
10-09-2006, 12:00 AM
#1
Nightshots: Maxima w/Work fully polished VS-XX (16 pictures; 4.13MB)
I recently purchased a set of Work VS-XX's for my Maxima. They were in bad shape. The chrome was chipping and lifting. I just got done removing the chrome and finished repolishing the wheels.
When I got them (peeling chrome):
After glassbead blasting to remove the chrome. The nickel undercoating is still there (very tough to remove). Lip is polished in picture:
Center caps (before):
Center caps (after):
Rivets oxidization (before):
When I got them (peeling chrome):
After glassbead blasting to remove the chrome. The nickel undercoating is still there (very tough to remove). Lip is polished in picture:
Center caps (before):
Center caps (after):
Rivets oxidization (before):
10-09-2006, 03:54 AM
#8
Amazing job! Did you clearcoat them afterwards? Can you give a little more detail about how the job was done? My bro has some chrome wheels that are very chipped up and I want to fix them, but there is this black undercoating.
10-09-2006, 09:54 AM
#16
Originally Posted by Caracicatriz
Amazing job! Did you clearcoat them afterwards? Can you give a little more detail about how the job was done? My bro has some chrome wheels that are very chipped up and I want to fix them, but there is this black undercoating.
First, you will have to disassemble the wheel if it is a multi-piece wheel. Then, you have to glassbead blast the chrome coating off. Pitting will be underneath where the bubbling is. The black coating is an undercoating. I don't know which one exactly is on your brother's wheels, but it is definitely a hard metal undercoating. You will have to grind/feather the coating off on the ENTIRE surface of every wheel! It's tedious (longest step). Sanding comes after. 60, 120, 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 2000, then metal polish. Then reassembly.
I am thinking of polishing wheels on the weekends for some extra money. So if you are interested in getting yours polished, just PM me.
10-09-2006, 10:19 AM
#17
Originally Posted by mendon99
f*cking amazing work. how much did you pick those up for?
10-09-2006, 10:56 AM
#18
damn!!!!11 those wheels are sex!!!
i always loved the work vsxx.. i wanted a set of these wheels for my maxima, but they're pricey. I would love a set with gold centers and a fat polished lip like yours..
i always loved the work vsxx.. i wanted a set of these wheels for my maxima, but they're pricey. I would love a set with gold centers and a fat polished lip like yours..
10-09-2006, 11:52 AM
#19
Originally Posted by 1FSTMAX
damn!!!!11 those wheels are sex!!!
i always loved the work vsxx.. i wanted a set of these wheels for my maxima, but they're pricey. I would love a set with gold centers and a fat polished lip like yours..
i always loved the work vsxx.. i wanted a set of these wheels for my maxima, but they're pricey. I would love a set with gold centers and a fat polished lip like yours..
Great job!
what did you do to shine up those center caps like that?
10-09-2006, 10:32 PM
#29
Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
Thank you, sir. They retail for a ridiculous ~$720 apiece (in chrome) before shipping. I paid a very reasonable price for them, however.
10-09-2006, 10:56 PM
#30
Originally Posted by vq356sp
The guy that sold them to you at a reasonable price must be fken pist when he finds out how they turned out
Random pictures of the progress. They are in no particular order.
Old wheels
During sanding
Next to G35 in garage
Oxidized chrome
10-10-2006, 07:08 AM
#32
Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
Free for me. Most places will charge around $50 bucks to strip/blast all of them though.
thats not bad actually. Thanks
BTW, I forgot to comment but i like these rims a lot, especially on your car. My friend has them on his 240 and he paid a crap load for them. I give you props on offset too; not a lot of people really care about offset and stance.
10-10-2006, 09:40 AM
#34
Originally Posted by ChromeSE5
thats not bad actually. Thanks
BTW, I forgot to comment but i like these rims a lot, especially on your car. My friend has them on his 240 and he paid a crap load for them. I give you props on offset too; not a lot of people really care about offset and stance.
BTW, I forgot to comment but i like these rims a lot, especially on your car. My friend has them on his 240 and he paid a crap load for them. I give you props on offset too; not a lot of people really care about offset and stance.
I base my wheel purchases mainly on offset and width, closely followed my design.
10-10-2006, 02:39 PM
#35
Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
i fking love the stance of your car...Also, can you send me some full res pics to ry.powell@gmail.com?
10-11-2006, 06:08 PM
#40
Originally Posted by Poowill
i fking love the stance of your car...Also, can you send me some full res pics to ry.powell@gmail.com?