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Re: New shorty to forum
riocool #471080 June 01st 2011 12:17 am
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Your van really cleaned up nice.
I am also a big fan of the 8 inch truck rallies.
Like a set of Corvette Rallies the silver really sets them off.

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Re: New shorty to forum
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Originally Posted by Carlton
Looks nice. I wonder if a buffer might make my big brownie look better? I have big plans for paint but maybe a weekend buffing might make it look okay for now while I drive it a while.

Looking for a set of 15X8 Rally wheels myself, I kinda like the dark painted wheel though


It's not hard to do once you get the hang of it, you can't do it by hand, a dual action polisher will not leave those ugly swirls, for a couple hundred bucks you can get everything you need polisher, some pads and product maybe some nice microfiber towels. Thats alot cheaper than a new paint job. Your the first vote for the dark wheels but rally's should be silver,thats the law.

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The wheels were rough and had many coats of paint, so they needed to be taken down to the metal. I used a wire cup on my grinder and it took longer than I thought but I couldn't stop once I got started. Couldn't be rolling around with one or two nice looking wheels.

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The wheels fought back.This went through my glove.

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But it was worth it.

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These things work great cleaned up the trim rings great but they are still getting replaced with new ones.

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Re: New shorty to forum
riocool #471118 June 01st 2011 9:39 am
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Clean shorty you have there, it looks real good...


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Re: New shorty to forum
riocool #471123 June 01st 2011 10:38 am
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So far so good. Just the cleaning up you did, ( which probably required enough elbow grease ), made a big difference. I know how you feel, it's nice driving something that's a bit different than all the plastic vehicles that are out there. Plus it's a shorty! Good luck with her!


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Re: New shorty to forum
riocool #471143 June 01st 2011 12:54 pm
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She looks real nice. She cleaned up nicely and the rims do definitely look better silver.
Yes driving a 70's van does put you in a class of your own. Up above the plastic cars yet just below the lifted 4x4's. Enjoy cruising her with pride.

Richard


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Re: New shorty to forum
FinallyaVanner #471161 June 01st 2011 2:04 pm
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Great to see another Chevy van being brought back to life.
The rallies came out really nice. And feel free to post up all the pics you want.
We love pictures around here.


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riocool #471176 June 01st 2011 2:50 pm
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Sweet chevys, yes keep the pictures coming


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Originally Posted by riocool

It's not hard to do once you get the hang of it, you can't do it by hand, a dual action polisher will not leave those ugly swirls, for a couple hundred bucks you can get everything you need polisher, some pads and product maybe some nice microfiber towels. Thats alot cheaper than a new paint job. Your the first vote for the dark wheels but rally's should be silver,thats the law.


Oh I know how to buff and have the all the stuff but there's just no desire. Well, after these photos there might be a little desire. I just look at my big van and can't imagine the time/energy needed to do it, especially in this HOT weather.

I like the dark rally wheels. I guess its because I have refinished enough 9C1 wheels that the dark looks better to me? I like the silver too, especially with the amount of bright trim on that van.


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