My "NEW" 23's

[RollinLS]

Did you REALLY think I would put 23's on an LS??????



















Just bought a set of 4 23" budd wheels for my work truck. They are EXTREME dirty. LOTS of built up brake dust. Lot of scrubbing to get them clean.

I plan to drop them off to be polished. Place is charging $65 a wheel. They will look like mirrors, when I get them back.

BEFORE CLEANING THEM!!!!

 

[RollinLS]

After cleaning them.

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I wouldn't say mirror finish but they look significantly better

 

[ESP J]

i already had my "kill it with fire" meme ready

 

[BlackLS06]

Have them dipped in chrome perhaps??

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I'll be honest I would be pissed if that the quality I got from a shop claiming to re-finish them

 

[BlackLS06]

I'll be honest I would be pissed if that the quality I got from a shop claiming to re-finish them

You could have got them to look that good for like $10. Some alloy wheel cleaner and some pads and a lil bit of manual labor.

steel wool also comes in handy for this kind of stuff. might as well just plastidip them.

 

[LSC HUNTER]

Guys, I think he just cleaned them and now he is dropping them off to get polished.

 

[MaddShadez]

I'm pretty sure the after pics are just of him scrubbing them down, it doesn't sound like he has sent them to the shop yet

 

[MaddShadez]

LSC Hunter beat me by a minute!

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I would like to think that when you say you are having them polished then show before and after shots, that, that would mean those are before polishing and after polishing

 

[RollinLS]

Guys, I think he just cleaned them and now he is dropping them off to get polished.

Thank god. Someone that gets it.

 

[RollinLS]

I would like to think that when you say you are having them polished then show before and after shots, that, that would mean those are before polishing and after polishing

I stated that "I plan to drop them off to be polished". The before and after are how they looked this morning. The after is how they look after I scrubbed all the crap off of them.

3 hours labor & $1.51 for steel-wool scrub pads and a LOT of elbow grease.

 

[BlackLS06]

LOL...gotta admit that post was kinda confusing.

If they look that good already then i could imagine they will look amazing when you get them back.

 

[centason]

Those are going to look mean polished. I like truck wheels bright polished, but not chrome. Something about chrome and trucks I don't like. I guess it's my southern upbringing. If you get a truck, it's for a purpose, not for just driving it around like a car.

 

[RollinLS]

They had been sitting in a storage shed for years. I got them for $400. The brake dust was caked on pretty bad. Degreaser and WD40 to brake it up and make it soft. The steel-wool pads are toast. Nothing left of them.

 

[RollinLS]

Those are going to look mean polished. I like truck wheels bright polished, but not chrome. Something about chrome and trucks I don't like. I guess it's my southern upbringing. If you get a truck, it's for a purpose, not for just driving it around like a car.

I have stainless steel doors on the rear and belly boxes. Plan to have the side skirts over the tanks done this month. Done with the "bling" "bling" at that point.

 

[centason]

I'm sure there will be picture whoring once it's all done. I'd like to see a few pics.

 

[RollinLS]

Truck is going in the shop for some work this month. When I get it back, I will post some pictures.

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I don't think we can wait a month perhaps you post some now :shifty:

 

[RollinLS]

I don't think we can wait a month perhaps you post some now :shifty:

How about April 23?:shifty:

 

[2002_lincolnLS]

I guess I can wait till then if I have too