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Old 03-20-2011, 06:04 PM
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After taking my car out of storage Im getting the bug again for wheels. I have always liked the RPM 505s but the chrome is way to busy on a mesh wheel. My question is would it be possible to buy a set of silver and turn them into a polished finish, like the lips? Could the paint be stripped and then polished, if so whats involved? I have been interested in chrome C5 DD wheels but after seeing some recent pictures the RPM's are back on the drawing board. Thanks in advance.
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Alot of work but it should be doable.

Mine were stripped them powder coated Satin black.

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Powdercoating is usually a PITA to strip, then polishing all them grooves. Hats off to ya if you tackle it.
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I like that satin finish. Yeah... 505s are some fantastic looking wheels.
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I like that satin finish. Yeah... 505s are some fantastic looking wheels.
True. We know this first hand.
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Man those satin ones look awesome! Makes me want to do that to mine.
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Just waiting on tires, can't wait to put them on.
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OP I think painted silver would look awesome with the NBM but thats just my
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Pics when you get them on
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OP I think painted silver would look awesome with the NBM but thats just my
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Pics when you get them on
Not much choices when it comes to tires in 285/30/19
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Do these even come with a polished lip? All I can find for sale is with a machined lip..
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Mine are polished?
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Wheelsnext and Lakeshore Wheels list them as machined lips but the pictures look polished..
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Originally Posted by oChristiano
Alot of work but it should be doable.

Mine were stripped them powder coated Satin black.

Looks like matte or low gloss. Satin powder def has more sheen to it than that. 40-50% gloss is normal in stain powders. I'd put that at 10%.

Nice contrast between the center and that deep polished dish!
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Looks like matte or low gloss. Satin powder def has more sheen to it than that. 40-50% gloss is normal in stain powders. I'd put that at 10%.

Nice contrast between the center and that deep polished dish!
Pictures arn't the best but your probably right.
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Heard back from Weldcraft today. $250 per wheel to widen them an inch. Would adding an inch to the inside of the wheel change the offset from +38mm?
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Originally Posted by mac62989
Heard back from Weldcraft today. $250 per wheel to widen them an inch. Would adding an inch to the inside of the wheel change the offset from +38mm?
yes, offset is drawing a centerline through the wheel and then which ever side of the offset your hub is on determines whether it is positive or negative. If you add one inch to the inside of the wheel, you changed the centerline by one inch. , so you just added 25.4mm to the positive offset.
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^So offset would be +63.4? Id need to run a spacer..
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Originally Posted by mac62989
^So offset would be +63.4? Id need to run a spacer..
Yep and some long azz wheel studs.
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