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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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Default Stripped and polished WS6 Wheels!
I tracked down a set of WS6 wheels locally and stripped and polished them. It was a lot easier than i thought. Anyone who wants to do this just be sure to cake the stripper on the wheel and brush in one direction. You should repeat once to get every bit of clear off. Then get your polish, i used Mothers, and polish to your desire. These were a huge upgrade to my silver ZR1s.

Before with ZR1s (Yes the hood is fixed)



After with WS6 wheels


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Nice man! I like it!

What you do with the old ones?
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Nice man! I like it!

What you do with the old ones?
they are sitting in my garage waiting for a buyer
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Originally Posted by hitmanws6
they are sitting in my garage waiting for a buyer
Size? price? Not trying to clutter the thread, sorry.. Got a friend might be interested..
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Size? price? Not trying to clutter the thread, sorry.. Got a friend might be interested..
no problem. 17x9, 50mm offset. looking for 200 bucks
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Me likey alot!!!
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The wheels look great! I stripped my 00s not too long ago, and they look SO much better!!
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get the rears widened and you'll be set!
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I'd take the zr1's if you were closer. I just picked up stripped ws6 wheels. there's a few spots of clear left still that don't come off even after a few more coats of stripper. frustrating.
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I'd take the zr1's if you were closer. I just picked up stripped ws6 wheels. there's a few spots of clear left still that don't come off even after a few more coats of stripper. frustrating.
what kind of stripper are you using? my wheels were from 95 and all the clear came off with 2 coats
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What stripper did you use because I'm thinking of doing this? The only thing is my wheels are painted.
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I'm using Klean-Strip aircraft stripper
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Those look good!
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Originally Posted by therealcreeper
I'm using Klean-Strip aircraft stripper
Where did you get it from?
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nice job,,, looks very close to my chrome stockers
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Polishing job looks great...I like the ZR1's better , but the polished look good too. Nice car
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Where did you get it from?
local autoparts store. autozone has it too i think.
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Those look great on your car. I would love buy some to strip and polish, I love the way they look and I don't want to buy another set of 18" tires
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How long did it take? Did you just strip the clear off and polish it with regular old mothers aluminum polish? did you use a buffer? I want to polish my ws6 wheels because i like polished aluminum so much better than chrome. How do I do it?
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