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Old 03-10-2013, 07:33 PM
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Default TT2 curb rash repaired

i picked up a set of 17x9.5/11s a few weeks back, were in rough shape so i am slowly bringing them back..heres what i started with







got tire dismounted and started with filing.. ending with fine file and then dry sanded 180-220..








finally got engine put back together, so i mounted wheel and ran car in 2nd gear, started dry sanding 180-220-320.. then wet sanded 400-800-1000-1500-2000-3000.. polished with adams 1 and 2..








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Loooks good!
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Looks good man!
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Thanks!! Can't wait to get them all finished
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Big difference! Did good work there.
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thanks!!
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Nice Work! Looks good.
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thanks, actually pretty easy to do



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