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    #16
    Originally posted by AAPOQ View Post
    I hope you guys are wearing respirator protection while sanding aluminum. Or any surface for that matter...
    respirator, what for? dusk mask, i can see though. later.
    Avoiding dirt at all costs

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      #17
      Originally posted by TypeG View Post
      respirator, what for? dusk mask, i can see though. later.
      Respirator being a fancy name for a dust mask with a filter
      Originally posted by wed3k
      im a douchebag to people and i don't even own a lambo. whats your point? we, douchbags, come in all sorts of shapes and colours.

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        #18
        I meant respiratory protection. Meaning save your lungs...

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          #19
          Originally posted by Scolirk View Post
          I think I'm going to try this out on my own rims, but I'm worried I'll polish the rims really well, yet still have shitty looking centre caps. Any tips for restoring the caps, or are OEM bolt caps interchangeable with newer Civics?



          Pic related, I've got 7 of these but they are in rough shape.
          Those center caps will polish up like the wheels do. The H on mine was painted on. SO I ordered some more from ebay.

          I was worried about this too. wetsand them and them hit them with rough(205), not so rough(105)polish and them the wax of your choice.

          I'll post some pics of mine this weekend. Looks like its stock, but polished

          steve

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            #20
            I doubt you can polish those center caps. The front of them are wrapped in some type clear coated aluminum.

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              #21
              Originally posted by Nocture View Post
              I doubt you can polish those center caps. The front of them are wrapped in some type clear coated aluminum.
              So are you saying I didn't?

              Yes you can polish the center caps.

              steve

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                #22
                Originally posted by Stoner51 View Post
                So are you saying I didn't?

                Yes you can polish the center caps.

                steve
                Read it again, I never said you didn't. But since you're offering pics I would like to see them. I couldn't polish my caps up to match the wheels I polished.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Nocture View Post
                  Read it again, I never said you didn't. But since you're offering pics I would like to see them. I couldn't polish my caps up to match the wheels I polished.
                  use a chemical stripper, that's how I got the clear coat off of my wheels.

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                    #24
                    I wouldn't mind seeing pics too, just to see how they'll turn out. I think the Honda emblem is painted on mine too, they're about as stock as they come. I was just thinking of buying newer ones, the caps off the 2007 Civic Hybrids look nicer, not to mention I kinda dig the rims.

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                      #25
                      OMG These are sexy. What did they originally come off of ?

                      Jesus drove a Honda, he just didnt talk about it like us. Proof - John 12:49 "For i did not speak of my own accord."
                      Originally posted by deevergote
                      den das al u ned u no dat u get wurs gas milge tho rite?
                      Originally posted by deevergote
                      These cars will never be the best at anything, but they're pretty damn good at everything.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by tutsuo View Post
                        OMG These are sexy. What did they originally come off of ?
                        a 92-96 prelude vtec

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                        Originally posted by Stephen Fry
                        'It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?' —Stephen Fry
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                          #27
                          Originally posted by steelbluesleepR View Post
                          a 92-96 prelude vtec
                          I thought so they just look so, different in my opinion. Very very sexy wheel there.
                          Jesus drove a Honda, he just didnt talk about it like us. Proof - John 12:49 "For i did not speak of my own accord."
                          Originally posted by deevergote
                          den das al u ned u no dat u get wurs gas milge tho rite?
                          Originally posted by deevergote
                          These cars will never be the best at anything, but they're pretty damn good at everything.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by tutsuo View Post
                            OMG These are sexy. What did they originally come off of ?

                            I believe those are off a 92-96 prelude

                            Someone correct me if I'm wrong

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                              #29
                              Even polished between the blades... extra long time! When I did my ex wheels, I refused to do them...

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by steelbluesleepR View Post
                                use a chemical stripper, that's how I got the clear coat off of my wheels.
                                I used 400 grit on my orbital sander... then started doing them by hand... Never again polishing wheels again

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