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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FivepointSlow" data-source="post: 1448546" data-attributes="member: 18995">So I had some time to kill the other day and the state of my wheels has been driving me absolutely mental so I grabbed some 400 grit sandpaper I had kicking around and some metal polish and got to work on the lips of my wheels.When I first got the car I tried going at them with just some metal polish but theyre corroded pretty badly and deep<img src="https://i.imgur.com/jtwd3w5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Hr19T0c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Also did I mention this is a temporary quick fix to make them look semi presentable and I am lazy so I taped up the tires to keep them clean (I have tried polishing wheels mounted to tires before and it gets messy and the tires are never the same...) and I threw the car up on 4 jackstands and tossed it in 4th gear and let the car do most of the work....<img src="https://i.imgur.com/5SpcP6I.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Also totally threw the fronts on the rear just because lazy<img src="https://i.imgur.com/Fqz2OUn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Finished product..<img src="https://i.imgur.com/qhUC52O.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fQUIpkm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yVhnnYF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />They're by no means perfect and the fronts still have visible corrosion spots but the rears had it the worst and came out really good. Has a nice brushed look to them now because I only used 400 grit but I kinda dig it and it helps hide the corrosion I wasnt able to get out..Tomorrow I am going to restrict the IAC to get some more exhaust pops and cleaner revs in my life.</blockquote>