Doesnt look too bad. I bet its hard to keep em shiny though? I prefer the chrome ponies myself.
Looks Damn Nice!!
Thanks I'm glad you like them.
Here's what I used.
Clean and strip the wheel to the bear aluminum, I cleaned and painted the inside of the wheels as well for a better overall finish, but you obviously don't have to.
Paint stripper
Wool pads to scrub the stripper on
Plastic putty knives (several) to scrape the paint off the wheel.
Lots of rags
..Sorry, I may forget some stuff.
Sand paper, lots and different grits, but not too heavy, you don't want to scratch the wheel too deep 'cause it's irreversible, get the wet type also 1000-1500-2000 grit.
Sand paper blocks of are nice and easier on your hands, but more $
Sand them down to a smooth finish, the key word here is "Sanding" because you will need to do lots of it to get them smooth.
I can not mention any special power tools like orbital polishers, sanders etc, because I did'n use any. It was all done by hand.
So then when the wheel feels nice and smooth and all the casting has been removed you can then start to polish, I used off the shelf "Mother aluminum polish", in paste form.
Before you start make sure the wheels are off the car and that you have a spare set to run your car with, since it will a few days before the Ponys are done.
The center I got on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-9...ccessories&hash=item53df9589e1#ht_1412wt_1163
The pony emblem on the center came off the old caps and on to the chrome ones.
You must use the original center emblems as they're arched to fit the shape of the cap without any gaps, other emblems will not fit correctly.
I hope this helps. good luck
I haven't had time lately with all the lousy weather to take a nice picture, but here's one.
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