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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Before I even started this I asked about reapplying the clear or not. I'm glad I went this way without the clear. I just took my time and I am very pleased with the results.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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well this is the direction i went, i figuerd it'd be really long process of polishing, and the wheels wern't perfect, so i bought a real nice set of ZR1 replicas
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Old May 8, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rich653
Pics as requested, as you can see the clearcoat does enhance the shine a bit, wish I had before pictures because the clearcoat was peeling and wheels looked pretty bad.





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I STRIPPED MINE WITH AIRCRART STRIPPER BUT THE RAW METAL IS ROUGH NOT SMOOTH, DO I NEED TO SAND THE WHEELS DOWS?
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Old May 8, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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I Mean Sand Down?
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Old May 9, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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Strange...funny...misnomer!!!

Aircraft Remover is NOT TO BE USED on aircraft. Says so on the label.

Removes paint and aircraft!!!!!!
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