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it'd take forever + a day to achieve a perfect finish
Right!
And you are agreeing with Gene when he says,"I feel it is important for you guys to understand that polished wheels are chrome wheels that are scuffed up"????????
So how did my wheels end up with a "perfect" finish??????
Last edited by Walt White Coupe; Oct 1, 2016 at 03:06 PM.
it'd take forever + a day to achieve a perfect finish
Then why do Walt White's wheels not have scratches? They must still be making them if they take "forever", no?
Or do his wheels just not exist? Sounds like a prominent politician in the news to me. The evidence is right in front of your eyes and you refuse to acknowledge it.
I think we should just ignore Jake as others on this forum have already done and just like that certain politician you referred to. They are both in their own separate reality.
And for Mike1320, I'd suggest you be very critical of the wheels you are receiving because it sounds to me like you may be getting the wheels AlaskaPaul returned to another vendor.
Last edited by Walt White Coupe; Oct 1, 2016 at 03:16 PM.
I think we should just ignore Jake as others on this forum have already done and just like that certain politician you referred to. They are both in their own separate reality.
And for Mike1320, I'd suggest you be very critical of the wheels you are receiving because it sounds to me like you may be getting the wheels AlaskaPaul returned to another vendor.
In regards to polished wheels; I feel it is important for you guys to understand that polished wheels are chrome wheels that are scuffed up; thus referred to as polished.
I've never seen a polished wheel that didn't look "scratched". All polished wheels I've ever had the pleasure of viewing, no matter what the manufacturer, always seem to have a scuffing up, scratching up, brill-o pad look to them.
If this is not the desired look, then this is why you don't order polished wheels.
They look the same as any other GM polished wheel.
Who to hell would want to buy wheels that like look a brillo pad was put to the surface. If I received wheels that way, they would go back to the vendor immediately.
The vendor should inform the buyer of this "scratched appearance' before even shipping out the wheels.
These two pictures (I have many more) are representative of the same R86 polished aluminum wheels we're discussing here, and I had to send them back last October because they looked like crap. All four had that "brillo pad" look.
Are you saying they are supposed to look like this instead of like the wheels Walt White posted? You've got to be kidding me !
It is hard to believe that a CF vendor sold you these wheels. They look absolutely terrible. Apparently the vendor never even bothered to look and inspect the wheels before shipping.
They look worse than the stupid "brillo pad" explanation that was provided above.
They were not from a CF vendor but AlaskaPaul and I bought from the same parts vendor. Mine were pristine, his were not and he returned his.
Google "5yw corvette wheel"
They were not from a CF vendor but AlaskaPaul and I bought from the same parts vendor. Mine were pristine, his were not and he returned his.
Google "5yw corvette wheel"
Walt,
I just finished watching some Seth Myers videos on that "other" Politician I had alluded to earlier. Rather unbelievable stuff. Reality is a foreign object. On that note, my suggestion can only be to follow your own advice in post #24......I know it's difficult, but there is no end in sight regarding this conversation. You can never win...........or can you?
... These two pictures ..... are representative of the same R86 polished aluminum wheels we're discussing here, and I had to send them back last October because they looked like crap. All four had that "brillo pad" look.
Are you saying they are supposed to look like this instead of like the wheels Walt White posted? You've got to be kidding me !
Originally Posted by nmvettec7
Who to hell would want to buy wheels that like look a brillo pad was put to the surface. If I received wheels that way, they would go back to the vendor immediately....
I live Atlanta GA. I happened to be in Dallas TX last week. A local custom wheel shop out there happened to have two full staggered sets of the 5YW/R86 accessory wheels for sale. I went to the shop and inspected them. I love the 5YW/R86 wheels but after reading all of the controversy surrounding them I wasn't about to buy them with out personally inspecting them. I inspected both sets and found them to be EXACTLY like the ones AlaskaPaul did not like. The two sets I inspected did indeed have fine scratches in the aluminum under the clear coat.
These wheels are "brush polished" and do NOT have a mirror finish. I love them because they are NOT too blingy...because they are NOT chrome. I think they coordinate with the car beautifully.
I do not know if the two sets I inspected are more or less polished or shiny than the ones Walt received. But the set I bought is, IMO, awesome nonetheless.
I'm going with these tires...
PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ ZP
(W- OR Y-SPEED RATED)
Ultra High Performance All-Season
Rear - 20-Inch Tire P285/30ZR20 (95Y)
Front - 19-Inch Tire P245/35ZR19 (89Y)
Mine have manufactured date stamps of
Front - 10/22/14 and 10/11/14
Rear - 9/22/14 and 4/30/14
It's amazing to me that product can sit for this long before being utilized.
tks Gene 
there's only 1 choice 
