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Polished Aluminum....?

Posted: 12/22/05 6:51pmMessage 11 of 44
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If it will fit in the vat, anything is chrome-able!!!

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Polished Aluminum....?

Posted: 12/23/05 9:34amMessage 12 of 44
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Vette(s): 1978 greenwood custom vette, 468 blower motor side pipes.
I PICKED UP THE POWERBALL BECAUSE MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE WHEELS LOOKED LIKE CRAP, OXIDIZED, VERY DULL FINISH. USED THE MOTHERS BY HAND FIRST, LOT OF HARD WORK. THE POWERBALL DOES A BETTER JOB IN A FRACTION OF THE TIME. YOU CAN LITERALLY DO THE ENTIRE 4 WHEELS IN 10 MIN.
WELL WORTH THE $

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Polished Aluminum....?

Posted: 1/2/06 7:42amMessage 13 of 44
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Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary Edition

    A lot of polished rims are clear coated, so u have to be careful of that. The clearcoat has to be removed before u can polish the rims and then reapplied after u r done. I usually use Boyd's chrome polish every winter to clean and polish my rims and then cleaar coat them. They last the whole season and all I have to do is wash them to keep them looking nice

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Polished Aluminum....?

Posted: 1/2/06 8:01amMessage 14 of 44
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PERRYSBURG, OH - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 T-Tops,Lite Custom work,Many engine mod. 700R4 trans. body is shaved,17" wheels bf goodrich g-force tires,heavy sway bars front&rear rack&pinion steering,550 slolom springs with gas shocks.
mothers and the powerball has my vote, used them for tfirst time last summer very pleasedThumbs Up
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Posted: 1/2/06 9:44amMessage 15 of 44
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Greensburg, IN - USA
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..
Can the powerball be used on wire spoke like mine? I am all about anything that will cut down the time it takes me to clean these demonic tortures.
If so the next question is can I buy the powerball off of the shelf somewhere?
I think I saw the thing advertised on the tube one day and of course it was the best thing since sliced bread. I just hadn't heard or talked to anyone who had used one.
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Polished Aluminum....?

Posted: 1/2/06 10:37amMessage 16 of 44
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PERRYSBURG, OH - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 T-Tops,Lite Custom work,Many engine mod. 700R4 trans. body is shaved,17" wheels bf goodrich g-force tires,heavy sway bars front&rear rack&pinion steering,550 slolom springs with gas shocks.
It may be to big to get in between the spokes? But on the larger parts of the rim it would be ok. I'v never seen it anywhere but on the tube..My sons rims were in really bad shape and we took a chance. It worked great on his rims and then dad took ownership of the ball buffer.HE,HE
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Posted: 1/2/06 2:49pmMessage 17 of 44
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I think I saw them at the Zone. I'll double check the next time I'm in there.
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Posted: 1/3/06 9:41pmMessage 18 of 44
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..
George, since we are closley related I wanted to make sure that you recognized the CORVETTE wave!!!!
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Posted: 1/4/06 3:54pmMessage 19 of 44
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Vette(s): 1975 T-Tops,Lite Custom work,Many engine mod. 700R4 trans. body is shaved,17" wheels bf goodrich g-force tires,heavy sway bars front&rear rack&pinion steering,550 slolom springs with gas shocks.
Got to save the WAVE You know it is scary I see so many newer corvette owners and give them the WAVE and they just give you a look like your crazy. Man that really p%&& me Off . The guys in the older car all know the wave. Oh well someday they will learn.
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Posted: 1/5/06 10:39amMessage 20 of 44
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Thanks, George... I'm gonna check out my local Auto Zone and check the FLITZ website. If your car didn't have the funny bubbled window in the back our cars might pass a cousins and we definately agree about the new car owners!
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