maebe i'll make a decision.

[thatskinnykid]

i got these mae crown jewel 1's(monoblocks) back in october. i rocked them as is for a month or so with plans on refinishing them over the winter.

wheels in question:


now i finally got cracking on them last week when i stripped the center caps. the top layer of paint came off no problem. but the original paint/primer was underneath and it's a b!tch to get off. i had to use 4-5 coats of paint stripper and scrape away what i could each time. i went out and bought a black and decker sander at walmart yesterday for $8. the guy said they were leftover from black friday. i ran out of paint stripper last night and sanded a decent amount of the paint and primer away with 220 grit. it's time consuming though. i'm gonna pick up more paint stripper tomorrow.

supplies:


progress:
before


second coat of stripper


you can start to see down to the machined finish


sanded near the mae logo with the power sander with 220 grit


stripped center caps i'll have to order new logos because they were hot glued on and no easy way to get them off.


my original plans were to fully polish these. but i don't know if i have the patience. the faces are easy enough, but the inserts and recess near the lip are a pain in the ass just to strip. i can't imagine it's going to be much fun to polish either. i'm looking for some opinions.
1) man up and do a full polish
1.5) pay someone to polish them
2) finish stripping everything and repaint the faces/inserts the original silver
3) finish stripping everything and repaint the faces/inserts gold(i miss my gold wheels)
4) finish stripping everything and repaint the faces/inserts a really retinal searing color

keep an eye on this thread. i'll update it as progress is made. feel free to share your thoughts/comments/suggestions.

[Dr.AK]

I'd say polish the lip and face, paint the inserts and that recess either black or some bright color, lime green, pink, orange something like that.

[Madface]

full polished or silver. abnoxious colored wheels are 2007 shit.

[f_399]

polish

[thatskinnykid]

full polished or silver. abnoxious colored wheels are 2007 shit.

i put that there more for jokes madface.

what's new with you dude? i haven't heard much about you and your since h2o.

[Morbid]

Polish them and if it starts to become too difficult, pay somone to do the rest. That way you'll pay less lolz

[525iT_Feen]

I'll pay you to polish out some centers for me if your up to the task after you finish these. I would take the task on myself but I won't have a garage until May and need the job done before then.

[thatskinnykid]

just updating this thread.

i've been a bit busy lately so i've been neglecting the wheels. i got a decent amount of work done yesterday. but i made the decision NOT to polish them. i'll leave the rest of it up to your imaginations until they're done. stay tuned!

[thatskinnykid]

made some more progress today. i cleaned the barrels out with some scour pads and degreaser. didn't get 100% of it, but got most of it. you can see the before and after picture. then i sprayed two coats of primer, and two coats of gloss black paint. only got one done, but i'm going to my friend's place tonight to do the rest of them. pics for clicks.

[Split]

i like it so it man.. keep going

[Trav!!!]

yeah looks great keep it up.

[thatskinnykid]

thanks guys.

two coats of primer. two coats of gloss black. three coats of clear.

[H5G]

looking schweeet

[schroedin]

Looooks gooooooood.

[e.shell]

wow soooo much better