well its been a while since i did anything on the datto let alone the forum
so i thought i'd jump ahead to today - i'll fill in the between eventually ;)

new hand polished 13x6" hayashi copies with 175/50/13 sime tyres fitted
this is some pics of the wheels from start to finish :

how they were when i received them

after about 5-6hrs on each wheel - started with 400 grit and ended in 1500grit wet and dry
then cutting compound, followed by polishing compound and the autosol polish

after paint, took about 2hours per rim to tape and paint, untape, retape and paint and clear

the black is a custom mix based on fords saphire but with a red pearl mixed thru it

new tyres fitted finally ...
all up the polishing, painting, wrapping in rubber, balancing and finally getting them on the car has taken 367days !!
oh how things take time !!
