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 !!