Egg Fried Rice Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) hello at the moment on my rim i have a brushed sidewall but i hear that having a chromy effect sidewall has more braking power etclike CLS rimsCLICKYdoes anyone know how i can do this?thanks very muchJK Edited October 25, 2006 by J-KAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie2000 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 i think its just a smooth side wall or if you want chrome by a bmx rim and drill it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 i think its just a smooth side wall or if you want chrome by a bmx rim and drill it lol i really dont think so...i already have a rim, try all, but the sidewalls are brushed and i want to polish it...JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie2000 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 its the echo 07 that cls is using and there smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Polishing up the sidewalls will have no effect whatsoever on braking. With a little use there will be a layer of rubber over the braking surface anyway so they will then be identical.A smooth rim is a smooth rim. If you want to polish it for looks, then good luck to you. Only problem is that some grades of alloy used for rims are not high enough to get a decent shine on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 yeah, my rims smooth aswellecho 07's come with aonodised sidewalls so he somehow got the the anodising off...all i want to do is get a chrome/polished sidewall...JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) Polishing up the sidewalls will have no effect whatsoever on braking. With a little use there will be a layer of rubber over the braking surface anyway so they will then be identical.A smooth rim is a smooth rim. If you want to polish it for looks, then good luck to you. Only problem is that some grades of alloy used for rims are not high enough to get a decent shine on them.clean breaking surface will surley help your break pads to preform better. Edited October 25, 2006 by matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie2000 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 CLS hasnt ground his rim and he doesnt use tar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 CLS hasnt ground his rim and he doesnt use tari dont want to grind my rims or use tari saw a thread on here about people having buffed sidewalls and chrome sidewalls becuase it gives them a better braking surface like BMX rims...JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 biff usually polishes cls's rim, why not pm him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 HAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Find someone who has a buffer and buff the sidewall up ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 biff usually polishes cls's rim, why not pm him?Never heard so much shite. hes quit nah anyways HAHAHAH un f**king lucky! f**king C..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 you know what...the sad thing is, i was actually going to PM you lolJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) Never heard so much shite. hes quit nah anyways HAHAHAH un f**king lucky! f**king C.....i hear the crys from new members already!omgzzzzz!!!!!!!!111oneone. ill have to sel mi pythong now!!!!!!! and matt that was rather witty Edited October 25, 2006 by chrishayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 If you want it that smooth and shiny get some wet and dry sandpaper, probably around G400 (i think thats it, its deffo got 400 on the back), from wilko's. Take the tyre off and sit there for ages lightly sanding the rim until the surface is completely shiny and smooth, to do this you'll need to sand it, wet it a bit, sand it, wet it a bit and so on till its all the same. Then either:1. maybe use some brasso on it to make it really shiny instantly... after doing so use washing up liquid and hot water on the rim to get the brasso resiude off, then dry with a clean cloth and go ride it and enjoy a nice smooth shiny surface.Or 2. Go out and ride the sanded sidewalls, dragging the brake a fair bit and it'll evenutally polish itself up nicely, use mr sheen or something for extra shiny effect and to clean any leftover sanded metal dust from pads and rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 If you want it that smooth and shiny get some wet and dry sandpaper, probably around G400 (i think thats it, its deffo got 400 on the back), from wilko's. Take the tyre off and sit there for ages lightly sanding the rim until the surface is completely shiny and smooth, to do this you'll need to sand it, wet it a bit, sand it, wet it a bit and so on till its all the same. Then either:1. maybe use some brasso on it to make it really shiny instantly... after doing so use washing up liquid and hot water on the rim to get the brasso resiude off, then dry with a clean cloth and go ride it and enjoy a nice smooth shiny surface.Or 2. Go out and ride the sanded sidewalls, dragging the brake a fair bit and it'll evenutally polish itself up nicely, use mr sheen or something for extra shiny effect and to clean any leftover sanded metal dust from pads and rim.thanks very much JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 sander > Sand paper > Buffer > GT85 to clean it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 sander > Sand paper > Buffer > GT85 to contaminate the rim and make your brake shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medwaytrials Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Never heard so much shite. hes quit nah anyways HAHAHAH un f**king lucky! f**king C.....Haha only idiots give up trials, thats makes cls an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Haha only idiots give up trials, thats makes cls an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Nah GT85 actually cleans rims really well, I use it to clean tar off, it just evaporates straight away without leaving a residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Nah GT85 actually cleans rims really well, I use it to clean tar off, it just evaporates straight away without leaving a residue. Oh right.I always thought as it was a lubricant spray, it'd just shit-up the brake? I used Addidas anti-perserant to get tar off once..was scary how well it got it off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Oh right.I always thought as it was a lubricant spray, it'd just shit-up the brake? I used Addidas anti-perserant to get tar off once..was scary how well it got it off.. I use that, im a bit worried what it does to my arms now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20inchsuperstar Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 has anyone thought of the new try-all mirror rims? they're rather shiny and you can see yourself in them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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