maj

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maj
So the rims are refinished a polished metal?
 
That's exactly what I'm currently doing to mine (though mine have a bit of corrosion). Looks the goods!

yeah - sandblasted and polished back to a high shine.  No clear coat.  I don't think they will stand up well in the long term - I wouldn't put them on a daily driver as polished alloy tends to dull after a while.  Advanced alloys who did the job told me to bring them back to a shine with brasso if they start to fade.
 
Also, the little scallops were repainted in several coats of dark grey.
 
Probably a similar process to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL8EL7Zawzk
 
 
 

Mine look exactly the same as the wheeler dealers ones before they started working on them. I hit them with a 180 grit pad on my drill at low speed and ground off all the diamond cut and aluminum pitting.
Next step I need to get the lip TIG welded and rerolled as a few have a few nasty chunks out of them.
 
I was then going to rub them back with 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 wet/dry, then clear coat them.
Not exactly after a mirror finish, but definitely a polished aluminum look.
I was going to do metallic grey as well for the teardrops, undecided whether I might try a wrinkle paint or not. I'm also thinking about spraying the lip in a metallic silver since I'm not sure if there might be discolouration from the TIG welding, I'll have to wait and see how it goes.
Also thinking about doing the insides of the wheels in white, or again metallic silver, so they look super clean when you peek inside.
Unfortunately I have no center caps but maybe I'll find a good enough set on eBay and spray them to match.
Plans are to only use them for show etc. but the adub always was the weekend car so they might end up being permanently left on.
 

Good luck with all that, make sure you post the results.
 
I found this thread about a guy doing a similar thing to a set of VL calais wheels - scroll about 3/4 way down through the thread.  Good amount of details in there and lots of pics.
 
http://forum.streetcommodores.com.au/showthread.php?t=8579209
 
Cheers,
 
R.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Car looks great man! Adubs are taking over the forum

Reflection perfection detailed the ADUB on the weekend.  Couldn't be happier with the results.
 
Morrie was extremely professional and took great care, measuring paint thickness constantly and bringing the paint up to an amazing finish.  About 9+ hours of solid work.
 
More info about the process here: http://www.detailparadise.com.au/showthread.php?9601-Toyota-MR2-AW11-Detailed
 
A few shots:
 

 

 
 
 
 

Very nice! Well done, love reading stories about passionate long time owners.

Awesome update.. it's really looking very damn nice..!

Wow this is absolutely amazing. Fantastic job.  
Incredible refinishing on the rims and now the sheet metal. So good!
 
Cheers for capturing the process of Reflection Perfection! Throughly appreciate it. (And you're in Melbourne!!!) See you around!

Noob here, but a long time lurker. I have an AW11 also and been looking for a detailer to do mine as well, its black and I have swirls :(
I called Morrie from Reflection Perfection, he's coming to see mine tomorrow! If he can get a result like yours I will be wrapped!
Cheers for posting this up, your car looks awesome! 

Well done! Nicely maintained/loved example.

Wish my adub had paint this nice :(