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I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

What do you think I should go with? Satin finish or polished?HummmX

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Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #1
Polished!!!!!!!!!!

What tires do you have on those? dont look like trx
1986 Cougar LS

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #2
Lovin the polished!

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #3
Quote from: cougar86_89;121853
Polished!!!!!!!!!!


+1

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #4
polished.
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
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I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #5
Oooohh....shiny!
1988 Thunderbird Sport (1st car)
351W in the works
"I'll get it one piece at a time...":D

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You got woman'd.

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #6
255-45-17 with TRX centers. This is work in progress.
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #7
Holy shiznit! Didn't think it was possible for those wheels to look good, .


Scott
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #8
polished
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I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #9
polished on the outer ring,satin in the middle.Gives the wheels some contrast like that,plus,they would look really sweet.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #10
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;121864
255-45-17 with TRX centers. This is work in progress.

Do tell..  :cool:
One 88

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #11
Yes,do tell.You really have no business showing cool stuff like that without some kind of explanation...............
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #12
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;121864
255-45-17 with TRX centers. This is work in progress.


How did you do this?


Quote from: vinnietbird;121895
polished on the outer ring,satin in the middle.Gives the wheels some contrast like that,plus,they would look really sweet.


got one better. polished lip and insets with black face.

or
Polished lip with black face and polished center.
1986 Cougar LS

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #13
Actually it depends on what the color of the car will be and the other accents on the vehicle, if everything is going to be body color I would choose satin, if there is chrome else where then polished.

Personally though I would go with polished!
1987 Cougar XR7 5.0 SOLD
1992 Ranger 4.0
2018 Hyundai Elantra
2019 Ram Rebel

I can't decide...2000 Grit Satin or Polished?

Reply #14
I am getting much closer to finishing this idea. It all started in 1992 when I bought my first fox T-Bird, the 83 Heritage. It had TRX wheels and man I thought they looked great with that clearcoated machined finish!  A year later I had 2 extra TRX wheels lying around to cut up. (remember at that time and for many years, people were throwing these wheels away) I cut the centers out and my thought was to make them into "hub caps". Finally, in 2005 I got my break when I spotted 2 wheels at a swap meet. It just so happens that the TRX centers after machining fit inside these wheels perfectly. :grinno: I have to find a good welder who can tig weld aluminum to fill in the valve stem holes. Then the final test will be the road test. ( my biggest concern will be wheel balance. That is where I am so far.:birdsmily:
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10