polishing pony rims??
 

I have a 93 GT with the regular pony rims. I want chrome ponies. Was going to sell what I have and buy what I want but a buddy told me I could get my regular ones polished instead. Has anyone had that done? can it even be done? If so, how do they look?

Jayson
93 GT

I'm not sure what it would cost, but if you don't feel like going through the ordeal, pony's get a good resale value to help offset the cost of the chromes

Im getting mine powder coated black to match my car. $20.00 per rim. I have never heard of anyone polishing pony rims.

Later,

Powder coated? How does that look?

tell you what, i have seen Pony rims polished before! they look awesome! they do look different from the chrome ones also! if you have the money, go for it.

They basicly look like they are painted. But powder coating is way tougher than paint.

How expenseve is either. When I think powder coating I think a dull black finish that you put on engin parts. I guess I'm wrong. What exactly is it?

Jayson
93 GT

what color is your car? Have you seen the 92 Limited Edition LX Convert's? There was 2 made....A yellow with chrome ponys, and a Red with white powercoated ponys. They look real tough :D

I've seen polished before, you can buy tools and do them yourself if you have the time :)

Powder coating is shiney just like automotive paint.

My car is black. IMO, white rims would look gay. I think I know what powder coated looks like. Black, but real shiny?

I'm going to have to call and get prices this week.

Jayson
93 GT

no offence Dark but I think decent looking wheels painted or powdercoated black looks pretty shitty. If you want black wheels why don't you get some old steelies and put some blizzaks on them while you're at it.

different strokes for different folks I guess;)

Pony's look ok white when the car is red but other than that I think they should be chrome, polished or silver satin.

Go to your local rim shop, or look in MMFF magazine, and check some of the rim ads. Some of them sell chromed ponies. I remember a while back you could send some rim shops your rims and they'll send you back some chromed pony rims. That used to cost approx $550.

Is that your Green Stang? Chromed would look nice on that. I used to have a 92 and a 93 that color.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Conman
[B]no offence Dark but I think decent looking wheels painted or powdercoated black looks pretty shitty. QUOTE]

None taken I am going to get them powder coated black and then polish the lip of the rim.

All anyone will see is my tail lights anyways:o

Later

Well, I found a guy that can polish the rims for $350. Unfortunately, I would need centercaps. He had'm for 50 bucks a pop! Thats 200 for freakin center caps. If I can find a set of centercaps for a sane price then I'll do it. If not, I guess I'll have to put my ponies up for sale.

Jayson
93 GT

You could save $250 if you were willing to put a little elbow grease into it and polish them yourself. The powder coating comes off rather easy with aircraft stripper (Auto Zone), and some 3M ScotchBright pads.

dark what color is your car gonna be or is? I think black powdercoated with a polished lip is my favorite finish now. Id do it to mine but i dont think it would look all that great on a blue car.

I love how that finish looks on a white or red or black car. Looks freakin awesome :)

I saw a black notchback w/black ponies last year. I also saw a black sn95 w/black cobra R's, both looked tough as nails. PAINT THEM BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DARK5.0, where are you getting them done at. I haven't really looked into it yet, I was just gonna check the phonebook for powdercoating, but I'd rather go somewhere I know is gonna do a good job.

This place called "Cobra" is going to do mine for $20.00 a piece.

They powder coat car and motorcycle frames as well as rims etc...

I think mine will look killer when im done,