Re: how can i make my teardrops shine....

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Last time I checked, the new ones were unavailable.

Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm
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From: Edward J Lin <ejl9@cornell.edu>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Re: how can i make my teardrops shine....
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:09:23 -0500
Message-ID: <4.1.19981215220615.0092adc0@postoffice5.mail.cornell.edu>
References: <3.0.2.32.19981215211020.00691018@mail.softhome.net>

At 06:24 PM 12/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>At 9:10 pm -0500 15/12/98, Bryan Brannigan wrote:
>>What about wire brushing them, and clear coating them yourself???? or
is
>>that a completly insane idea?
>
>I suppose you could do that, but will a wire brush leave a finish you
like?
>I guess you could polish them or whatever after... the main thing,
though,
>is that wheel refinishers bake the rims after painting them.  I dunno
what
>kind of clearcoat they use, either, but I suspect it's something that
>requires hi-temp curing?
>

is 75/wheel worth it?  i thought i remember a few years ago that brand
new
teardrops were 99/wheel.  am i right or have they apprecieated
significantly since then.  the only reason i know is because some f#$!&%
idiot stole my rim right off my car and left it on blocks...i suppose
they
were "nice" enough to leave it on blocks instead of just the rotor.

~ed
1987 16v
ithaca, ny

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