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**67sss** · 08-17-2006, 12:12 AM

did they start like this?

GREASEMONKEY72 · 08-17-2006, 12:40 AM

mine look worse than that the backside of them are black and front side is dull i just havnt had time to take them off and clean them up

**Boog** · 08-17-2006, 09:54 AM

Oh yeah. The polished slots look far better than the brushed ones. My first were deep dished ET polished slots and were the devil to keep clean. Every time a critter would pizz on em it would leave a stain that only an aluminum polish would take out. Sure were purdy though!
We didn't have a power ball back then. It was my finger inside a soft cloth rubbing in circles!

muddpile · 08-20-2006, 08:54 PM

Those look great! Kelvins really do top notch work. I sent my vette wheels there a few years ago and Wow! I bet they look great in person.

**special-K** · 08-21-2006, 09:42 AM

I think that cost is reasonable.It`s alot of work.For comparison,I had a set of oem-center steel 8x15s sandblasted and powdercoated and it cost $260.I`ve been going to these guys for nearly 20 years,so I get a break.Specialty work costs what it costs.When done right(and,nothing less is acceptable)it`s worth the expense.

69_hafton · 08-21-2006, 03:48 PM

Looks great, but they better for that price. Love the look of the classic slots, too. I wonder if it'd be worth clear coating them for less maintenance? Maybe a clear coat wouldn't even stick once they're polished like that?

HeavyD · 08-21-2006, 07:37 PM

67SSS, mine were alot worse than yours, had some bad stone chips in them too.

ThatOneBlue67 · 08-21-2006, 10:06 PM

Can you have the brushed aluminum versions polished? I have a pair and would liek to find two more and have them all polished... one day.

HeavyD · 08-22-2006, 12:32 AM

I don't see why not.

**basketcase** · 08-22-2006, 03:05 AM

They look great. Wish I had a set. I can remember when you couldn't give those away. Now they are cool again.

08-17-2006, 12:12 AM	#26
67sss Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mt. Vernon, WA.. Posts: 2,325	Re: Polished slots..I like! did they start like this? Attached Images

08-17-2006, 12:40 AM	#27
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Polished slots..I like! mine look worse than that the backside of them are black and front side is dull i just havnt had time to take them off and clean them up __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

08-17-2006, 09:54 AM	#28
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,568	Re: Polished slots..I like! Oh yeah. The polished slots look far better than the brushed ones. My first were deep dished ET polished slots and were the devil to keep clean. Every time a critter would pizz on em it would leave a stain that only an aluminum polish would take out. Sure were purdy though! We didn't have a power ball back then. It was my finger inside a soft cloth rubbing in circles! __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross Last edited by Boog; 08-17-2006 at 09:56 AM.

08-20-2006, 08:54 PM	#29
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: Polished slots..I like! Those look great! Kelvins really do top notch work. I sent my vette wheels there a few years ago and Wow! I bet they look great in person. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

08-21-2006, 09:42 AM	#30
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Polished slots..I like! I think that cost is reasonable.It`s alot of work.For comparison,I had a set of oem-center steel 8x15s sandblasted and powdercoated and it cost $260.I`ve been going to these guys for nearly 20 years,so I get a break.Specialty work costs what it costs.When done right(and,nothing less is acceptable)it`s worth the expense. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-21-2006, 03:48 PM	#31
69_hafton Sleep-Deprived Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 445	Re: Polished slots..I like! Looks great, but they better for that price. Love the look of the classic slots, too. I wonder if it'd be worth clear coating them for less maintenance? Maybe a clear coat wouldn't even stick once they're polished like that? __________________ 1971 K/10 Long Fleetside 350/350 - 6" Lift 1969 C/10 SWB 292 - Sold It Last edited by 69_hafton; 08-21-2006 at 03:51 PM.

08-21-2006, 07:37 PM	#32
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: Polished slots..I like! 67SSS, mine were alot worse than yours, had some bad stone chips in them too. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

08-21-2006, 10:06 PM	#33
ThatOneBlue67 I survived Dead Man's Curve. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Nine-Five-687 Posts: 389	Re: Polished slots..I like! Can you have the brushed aluminum versions polished? I have a pair and would liek to find two more and have them all polished... one day. __________________ "The people should not be afraid of their government. The government should be afraid of it's people." "The Hurricane" 1967 Chevrolet C10 350 Eight Cylinder, 700R4 BowtieOverdrive *Cherry Bomb...* Disturbing the Peace Since 1968.

08-22-2006, 12:32 AM	#34
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: Polished slots..I like! I don't see why not. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

08-22-2006, 03:05 AM	#35
basketcase Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Edgerton OH USA Posts: 633	Re: Polished slots..I like! They look great. Wish I had a set. I can remember when you couldn't give those away. Now they are cool again.



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