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Old 02-10-2015, 10:38 AM   #1
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An option would be just to just full on sand them down with 1000 grit wet and get a body shop to clear coat them.
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Old 02-19-2015, 11:54 AM   #2
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An option would be just to just full on sand them down with 1000 grit wet and get a body shop to clear coat them.
This is what I did. Turned out great.
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An option would be just to just full on sand them down with 1000 grit wet and get a body shop to clear coat them.
I wouldn't clear it after doing this! I'd follow up with finer sand paper (like 2000 or 2500) and then have it polished.

Mine were looking pretty nasty as well, until they were wet sanded and polished. No clear coat applied. The work was done early December of 2014. Still looking good. Here's what it looked like AFTER that was done:

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