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Old 12-03-2008 | 10:14 AM
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check this out !

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Old 12-03-2008 | 10:22 AM
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rather him than me, i cant even close my car door without trapping my finger so f**k that
Old 12-03-2008 | 10:28 AM
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Cool - I always wondered about that but he's gotta be a little crazy!
Old 12-03-2008 | 10:30 AM
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Fairplay!

Not for me tho!
Old 12-03-2008 | 10:32 AM
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Pretty clever actually
Old 12-03-2008 | 10:33 AM
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could'nt do it with a ford tho you'd only get two wheels done and it would break

mine would anyway
Old 12-03-2008 | 10:35 AM
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risky but effective way of getting rid of kerbing marks
if only you post the link to that 2 days ago!
just done mine, then got them powder coated but you can still see kerbings all around ffs

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Old 12-03-2008 | 10:54 AM
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Impressive subsitute for a lathe there
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Old 12-03-2008 | 10:56 AM
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I used to have a set of mim alpines on a mk1 golf and thats exactly how i done them. Every 6 months or so would do that with 2000grit sandpaper and autosol. Brought them up a treat and I never lost any fingers
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