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Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500
Those look sooo good. You have put a lot of hard work into those wheels and it shows. How will you balance them?
Yeah, I could definitely learn a thing or two from you. Was all of that sanding by hand?
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When I mounted the tires I lined up the paint dot with the valve stems. That gets them towards being balanced already. I'll probably take the truck to a good tire shop like Discount Tire and pay them to do the final balance. I use a small town tire shop ordinarily and they're in the habit of working on agricultural tires and other things. They're not really particular enough with stuff to trust with my wheels.
I used an electric DA sander to do the 80, 180, 220, and 320 stages. After that I got a big rubber tub with some water in it, put down heavy blankets in the living room, stole every one of my wife's ghetto towels and wet sanded 600, 1000, 1200, 1500, and 2000 grit while sitting on the floor watching TV in the evenings.
She was patient with me wet sanding in the living room floor and I got to endure watching Dancing With the Stars, Faceoff, The Voice and other similar horrible chick TV shows.