# Rim repair and polish

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [September 14, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924 "2011-09-14T23:58:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![DangerYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dangeryoyo/32/527_2.png) [@DangerYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DangerYoyo)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/1 "2011-09-14T23:58:38Z")

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I’ll be polishing and repairing my rims for my HM,DM,And X-con tommorow. I’ll post pics. I spent 6 hours outside. x\_x  
Hitman Before:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/6/e/36ed246722d638b0e60ee8b7f1a4bf29d2100a3b.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/3/1/a3119674a30acb889bc411dbb0e8beb631efc487.jpeg)  
Hitman After:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/5/d/f5d1a24f11cea37a07b93b53bd62a7837bd28c35.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/2/b9262c3ea9cd0873908a1f708ad77d5e89fe94ec.jpeg)  
X-Convict before:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/d/e/5de62e4b0fae24a6313cb9a1097bb82aea99e9b6.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/b/8/0b873572c4616c082fc38075565e28e6afe99ad5.jpeg)  
X-Convict After:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/a/a/faa766f9900468160ba9f7434b22a1efa6093b38.jpeg)  
DarkMagic before:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/e/1/1e1c962dcca525c5c7f27bb7da3c3beb838430e1.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/7/6/176b0b53053f225c8903f4bd7e701e0ce2ed81a6.jpeg)  
Dark magic after:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/9/4/c9470417586bbcd89b7408930f3f34827d23cdf9.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/1/f/f1f03e6bb0b0b29fe1bef781f997485e0b91a148.jpeg)

I also decided to mess around with my Duncan Raptor, which was once blue, and it came out like this:  
Sorry, no old pics.  
Now:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/9/2/29243e2c9cd1231bea48930685b35ebafe3774ab.jpeg)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/6/4/664d995f48bb242b9def7a7ea1907d8978af39ca.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/2 "2011-09-15T00:27:26Z")

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Well hope it goes well. The DM looks like the only one that really needs to be sanded, the others just need some polish in my opinion.

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### Author: ![DangerYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dangeryoyo/32/527_2.png) [@DangerYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DangerYoyo)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/3 "2011-09-15T00:29:42Z")

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There are some un-seen scratches on the other’s, but not too major. I’ll still sand it for the sake of it. haha.

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### Author: ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/4 "2011-09-15T00:32:49Z")

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> [@DangerYoyo](#):
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> There are some un-seen scratches on the other’s, but not too major. I’ll still sand it for the sake of it. haha.

Yeah may as well do it well you have the sand paper out. C=

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### Author: ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/5 "2011-09-15T20:36:51Z")

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I polished my DMII the other day. Looks nice now.

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### Author: ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/6 "2011-09-15T22:31:13Z")

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Looks sick dude. Glad it all worked out for you. C=

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### Author: ![Mi1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mi1/32/626_2.png) [@Mi1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mi1)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/7 "2011-09-15T23:22:45Z")

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Sxy

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### Author: ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rim-repair-and-polish/29924/8 "2011-09-15T23:35:31Z")

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> [@Mi1](#):
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> Sxy

Been a while since you were last on. Good to see you again. 😃