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hamorhead Jun 1, 2009 05:36 AM

how to polish lip
 
the set of wheels that came on my new crx are going to b painted cuz whoever did it last did a crappy job the lip was polished or chrome idk which one but it looks a lil shinier than the painted part
whats the best way to shine it up? and if i have to redo it whats the best way to repolish it?
thanks
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/foru...pictureid=3734
thats the best pic i have right now
and i was thinking about painting the wheels all white, white with polished lip or black w/polished lip...or going custom and having a black back with white spokes w/polished lip idk yet i think im gonna try them all and see what i like best

sfazngiants Jun 1, 2009 09:03 AM

you can try using some chrome wheel polish something like blue magic wheel polish

plethoric33 Jun 1, 2009 02:39 PM

That chrome wheel polish stuff didnt do a damn thing when I used it to polish mine. The best way is just lots of sanding increasing the grit each time around. Or if you have a dremel or a drill, get some polishing bits and go to town. I vote for white w/ polished lip, always looks sick on a white car, or bronze with a polished lip. Nice CRX btw, always wanted one.

hamorhead Jun 1, 2009 04:46 PM

thanks i love her but only have gotten to drive her once (clutch went out as soon as i got home) but i tried the crome polish stuff and it made it a lil shinier but did nothing for the oxidation or mashed in brake dust(not sure what it is really)

sfazngiants Jun 1, 2009 07:44 PM

for that stuff you should sand them and increasing the grit as you go. then polish them afterwards

Largen Jun 1, 2009 11:38 PM

Ok. no joke, get yourself some Turtle Wax "tire shine" the stuff works wonders, i used it on some mags that were on a quad with some gold colored oxidization, and it took it off in seconds, not particularly sure if it will work 100% for you, but it has me, its even got rid of RUST on my cousins ZX2 Escort rims, the stuffs amazing.

plethoric33 Jun 7, 2009 11:28 AM

That Tire Shine stuff is also going to eat a little at any paint it gets on too. Just make sure you dont put it on the wheels once thier painted.

hamorhead Jun 9, 2009 06:48 PM

thanks
I think I'm gonna go with white with polished lip I'll post pics when I'm done


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