Polishing lips, DIY

and did you re-use the bolts?

why no clear coat?

[cardoza]

Question, when sanding do I need to do in the same direction the entire time? This is my first time polishing and I'm doing a set of RS lips, and after some 320 grit sanding (no aircraft stripper) I see some little hooks from where I switched directions while sanding. I really want to do this myself but am thinking about just taking it to someone just because there are so many intricacies in the lips.

[Minuki]

Great write up. I'll be doing this with my wheels.

I have a question though - i want to get the centers painted black with the lip polished. Should i get them lacquered too? I have heard that this "dulls" the shine?

[Neb]

does it not become dull after a few months?

yeah just hit them with a metal polish like mentioned and you'll be good. Oh and don't drive them during the winter if they salt your area.

[Rally]

does it not become dull after a few months?

You have to maintain them by giving them a good hand polish whenever you wash your wheels. Otherwise they will oxidize, yes.

[estwokayy..]

does it not become dull after a few months?

[Fender Filler]

wow,
nice write up. I've had the idea of polishing my brocks for a while now. The only thing really stopping me is that the lips are kinda badly curbed and they are powder coated.
I guess the questions I have are:
Can I fix the curb rash and still polish the lips?
Powder coating must be a pain to take off, right?

[BadSeed]

polish the lip>paint the centre>do NOT clear the polished lip(well not if its polished properly)

Thank you!

[dubbed_up_daz]

polish the lip>paint the centre>do NOT clear the polished lip(well not if its polished properly)

[BadSeed]

I'm tryin to polish the lips of my BBS RZs, and was wondering which order I should paint/polish. I need to repaint the centers but I want the lips polished, and I can't figure out which one to do first, because of the masking off situation...

And also, if I clear the face, do I clear the polished section of rim? I would not right? Because I need to keep that finish...?

great write up on a diy for polishing. I have a commercial setup so I get to skip a lot of those steps. If you are local to the bay area and need polishing hit me up. Some of my work

[Effin' Euro]

why not the aerosol stripper? in my experience it works better than the brush on stuff.

[kdog1818]

Great write up. Hey its my lex from like three years ago.

[luzi]

That's the stuff I like Here some pics of my rims (DIY polished :P)

Mirror Style LOL