Polishing lips, DIY

[electricalbox]

I did a small movie while polishing one of my RS yesterday. Enjoy !

http://vimeo.com/40784963

What is the wheel hooked up to, I have been thinking of how to create something like this that will accept multiple hub size/ PCD?


Great video BTW!

NM I just saw the beginning again lol, great idea!

[gman1227]

^^^holy god all of those wheels/lips look flawless great job^^^

[E30Jim]

I did a small movie while polishing one of my RS yesterday. Enjoy !

http://vimeo.com/40784963

[336motorsports]

Great thread...

What are you guys using as far as waxes go, to finish?


Here are a few things Ive done...










pro tip: For those looking for a true mirror shine, please do not use micro fiber towels, they scratch the aluminum. Use an old torn up t-shirt.

[yotatuner]

Jaze, you just using caranuba wax for the lips?

yeah just to protect them from water stains.water just beads right off.

[Nicolaus Pro]

Jaze, you just using caranuba wax for the lips?

[yotatuner]

finished stripping and polish my LM's
used dumond smart strip,1000 wet, 2000 wet , sure bright tool box polish and a mothers power cone. After i finished polishing them i gave them a coat of canuba wax to protect them from the water .they look way better now

sorry for the crapy cell phone pics

[Arth43Will]

Gregg Valentino

[yotatuner]

How long should i let the dumon smart strip sit before removing it ?

[Take2]

My results

[yotatuner]

took my lms off today taking unmounting the tires tomorrow and then taking the faces off and start to strip the lips will try to post pics of the process

[xGmoneyx]

yup, i suggest you take the wheel off too.

look in to wheel wax or zoop so you only have to do this process once in a while.

for what its worth, myself and 95% of people i know let it rock until they have to go somewhere cause its annoying to do every week. so IMO the upkeep is easier said than done without the wax or sealer.

i should take my own advice and wax my wheels

Yeah, wheels are off, it's just getting my lazy ass and start working on them, I will be taking the faces off to make the job easier. Yeah I'll look into it, these wheels are another thing to care for other than the car and everything else in my life, but when they are all nice and clean, it's all worth it....

[Jesus Christ]

Good stuff man, I guess I have to touch them up a couple of times then, and yea I have a bunch of micro-fiber towels. This should be fun, haha.

yup, i suggest you take the wheel off too.

look in to wheel wax or zoop so you only have to do this process once in a while.

for what its worth, myself and 95% of people i know let it rock until they have to go somewhere cause its annoying to do every week. so IMO the upkeep is easier said than done without the wax or sealer.

i should take my own advice and wax my wheels

[xGmoneyx]

after you hit it with the foam mothers thing, making sure you get in there and go slow. it will still be hazy so you have to rub the shit out of it to get it to shine but they look like new afterwards. use the softest microfiber or terry cloth or you'll mark them up again.

Good stuff man, I guess I have to touch them up a couple of times then, and yea I have a bunch of micro-fiber towels. This should be fun, haha.

[Jesus Christ]

So the mother's billet would do the job? and u said the cone would be better than doing it by hand right? should I finish off the job with something else or after I'm done I'm good to go?

after you hit it with the foam mothers thing, making sure you get in there and go slow. it will still be hazy so you have to rub the shit out of it to get it to shine but they look like new afterwards. use the softest microfiber or terry cloth or you'll mark them up again.