Volk Lip polishing help
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I am unclear what finishes are offered on these wheels.
If the lip is anodized, you're out of luck. I'd get the lip powdercoated a complementary color or refinished.
If the lip is polished/polishable, you can try the Powercone and Mag & Aluminum Polish (or similar metal polish) -- both are by Mothers. If that does not work, they have a more aggressive polish PowerMetal Scratch Remover polish you can get from their website, or you can also try wetsanding with a fine sandpaper of about 1200 and work your way up to 2000, then polish.
If the lip is clearcoated, you'll need to strip the clearcoat, then polish with the PowerCone and Mag & Aluminum Polish.
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ive heard the best thing to clean a new set of wheels i just water on a wet towel
^ this
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So it sounds like the Volk Wheels have a clearcoat. I tried a Meguires wheel cleaning product without much success.
Would a normal car wax hurt the wheel? If it is indeed clearcoated, it would make sense to treat it like you'd treat car paint right? Clay bar would remove the clear coat, which is NOT what I want to do. Maybe just a high quality polish for car paint would do the trick? Suggestions?
Would a normal car wax hurt the wheel? If it is indeed clearcoated, it would make sense to treat it like you'd treat car paint right? Clay bar would remove the clear coat, which is NOT what I want to do. Maybe just a high quality polish for car paint would do the trick? Suggestions?
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