i recently picked up a set of sprint hart cp wheels. condition wise, they're in really good shape. i'm going to be re-spraying them <FONT COLOR="red">RED</FONT>, so the center part will look shiny and new again. the lip, however, is a bit dull. how can i make my somewhat oxidized (?) lip look like this:


would it just be a matter of polishing or will i need to take a fine grit sand paper and do it that way?

thanks
robert

 

i know that mothers polish works good

 

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does mothers make a rim/lip specific polish? would you know the name of it by any chance? thanks...

 

Mothers Aluminum/Mag polish should bling that lip right up , might have to use some wet 2000 grit paper to bl ing it out more

 

cool. does the mothers mag polish come with an applicator, or is there a specific way to apply it? if i don't get the shine i'm looking for after the polish alone, i'll wetsand the lip with 2000 grit and then repolish. thanks again guys.

 

do it right.

i picked up some mugen MR5's and i had the same problem. i took it to a local wheel guy who does good work and he polished them for me. the mothers **** will only work if you have something to work with..... make sense.

i would take it to a wheel shop and have the polished for real, mine turned out BEAUTIFUL and it only cost me like 30 a wheel

 

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yea, this is what i'm going to do. "doing it right," to me, doesn't always mean having someone else do it for me.

 

Here's what we did last year: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=437887

 

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thanks rodrez. looks like i have another project this weekend.

 

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thanks rodrez. looks like i have another project this weekend. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good luck with it. 2000 grit sandpaper, and some type of metal polish (Mothers, Meguires, etc) will do the trick. If you have a friend help you out, it'll go much quicker.

 

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yeah, matt just stood around taking pictures.

 

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yeah, matt just stood around taking pictures. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, you're the "rim job" expert

 

use Mothers or Blue Magic. i've tried both and they work great!! oh yeah...they come in a small circular conatainer.

 

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Well, you're the "rim job" expert </TD></TR></TABLE>

imma do my spoons next

 

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yea, this is what i'm going to do. "doing it right," to me, doesn't always mean having someone else do it for me. </TD></TR></TABLE>

your right, it totally agree, there are VERY few things done to my car that i havent done myself. but in this case IMO(which is the key phrase) it would be best to have them done professionally. and i say this because i have done both. the DIY looks good, but when i had them done they looked brand spankin new.

but like i said either way its up to you, just sharing my experiences.

good luck, nice wheels

 

cool, i guess we'll see how well my DIY polish comes out.

 

hot shyt Robert i wanna peep them on the crx.......u rollin with tomorrow (SAT) to Fontana?????