Scott- appreciate the offer, but if the AIO is as good as it looks, I will want the entire bottle. Just ordered it, thanks for the tip.

I'll post pics after I try it out.

 

I'm glad to hear that you made it home safe.

Thanks for protecting our country!

 

first off, nothing is going to really clean them since the Volk lips are clear coated. The clear coat is damaged, so no amount of scrubbing/polishing will work. Send them off to get the lips stripped and high polished.

 

Correction-- They are not clear coated, they are anodized. Anodized lips have chemical reactions... Such as ths one.. Try a few products to take it off.. Chances are it won't come off completely. (Kind of like the Volk lips that you see turning rainbowish).

But like Moog said, you'll have to get it sand blasted and high polished probably...

 

exactly, luckily they are two piece wheels, you it wont be too much of a headache

 

hey can you please PM me, if it comes of, im gonna try mother and meguiars polish, maybe on the weekend, and ill tell you how that works.

 

so if it doesnt work, how much should I expect to pay for getting them polished? will they have to pull the wheels off and pull the wheels apart?

 

I think the Volks, along with a lot of other rims like Racing Hart, etc. have Anodized lip... meaning that they take the whole rim, dip it in a chemical bath etch for a certain amount of time... and voila... shiny rims.

Problem is that a lot of "Safe for all types of rims" wheel cleaner and/or tire shine have some sort of chemicals in it that can cause a reaction with the metals. Not much you can do about it...

You can "try" to polish it if your rim is a 2-piece... and disassemble it. Either way... it won't come off easy.

My rims having an anodized lip... I don't think I'd go down that path again. Even things like brake dust sitting on the rim over a period of time will etch into the rim slightly over time....

Good luck with your rim repair...

 

Is it only on the lip?

Anodizing is a EXTREAMLY Hard substance. Its realy hard to breakdown or ware off. It is there to protect the polish on the rim. So I dont think any mild polish will help you. I would send them off to get done..

 

$125-$150 each depending on location and shop

 

mine have looked like this for about a yr. I just put them in the shop to get polished. hopefully they can fix 'em or i'm throwin them out... lol

 

Anodizing does not give a shiny appearance.