I just curbed my racing hart c4s with the anodized lip.
My question is if anodized lips can be repaired?
Also were would you guys recomend to go for this kind of work, im in the los angeles valley area.

 

i got mine fixed. so yes they can be repaired.

 

Anodized lips cannot be repaired and restored to original finish.

 

really? why does my one wheel look identical to the others?

 

do you know the exact process used to fix your anodized lip?

can you get the guy that fixed it to come to SoCal?

 

Myself and a few others can vouch for that. At a recent local meet, we could not tell which wheel had been repaired.

 

Did they refinish it or just polish it and leave it bare?

 

refinished i think. these lips do not have any clear coat on them as far as i know. the lips all appear identical to me.

 

I'll just copy and paste the text from another thread on this subject:

>>>Sorry to hear about your bad experience Mike. Let this be a lesson to those out there who still think you can repair an anodized wheel lip. It CAN'T BE DONE. Well, it "can" but would be cost-prohibitive. I had a pair of Volks damaged by a detailer. I contacted multiple Volk dealers, Mackin (U.S. distributor for Volk Wheels), and several of the top wheel repair facilities. They all told me it couldn't be returned to the same condition as new. In the end, the detailer popped for a new set of wheels. I've heard several people tell me "Oh, I know this shop that can polish that out no problem." Let me tell you that's bull ****.

When I first bought my JP Scaras (same wheels as imalazeeass), one of the lips was bent during shipping. Again, I took it around to several shops but no one could return it back to new condition. The shipper filed a claim with FedEx and I got a new wheel from Japan.

My G is in the shop right now to repair some damage from a recent parking lot incident when a lady backed into my car. She also damaged the lip on one of my rear JP Scaras. I told the insurance company it couldn't be fixed but they had to send it to the wheel repair place to see if it got rejected. No surprise, it got rejected a couple of days ago. So now they've got to buy me a new wheel.

So, that's three times I've encountered this problem. Moral of the story is...save yourself the time and aggravation. Wheels with anodized lips cannot be repaired to the point where the lips look like new. You can have all four of your wheels polished to match or chrome them as Mike did. That's your best alternative to buying new wheels. <<<

I just got a $1,500 check from Mercury Insurance today. Don't you think that they would have had the wheel repaired if it wasn't cost-prohibitive? If the lip is not reanodized (and I doubt that it is), it will require regular polishing to maintain the appearance. In the end, if you're happy with the result, then cool deal. All I'm saying is that I've had way more experience with this than most people (although I wish I hadn't) and that is what I've learned.

 

thanks for the info. i'll watch the lip and see if it starts looking different from the others. so far, in 2 months with rare washings, i haven't had any issues.