Taking care of Volk's polished lips.
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11-04-2007, 10:52 PM
The volk lips are anodized, so only wheel cleaners that state they are safe for anodizing should be used. Or stick to soap and water. There is no way to make the lips shinier without stripping the wheel down to the bare aluminum, and then polishing the metal to a high level of shine. There are downsides to this though, you'll have to continue to repolish the wheels every few months to keep them looking shiny.
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Just great...I got another issue here. After washing my volks for the first time, I made sure I dry out as much of the water as I can, but its almost impossible b/c when you drive there will always be some water driping. By the time I got home, it dried up on the lip and the water spots is hard to take out.
How do I avoid getting water spots on the lip and what can I do to get them out?
How do I avoid getting water spots on the lip and what can I do to get them out?
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11-05-2007, 10:09 PM
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11-05-2007, 10:13 PM
Originally Posted by noizedskyline
Just great...I got another issue here. After washing my volks for the first time, I made sure I dry out as much of the water as I can, but its almost impossible b/c when you drive there will always be some water driping. By the time I got home, it dried up on the lip and the water spots is hard to take out.
How do I avoid getting water spots on the lip and what can I do to get them out?
How do I avoid getting water spots on the lip and what can I do to get them out?
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#8
11-05-2007, 10:14 PM
Originally Posted by BLacK_G35_CouPe
scrub real hard lol...i have brake dust baked on my front lips 
i need to get some of that polish you guys talking about. good luck with gettin your water spots out man ill need it getting the brake dust off
i need to get some of that polish you guys talking about. good luck with gettin your water spots out man ill need it getting the brake dust off
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11-05-2007, 10:18 PM
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11-05-2007, 10:34 PM
like everyone said .. soap and water only .. i try to clay bar the lip with lots of quick detailer once a month .. after you wash them .. invest in a leaf blower like said above .. my neighbor hooked me up with a mini blower made for motorcycles .. blow off most of the water .. absorb all the water on the inside of the barrel of the rim .. dry with a soft cloth or a quality microfiber .. blow again and dry again
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11-05-2007, 10:44 PM
Volk anodized lips should NOT be polished. EVER! The manufacturer recommends using mild soap and plenty of water. If you polish the lips, you will remove the anodized finish and the lips will require frequent regular polishing. Not to mention the fact that you'll need to polish all 4 wheels to make them a cosmetic match. Take this advice or suffer the consequences.
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11-05-2007, 11:15 PM
Originally Posted by k67p67
Volk anodized lips should NOT be polished. EVER! The manufacturer recommends using mild soap and plenty of water. If you polish the lips, you will remove the anodized finish and the lips will require frequent regular polishing. Not to mention the fact that you'll need to polish all 4 wheels to make them a cosmetic match. Take this advice or suffer the consequences.
Last edited by AlvinHuyN; 11-06-2007 at 12:04 AM.
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11-05-2007, 11:48 PM
Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
Ehhh you might wanna reread. I don't think any is crazy to eccomend randomly stripping that adonizing. What we are saying I'd when you F up your lips THEN th only way yo fix he problem is to strip the adonizing and polish it. Yes its horrible I boggy yes Volks and had to spend 8 hours doing that and it was not fun at all!
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11-06-2007, 12:08 AM
Originally Posted by k67p67
Well, three of the first 10 posts refer to polishing the wheels. That's what I was responding to. I read fairly well. While we're on the subject of reading, what the hell does "Yes its horrible I boggy yes Volks..." mean???
Originally Posted by redlude97
The volk lips are anodized, so only wheel cleaners that state they are safe for anodizing should be used. Or stick to soap and water. There is no way to make the lips shinier without stripping the wheel down to the bare aluminum, and then polishing the metal to a high level of shine. There are downsides to this though, you'll have to continue to repolish the wheels every few months to keep them looking shiny.
Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
Soap/Water is all I've EVER used on any set of wheels, regardless of whether the lips were clearcoated, anodized, ss, alum, cast, forged, or whatever...
Thank you for your time. And trust me, I have owned 11 sets of wheels on this car alone and Triple8sol has owned well over 15 sets - most are high end JDM wheels like Volks or Works - we don't like polishing them and we definitely don't think anyone else should either - it is HELL 
On a bit of an off topic note I have been telling Triple8sol to buy your junction produce sacras. I absolutely think they are amazing deal and you got them FS at an amazing price. I was seriously considering them before I bought my Work Meisters. I honestly do not know how they lasted this long. GL with the sale!