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the lip on this rim looks pretty bad, not even shiny and smooth anymore. I was wondering if its possible to get thie repolished so that it will look brand new again?

 

Oh my.. I'm sure you could get the lips repolished, or even "rechromed" somewhere. I'm not positive of where they can be done. But I'm most likely sure they can be done.

 

damn! looks like someone took a scouring pad or sand paper to it.

 

^ that and after that, they decided to let it sit in salt water

 

isn't' re chroming a lip expensive ? aren't you better off buying a new wheel instead?
mine are slightly scuffed right around the very edge of the lip and the shop told me theres nothing they can do about it, rechroming only but theres no point.

 

I just had my wheels repolished. They also powdercoated a clear coat on the lips. I had it done through The Wheel Refinishers in Annapolis, MD. Highly reccomended!

 

so you guys think i shouldnt waste my time on these then? even if i can get the, for a good price?

i just want to know if its salvageable, like be able to get it to almost factory like finish for the lip...

 

to repolish them is about $75-$100 per wheel. Like i stated earlier... I just had mine redone and they look great!

 

Wow those wheels look god awful... I would send the picture to a shop you're considering having them refinished by before committing to a sale - just to make sure they can do it.

 

Id just get the lip chromed and never worry about repolish again!

 

THat just looks like the anodizing has been damaged. With the exception of the curbing, that should polish right out once the centers have been removed

 

man, I just bought/installed Rays with a polished/anodized lip, pics like that give me nightmares.

Pepepr, you have GTS, so they couldnt have been more than 18 months old. Have a detailing mishap or did road grime get them?

 

My wheels were less than a year old and the lip started to get hazed. id repolish them and a week or two later, they would look hazed again. Im sure that the car wash was to blame. It gets waaaay too cold around here to wash a car in the winter so the car wash is much easier.

 

You can't polish anodized lips, thats your problem right there. You probably damaged the anodizing by trying to polish them

 

those wheels look as if it were snowing and the driver drove them repeatedly in all the snow and salt they throw down. If they are a GOOD price, Id cop 'em then take em over to SL Metals on Long Island. He has great prices and works magic