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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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damaged my wheels... Advice..

I just got a set of RH J8 wheels in super black chrome. I bought maguires chrome wheel cleaner which says safe on polished and chrome. I washed my wheels today and the lips fogged up and I guess are ruined. I tried wheel wax but the lips are still gazed. Where do I go to get the wheels repolished and how much does this usually cost? Thank you.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Try mothers polishing ball, that should work.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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You lips are neither polished(bare) nor chrome, they are anodized. That is why you f'd them up. you will now have to find a way to strip the anodizing and then repolish. Since those wheels are welded, its going to be difficult to find a shop to do it for you.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Ouch... sorry to hear that
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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The wheels aren't damaged. Sounds like it needs to be cleared.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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I'll try the mothers metal polish and polishing ball. I hope it will buff out. I'll update the post tonight. Thank you and keep the info coming please.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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any pics of the damaged lips
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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if the mothers doesn't work I'll post pics tonight
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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second poster was right. lips are annodized. nothing is fixing them. anyone in south florida know a place to get wheels re-annodized??
 
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