Wow all i have to say how much for the Polish Lips

 

Here's my 17x8/9 combo. My 17x9 non-stagger set should be arriving today

 

That's my favourite shot!

Can I ask what your suspension and alignment specs are? Rolled fenders front and rear?

 

Hey S2kpinoy, looking good! Yes i am curious about the procces used to polish your wheels. My understanding is that our silver wheels are coated with somthing, some sort of paint possibly? So did you just buff through the paint on the lips? What do you use now to keep the bare aluminum shiny and looking good and how often to keep them looking presentable this way? Thanks

 

Am I qualified to answer this one?

 

Of course!

 

It's not easy to do without damaging the spokes. You need to strip the paint off of the lip and once it is stripped, you can begin polishing. I used a polishing wheel and you can't touch that shine. You can't maintain the shine of a high polished wheel but you can maintain a decent shine with various aluminum polishes.

Thanks for giving me credit s2kpinoy. Now I need to wait until somebody manufactures their own centercaps as well.

 

I like the idea of bare polished aluminum, always have. So in your opinion is it worth the trouble and risk to be left with a semi polished lip over time as compared to the paint? I'm just trying to invision the difference between the two serfaces and it would seem that over time the polished lip wouldn't look much different then the paint, which may be why Enkei chose this paint contrast, becuase it does closely mimick the aluminum with no maint. In my opinion it looks like they did a pretty good job of mimicking an aluminum serface. I thought they were before examining closer.

 

The difference is definitely noticeable with the polished lips, no question about it. So long as you maintain them, they will be shiny but not as shiny as they originally were if they were polished on a real machine.

 

Ok, yeah I bet they do look great. I'm a do it yourselfer, but your only as good as your tools. I have never really stripped paint in a controlled area such as the lip of a wheel, so what method did you use if you don't mind me asking and then what did you use to buff the lip? I'm sure many ears are listening.