Official Enkei RPF1 Thread
#244
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
#247
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.
Thanks for giving me credit s2kpinoy. Now I need to wait until somebody manufactures their own centercaps as well.
#248
Originally Posted by IIGQ4U,Apr 3 2008, 09:11 AM
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.
Thanks for giving me credit s2kpinoy. Now I need to wait until somebody manufactures their own centercaps as well.
#249
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.
#250
Originally Posted by IIGQ4U,Apr 3 2008, 09:30 AM
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.