[Rickrack]

Great work!

I own a detail shop in Boston and have a wheel repair guy do all of my clients cars for me whose wheels have been curbed. He does some pretty amazing work. Well worth the $$.

[Innovative Detailing]

Thanks so much for the compliments!!!!

It a definate must do if your wheels have curb rash............If your a meticulous enthusiast why would you even let your wheels look "rashed"
Aftermarket or OEM, we can fix em no problem.

Dave @ Innovative Detailing

[ZuerstBMW]

GREAT work. Wish we had some experts in Florida.

[Turbo_435i]

good work, but it cant be done for chrome lips that are clearcoated, like Volks, or can they ?

[Innovative Detailing]

Not good for any type of chrome wheel!

But alot of todays wheels lips are a machined diamond cut finish with a clear coat over them. This gives the appearance of a shiny metal finish, but its not chrome. Most OEM wheels are not chromed at the factory, this is aftermarket.

So if your wheel is this type that I mentioned above (machined finish w/clear) yes they are repairable....

Being in the business for over 23 years detailing, Innovative Detailing has detailed just about anything from mild to wild. And in the process you learn the different type of wheel finishes that are out there on todays vehicles.

Painted/Clear coated
Clear Coated Aluminum
Polished Aluminum
Chrome
Anodized
Magnesium
Carbon Fiber


Hope this helps

Dave @ Innovative Detailing

[Turbo_435i]

Originally Posted by Innovative Detailing

Not good for any type of chrome wheel!

But alot of todays wheels lips are a machined diamond cut finish with a clear coat over them. This gives the appearance of a shiny metal finish, but its not chrome. Most OEM wheels are not chromed at the factory, this is aftermarket.

So if your wheel is this type that I mentioned above (machined finish w/clear) yes they are repairable....

Being in the business for over 23 years detailing, Innovative Detailing has detailed just about anything from mild to wild. And in the process you learn the different type of wheel finishes that are out there on todays vehicles.

Painted/Clear coated
Clear Coated Aluminum
Polished Aluminum
Chrome
Anodized
Magnesium
Carbon Fiber


Hope this helps

Dave @ Innovative Detailing

well, then thats awesome. Can you post some pics of the clearcoated alum ones.

[positiveions]

now can you airbrush some scratches out on a car?

[pdjafari]

Dave

I have a set of forged aftermarket rims with a polished lip and the lips have alot of brake dust and are very hazy/cloudy. I have tried mothers polish as well as NOXON (sp?) metal polish but nothing works. I even bought a mothers power ball and although it improved the looks theres still noticeable haze in the lips. I wont even bother trying to clean the inner barrels. I ordered a wheel refinishing kit from eastwood co here

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...iProductID=953

The kit contains the following

# 4 Four-inch Spiral Buffs
# 3 Tapered Goblet Buffs
# One Four-inch Loose Section Buff
# Two Buff Tapers for 1/4" Chucks
# Two 1/4" Shank Mandrels
# 1 Three-Pound Tube of 80 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One Three-Pound Tube of 220 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One Three-Pound Tube of 320 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One 13 oz. Tube of Tripoli Compound
# One 14 oz. Tube of White Rouge Compound

Do you think the wheels will restore their original shine once I use the following products to refinish them??

[Innovative Detailing]

Originally Posted by pdjafari

Dave

I have a set of forged aftermarket rims with a polished lip and the lips have alot of brake dust and are very hazy/cloudy. I have tried mothers polish as well as NOXON (sp?) metal polish but nothing works. I even bought a mothers power ball and although it improved the looks theres still noticeable haze in the lips. I wont even bother trying to clean the inner barrels. I ordered a wheel refinishing kit from eastwood co here

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...iProductID=953

The kit contains the following

# 4 Four-inch Spiral Buffs
# 3 Tapered Goblet Buffs
# One Four-inch Loose Section Buff
# Two Buff Tapers for 1/4" Chucks
# Two 1/4" Shank Mandrels
# 1 Three-Pound Tube of 80 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One Three-Pound Tube of 220 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One Three-Pound Tube of 320 Grit Greaseless Compound
# One 13 oz. Tube of Tripoli Compound
# One 14 oz. Tube of White Rouge Compound

Do you think the wheels will restore their original shine once I use the following products to refinish them??

Its possible that you may get better results using this system, but you have to be sure that you have NO clear coat on the lip of these wheels.

To get the best results you need to get away from the drill, and if you have access to a automotive compressor and a high speed pneumatic die grinder which spins at a higher rpm this will work far better.

I would test a small area using these products from course to fine, and if it works your good to go. Out here in California we have a company called MAG MASTERS and thats all they do is polish aluminum to look like chrome. They have big industrial machines, but with pneumatic tools you should be good.

Dave @ Innovative Detailing
Mobile Auto Salon - O.C. Cali