My Wheels Are Buggered

[Swervin_Mervin]

Serves me right I spose for going to the immigrant car wash. They must use acid cleaner. The diamond cut lip has like a mayo looking colour in patches under the laquer. Must've got under the laquer and corroded the alloy a bit.

So I need to find somewhere that can recut the lip. Does anyone know of anywhere?

[Mattie]

could just sand it down, polish it up then laqure the lip ur self?

might not be as good as cuttin it but alot cheeper! :D

[big hp]

Unlucky fella. Shouldn't cost too much just to get lip re-cut.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Don't car about the cost tbh. The cut lip is worth having over the polished one imo. I thought most re-furbers just did polished y'see?

[BRUN]

i didnt think the lip was lacquered ?

Mer Wheel Wax is actually quite good at removing marks from 'metal' wheels that have been left by acid wheel cleaners

[Swervin_Mervin]

Mine are laquered Brun. Presumably this Mer won't work if it's under the laquer?

[BRUN]

if your ever in St Helens mate come to my shop and try some

Motor World, WA9 1AF

[white16valver]

Fred leaves his rims just cut back - I believe the logic behind it is that the lacquer has nothing to 'grip' on a diamond cut rim as it's just smooth metal basically, therefore isn't very long lasting. By just cutting the rim back you can just polish it up once in a while.

[Winston]

I'd get the wet and dry out .....but then again im a tight bastard :P

[Swervin_Mervin]

I would do that but I'm too worried about losing the cut lines.