Lip Chroming
07-30-2007, 07:12 AM
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Lip Chroming
Anyone know of a reputable company that can chrome the lips on my volks? The wheels are about 5 months old and the clear coat is hazed. I only wash them with soap and water and somehow they are really hazed and minorly pitted. Anyone else experience this?
07-30-2007, 09:02 AM
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polish or chrome? I believe most volks have polished lips and not chrome. I think Ye wheel shop in Columbia can refinish them. They are always backed up and might take a while to get your wheel back. There is some other dude that fix wheels in NOVA also that can refinish/paint the lip w/o on the spot with the tires on. You have to search for old thread about it.
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07-30-2007, 09:42 AM
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they are currently polished... all 4 wheels have the clear hazed. I wanted to get the lips chromed because it will make cleaning them alot easier. anyone else with volks having the same issues?
07-30-2007, 11:21 AM
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A lot of rims are anodized. It is a chemical process. Chrome will last longer. I have been seeing trucks going around saying they repair and chrome on the spot.
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My two cents....never use soap on your rims... If you do...dont laugh..use baby soap or something that is specifically mild. I just use a waxed and damp cloth...no soap. The chemicals in the soap is what you are seeing on your rims...If only 5 months old, you must clean the hell out of your car..lol. (LIKE ME).
You can get them buffed at a detail shop, then think about clear coating them yourself. PM me if interested in doing the work yourself. I painted my TSW Modellos to match the interior colors of my G. Took a long aszz time but the final product, I am happy with. Give me a bit to dig up the shop in MD that does rims....keep inmind its about 200 a wheel for poweder coating (not sure about just the lip) and takes about 3 weeks, so hopefully you still have your stockers?
You can get them buffed at a detail shop, then think about clear coating them yourself. PM me if interested in doing the work yourself. I painted my TSW Modellos to match the interior colors of my G. Took a long aszz time but the final product, I am happy with. Give me a bit to dig up the shop in MD that does rims....keep inmind its about 200 a wheel for poweder coating (not sure about just the lip) and takes about 3 weeks, so hopefully you still have your stockers?
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Originally Posted by G ZILLA
My two cents....never use soap on your rims... If you do...dont laugh..use baby soap or something that is specifically mild. I just use a waxed and damp cloth...no soap. The chemicals in the soap is what you are seeing on your rims...If only 5 months old, you must clean the hell out of your car..lol. (LIKE ME).
You can get them buffed at a detail shop, then think about clear coating them yourself. PM me if interested in doing the work yourself. I painted my TSW Modellos to match the interior colors of my G. Took a long aszz time but the final product, I am happy with. Give me a bit to dig up the shop in MD that does rims....keep inmind its about 200 a wheel for poweder coating (not sure about just the lip) and takes about 3 weeks, so hopefully you still have your stockers?
You can get them buffed at a detail shop, then think about clear coating them yourself. PM me if interested in doing the work yourself. I painted my TSW Modellos to match the interior colors of my G. Took a long aszz time but the final product, I am happy with. Give me a bit to dig up the shop in MD that does rims....keep inmind its about 200 a wheel for poweder coating (not sure about just the lip) and takes about 3 weeks, so hopefully you still have your stockers?
I still have the factory 18's... I dont want to re-clear them... i want to chrome them because it would make cleaning them soooooo much easier and I wont have to worry about them.
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