badeh2

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Hey, so two of my rims have like this old ruff tape looking thing on the lip of the rim and i tried using GOO GONE to get it off but no use... Could it be from old age? Would i need to sand it down or something? Anyone heard of such a thing? I bought my rims used and it was already on it, so... any comments would be appreciated! thanks guys

Garkon

pics would be helpful at getting an idea what this was and how to take it off. And to be clear, we aren't talking about the c2's you had for a while, you got some new ones right.

badeh2

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Yea, I sold those and got some 19" axis mesh II's that look sort of like the c2's. Ill go and take some pictures soon...

badeh2

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This stuff... do i need to get light sand paper and sand it down?? iono its annoying though, and would love to get it off! thanks

smokendsm

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pretty sure its the clear coat coming off..

JohnBlayz142

Seems like something is coming off, if a little wheel polish doesn't do anything there's probably not much that will.

jdmm

you will have to buy paint stripper and take off that clear coat then u can use steel wool and metal polish and they would be like new. but u would have to keep up withthe polishing.

or u can buy paint stripper and remove the clear coat then use fine steel wool then just reclear coat the the lip.

typeS6S

use the 3m adhesive/wax remover you can buy it at the local auto store

badeh2

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hmm, thanks ill give it try!

FFEMTSHAFER

It looks like the backing of those sticker wheel weights. Try taking a razor blade and cut as much off that you can and then soak with an adhessive cleaner for a few minutes. Should come off. Just be careful with the blade to not scrach the rim. Personally I would NOT use sand paper!

jdmm

im pretty sure thats the clearcoat

bhurlbut

That is a POLISHED LIP, so do not use sandpaper OR steel whool OR razor blades, you will scratch the crap out of the metal. Also, there is no clearcoat on polished aluminum wheels. Either paint remover or acetone (my preference) should work great. Trust me, I'm a detailer.

jdmm

yes there is and i do polish rims on the side and engine parts.

i have 19in c2's that had to get the lips redone! those rims have a thin clear coat on them to keep them from tarnishing.

ive owned alot of rims with polish lips and most of them have a clear coat on them unless u get them custom polished (meaning once a week or so u will have to pullout the metal polish to take off the tarnish)

if theres no clearcoat on them then those lips would be dull