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Old 06-11-2006, 11:53 AM
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Angry polished lip repair?

Can polished lips be repaired? or do they just have to be replaced... One of mine has some scratches cause of Chicago's wonderful high curbs. Any chicagoans recommend a place
Old 06-11-2006, 01:49 PM
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How deep are the scratches?

Might be able to polish them out if you dont have a clearcoat on them.

Otherwise check out Wheel America in Arlington Heights.
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how bout u be more careful with my dream rims
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^^^I feel you on that note
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I had some faint ones on my lip-Dremmel makes some pad thing for polishing. My dad did it, but i watched-he put a dab of polish on the area and basically buffed the scratches right out.
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Werd, you could get Mothers Powerball and hook it up to a drill. Works well.

Wenol is some abrasive polish that can polish the hell out of anything.
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I have yet to assess the exact damage, I'm too scared too look, I will try to polish it out first... damn curbs!
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Looked at it last night, its curb rash, I *think* the scratches aren't that deep, barely get your fingernail in them. I was thinking about using the Mothers Powerball and Wenol polish, do I use the red tube or the blue tube? Should I even bother?
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What wheels are they? Some are anodized aluminum and you cannot just polish the scratches out. Mostly Japanese brands like Racing Hart, Work....

Let me know and I'll give you more detail.
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just a high polished lip, not anodized, not clearcoated
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