well i curbed one of my rims so today i started to fix the problem but i might have made it worse. FIrst i took 600 grit sandpaper and sanded the polished lip and the curbed part of the rim. then i started to polish with a metal polisher however the rim is not shinny as it was before. Am i screwed or do i have to do something else.

please help me

oh yea i have the axis mod7 rims with the polished lip

thanks

 

You'll need to use finer sandpaper. 600 is pretty abrasive for a rim. Get some 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000. Using those ought to bring back the shine. It did on my polished lip.

 

what kind of rim do u have i guess my axis mods have a clear coat so i think im pretty much screwed

 

How bad do they look? Can you post a pic? Because if it doesn't look too bad you COULD do the same to the others to match the one you messed up. But like I said, I don't know how bad this one looks. If that's not an option you like, I would look for someplace to re-finish the rim for you professionally. My .02

 

600 definately to rough for wwhat your are attempting...safe with 2000...I know you used the metal polish, but try some spray glaze on it and see if the result improves.

 

thx for the help well the reason why i used the 600 was because of the curbed part. well i polished it again but axis is telling me that since it has a clear coat it will be imposible to get the shin back. so i think im just going to get it re done. only 100 dollars and they fix the curbed part of the rim. i think its a good deal

 

well i sanded the whole lip with 600 than 1000 1500 and then 2000 and then polished it. well since it doesnt have a clear coat now should i get it clear coated to lock in the polished lip???? oh yea it looks good now mb shinnier then the other rims.

 

nice recovery! or you could sand off the clear coat from all the other rims to match up?
I've seen soo many rims out there that the coat peels off anyway.

 

I had to sand off the clear coat from all 4 of my rims because of salt damage. As I said above, they look great. The down side is that they need to be polished regularly to keep them looking good. Doesn't take that long but you have to take the time to do it.