Water spots on Volk's anodized lip.....Damn Rays!
Originally Posted by ___DJK___
Yes they are polished and clear coated.
You can do more damage washing the rims than drying them. If you catch a piece of gravel in your sponge, washcloth, etc, its real easy to drag it across the lip without knowing and creating hairline scratches. Once the wheel is totally clean a microfiber towel isn't going to do any damage. I buff mine to a nice shine and on occasion put some Zaino on them inside and out.
You can do more damage washing the rims than drying them. If you catch a piece of gravel in your sponge, washcloth, etc, its real easy to drag it across the lip without knowing and creating hairline scratches. Once the wheel is totally clean a microfiber towel isn't going to do any damage. I buff mine to a nice shine and on occasion put some Zaino on them inside and out.
Cool. I'll give them like 10 coats of wax before I even put them on the car...
Can I pull off that blue clear tape that protects the outside edge of the lip? Or do they leave that on while mounting the tires?
I gotta find somewhere to install tires without scratching the rims. America's tire co ALWAYS effed up the rims on my M3. dunno if it's cause they are busy and in a hurry? They won't be touching these rims...
I am super-**** about washing my car. If I drop a mitt, which I have not done for a while, I set it aside and use a back-up mitt and then wash the hell out of the one I dropped when I'm done.
Originally Posted by MIVsupra93-2JZ
Holy sh*t, it worked!! I actually thought of this before I read your response. If dirty water is the cause of the mineral/calcium build up on the lip, then figured clean water, in my case purified water would do the trick....and it did.
I think the key here though, is that the wheel has to be very cool to the touch. For some reason, it take less effort to get rid of the dried water spot when its cool opposed to warm. I basically take a clean microfiber cloth and soak it with a bottle of purified water and then use it to wipe the lip.Don't forget to ring the cloth of any access water before you wipe the lip. The first thing you see is some water smears and fogs, but wait a couple of second and they will disappear along with the water spot! The temp here is 60 degree so that might help. The vinegar+water helped but it took me several hard wipes and it can get sticky.
I was surprised and relieved.
Now no more water spots on my rims.
I have another advice. Never wipe your lip with any kind of dry cloth. Even with microfiber, the lip scratches very easily. So that means, I don't recommend waxing them.
I think the key here though, is that the wheel has to be very cool to the touch. For some reason, it take less effort to get rid of the dried water spot when its cool opposed to warm. I basically take a clean microfiber cloth and soak it with a bottle of purified water and then use it to wipe the lip.Don't forget to ring the cloth of any access water before you wipe the lip. The first thing you see is some water smears and fogs, but wait a couple of second and they will disappear along with the water spot! The temp here is 60 degree so that might help. The vinegar+water helped but it took me several hard wipes and it can get sticky.
I was surprised and relieved.
Now no more water spots on my rims.I have another advice. Never wipe your lip with any kind of dry cloth. Even with microfiber, the lip scratches very easily. So that means, I don't recommend waxing them.
i know you pay high dollar on that rim but all i can isay even though how much you take care of ur rims it will get scratches. the only way not to scratch ur rims is dont use the car.
Originally Posted by hiz-n-herz
Cool. I'll give them like 10 coats of wax before I even put them on the car...
Originally Posted by hiz-n-herz
Can I pull off that blue clear tape that protects the outside edge of the lip? Or do they leave that on while mounting the tires?
Please leave that blue plastic on until they are mounted. Take the advice of someone who puts on wheels for a living. It has saved me before from scratching a wheel when mounting it.
