E30 Zone

has anybody tried polishing the lips on bbs 14 or 15" alloys themselves?

easy, get various grades of sanding sheets, starting with 80 grit and work your way up

Its easy to do but to keep them shiny is a different story

As said work your way up with grades of wet and dry then finish off with a polish, avoid autosol, duraglit etc as you need something to protect from them from everyday filth on the roads and brakedust
Ive gone through loads of polish but ive found this the best, has anti corrosive, easy to use and brings them up like a mirror

What about polishing, then lacquering? Thats what I'm planning when I refurb my BBS

JWaller360 wrote:What about polishing, then lacquering? Thats what I'm planning when I refurb my BBS

You will loose a bit of shine but they will still stand out.

JWaller360 wrote:What about polishing, then lacquering? Thats what I'm planning when I refurb my BBS

the laquer will just peel and crack within six months..thats what happened to mine..

the nature of laquer is that when spraying it onto paint it should be "wet coated" over the top coat while it is still tacky so that the laquer may adhere with the paint..it just does'nt last on bare metal

And they go 'milky' if you chip it when water gets under the lacquer


Edit: must type faster

ahh I see.

Bugger.

i got mine done from a metal polishers.