Wheel Lip Repolish DIY
05-07-2010, 10:56 AM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i
Haha don't do it!
If your lips lost its shine, this is definitely the way to go without paying $$$$ for a shop to essentially do the same thing. It's a cool but time intensive project.
Thanks and seriously! I would have gotten a lot more bites on my wheels I'm sure. Now let me have at those LMs of yours 
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05-08-2010, 06:57 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Superb result! They look like new. 
05-08-2010, 07:29 PM
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OEM M-Tech Front Bumper, OEM M Side Skirts, OEM M5 Rear Bumper, M5 Trunk Lid Finisher, M5 Style Mirrors, Custom Hamann Style Splitter, Custom Hartge Style Diffuser, RD Sport Boot Spoiler, LCI Taillights, Bruce Miranda's V4 LCI Retro Cables, 6000K Xenon light Bulbs, Xenon White LED License Plate Lights, 8000K HID 9006 Fog Lights, Akalius� Front Headlight Euro Overlays, Matte Black Kidney Grilles, E60.Net Clings, Debadged, Llumar Tinting "Micro Edged, 15% Rear 35% Sides,
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19" VMR 710 Hyper Silver, General Exclaim UHP 245/35/19 Front-275/30/19 Rear, Gloss Silver Caliper Paint Job DIY
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Good job Ross! I bet if you hit the wheels with mothers chrome polish it will shine like a mirror!
09-28-2011, 11:43 AM
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Awsome job dude! I have to do this to mine soon. Couple of questions:
1. How long did you not clean your wheels to get them in that shape before the DIY? Not to be a smartass or anything, it's just that I haven't polished mine since I got them 6 months ago.
2. For planning sake, how long did it take you to do one wheel?
3. I'm assuming you did the work all by hand correct? I'm planning to try using a Mother's PowerBall when it's time to polish.
Edit: "5. About 1-2 hours of time per wheel"
1. How long did you not clean your wheels to get them in that shape before the DIY? Not to be a smartass or anything, it's just that I haven't polished mine since I got them 6 months ago.
2. For planning sake, how long did it take you to do one wheel?
3. I'm assuming you did the work all by hand correct? I'm planning to try using a Mother's PowerBall when it's time to polish.
Edit: "5. About 1-2 hours of time per wheel"
10-02-2011, 02:05 PM
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Great look! Unfortunately this will not last forever. Problem is that you removed the clear coating and now your metal is exposed to the elements and you have to keep it up very often as you did not reapply any coating to it. The pitting was on the clear, not the metal itself! This process is no different than restoring headlight, BMW brake dust sucks!