Well I recently picked up some 17X7 sokudo 8 gunmetal rims with a polished lip. They were in ok shape aside from some curb rash and salt pitting in the lip >.<

Well I need 2 tires to replace the bald ones but I thought I would work on the lip. Here is the progress so far. This is a comparison of the second worst rim before anything is done, and the worst rim after I worked on it.

https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02294.jpg
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02297.jpg
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02295.jpg
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02298.jpg
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02296.jpg
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02299.jpg



And this is why I want to get 215/40/r17 because 205/40/r17 just isn't wide enough:
https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y1...s/DSC02300.jpg

if you want to go wider...get some 205/45/17...i had 215/45/17 on the rims when i bought my exact ones and it rubbbed everytime i hit a bump or when i had to make a sharp turn

Paint the lip black! fing02.gif

Black or gunmetal? The rims are gunmetal, it's ahrd to tell in the pics though. The "tuner Lugs" I have coming are black so It might go well.

or gunmetal, which ever lol

Is there a step further I need to take it after the polish as far as protecting the lip goes now? I sanded it with 220/400/800ish/1500 and then polished the metal. Should I throw a clear coat on it or will it be fine for a while?

if you have a truck stop near you, go the chrome and pick up a bottle of "never-dull". clear bottle w/purple liquid, works great with a little elbow grease on both chrome and aluminum. truckers literally swear by that shit.

i can swear by Never Dull...we use it in military on brass and different types of metal

that shit works fing02.gif

lookin real good.

i would paint the lip black to add a lil contrast to the actual rim color, then you dont have to worry about it not matching the gunmetal of the rims

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (UrS0NvS @ Apr 17 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>if you have a truck stop near you, go the chrome and pick up a bottle of "never-dull". clear bottle w/purple liquid, works great with a little elbow grease on both chrome and aluminum. truckers literally swear by that shit.</div>

I use nevrdull. It's made by eagle-one. You can get it at autozone. it comes in a tin can filled with cotton. You can pull off a piece of cotton and start polishing. The more you polish, the brighter the shine. I use it on my chrome intake, my polished aluminum koyo radiator, my polished aluminum strut tower bar, my intake manifold and the shiny parts of the head on my engine. it works VERY well.

However, since you are trying to restore your rims, you may want to consider using steel wool to remove the clearcoat and pits, then using some of this
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NGB55Y/...inishingcominc

I've never tried it myself, but if I were redoing rims, I definately would.