Removing light rust from polished lips?
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Removing light rust from polished lips? Does anyone know how to remove light rust from a polished aluminum lip? I was thinking of using sand paper, but if I use too high of a grit, it would just scratch the lip all to hell. Would a professional detailing shop be able to remove the rust, or where would you recommend me taking the wheels?
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if it's a non-clearcoated polished lip, i'd do like Dex says and use an S.O.S. pad (or really, really fine, non-coarse steel wool) to get the rust residue off, then get some aluminum polish and bling them back up again.
I would 1st start off with aluminum polish since its less abrasive then sand paper or a sos pad. If the polish turns black after rubbing it in then you have aluminum, if not then its something else. If it does turn black and doesn't come off you could use a high grit sandpaper and follow up with the polish again.
I would 1st start off with aluminum polish since its less abrasive then sand paper or a sos pad. If the polish turns black after rubbing it in then you have aluminum, if not then its something else. If it does turn black and doesn't come off you could use a high grit sandpaper and follow up with the polish again.
when i'm talking about S.O.S. pads or steel wool, i'm not talking about the scouring pads that look like chain mail armor rolled into a ball, but the really, really fine fiber type of pads....the fibers are smaller than the hairs on your head. that type of pad shouldn't scuff it up too much, and the little bit it does scuff, the polish should be able to take care of without too much trouble....especially if the area that's scuffed is kept to a minimum.
