Mothers Billet Metal Polish Works!!!

Shih · 12-23-2007, 01:12 AM

Look at the pix before and after. Amazingly different.
Took me 3 hours to polish, but I was satisfied with the result even I could not remove all.

!Xoible · 12-23-2007, 01:25 AM

where are the pictures of it working?

ScheerSpeed · 12-23-2007, 01:48 AM

very nice. have you tried mothers powerball and Powermetal polish? works great for me!

Shih · 12-23-2007, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mantis

where are the pictures of it working?

I think it worked pretty well, consider that the wheels were really dull. The wheels now are actually shining. I need to look closely see the spots.

Anything might remove the dull spots better? I might repolish them if anyone has better product.

Shih · 12-23-2007, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

very nice. have you tried mothers powerball and Powermetal polish? works great for me!

yes, I used powerball. Powermetal works better than billet metal?

ScheerSpeed · 12-23-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shih

yes, I used powerball. Powermetal works better than billet metal?

i havent tried billet, but for when i used the powermetal i thought it was pretty good

Shih · 12-23-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

i havent tried billet, but for when i used the powermetal i thought it was pretty good

Will try powermetal once I finish with billet. I use billet because iForged recommend that.

ScheerSpeed · 12-23-2007, 06:57 PM

are the lips clear coated?

BimmerFan61 · 12-23-2007, 08:03 PM

This is why I always tell people to get chrome lip! No offense but your lip still doesnt look that good. The chrome looks like a mirror, this looks like semi polished metal

GAM3OVR85 · 12-23-2007, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lifo

This is why I always tell people to get chrome lip! No offense but your lip still doesnt look that good. The chrome looks like a mirror, this looks like semi polished metal

I ordered my wheels w/chrome lip

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To OP, im pretty ur polished lip can be much cleaner

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GL bro.

ScheerSpeed · 12-23-2007, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lifo

This is why I always tell people to get chrome lip! No offense but your lip still doesnt look that good. The chrome looks like a mirror, this looks like semi polished metal

mine are chrome, but they still corrode if you dont wash them often...but they poilsh and look like a mirror again

tzuten · 12-27-2007, 05:40 AM

That is what my iforged looks like only after 2 months. Coming from Volks, which have clear coated lips, I am disappointed on how polished lipped wheels look after a couple of months. Volks were always shiney, even after a few days of not washing. The Iforged look dull and dirty, and even worse 30 minutes of collecting dust. Unfortunately I don't have the time to sit and polish wheels every other weekend... And nor would I really want to.

ScheerSpeed · 12-27-2007, 09:52 AM

i used the billet polish yesterday on exhaust tips, and it worked great!

UncleWede · 12-27-2007, 09:59 AM

I thought, but could be wrong, that the billet was specifically designed for billet ALUMINUM, where the Powermetal was for other metals (there is a listing on the bottles).
I used the powerball/metal on my motorcycle and it cleaned some things up real nice, but my wheels are too far gone to even touch, the chrome is flaking off. I used teh powermetal on the exhast tips after they had been on for over a year, and it cleaned all but the worst black on the bottom.
The nitrogen in the fertilizers in the fields around my house is murder on anything left outside in the fog.

Shih · 12-28-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

are the lips clear coated?

no, they are not clear coated.

Regraded that I did not get them with chrome lips. I went to the local shop to ask how much to clear coated the wheel.

$275 each.

ianbiz · 12-29-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

very nice. have you tried mothers powerball and Powermetal polish? works great for me!

and me.
Powerball FTW

ScheerSpeed · 12-29-2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

I thought, but could be wrong, that the billet was specifically designed for billet ALUMINUM, where the Powermetal was for other metals (there is a listing on the bottles).
I used the powerball/metal on my motorcycle and it cleaned some things up real nice, but my wheels are too far gone to even touch, the chrome is flaking off. I used teh powermetal on the exhast tips after they had been on for over a year, and it cleaned all but the worst black on the bottom.
The nitrogen in the fertilizers in the fields around my house is murder on anything left outside in the fog.

billet can be used on any non-coated surface. except chrome. its on the can...

E92_335 · 12-29-2007, 02:19 AM

Yeah the chrome lip MAY look better but if something happens to them (say they are damaged or curb-rashed), good luck repairing that...

and please don't say "well i'm a good driver, i dont curb-rash my wheel" because shit happens

Shih · 12-29-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by E92_335

Yeah the chrome lip MAY look better but if something happens to them (say they are damaged or curb-rashed), good luck repairing that...

and please don't say "well i'm a good driver, i dont curb-rash my wheel" because shit happens

Good thought.
BTW, I am thinking to wet sand them, is it a good idea?

E92_335 · 12-29-2007, 01:42 PM

Hm probably not considering you could put some scratches into it... clay bar will probably help a LOT.

Shih · 01-03-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by E92_335

Hm probably not considering you could put some scratches into it... clay bar will probably help a LOT.

I tired wet sanding them with #800 last weekend. It worked up to be pretty good. Billet polisher just polished the scratches out no problem.

ScheerSpeed · 01-03-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shih

I tired wet sanding them with #800 last weekend. It worked up to be pretty good. Billet polisher just polished the scratches out no problem.

nice! glad you fixed it!

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