HELP! the salt stains on my chrome lips!!!

Tmac911 · 02-05-2009, 09:43 PM

It snowed quite a bit in vancouver and the road salt stained my iforged lips...
i got a car wash yesterday and my lips were still dirty and i thought the people did a shit job... however after i got home i tried scrubbing it and it turns out its stained and its really difficult getting it off...

would it be the chemical ate away a coat on my lip?

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

btw not sure if my lips are polished or chrome... its iforged Challenge

Flea7 · 02-05-2009, 11:37 PM

Your lips are probably polish and not chrome. I'm sure you can buff it out.

GAMEOVR · 02-06-2009, 06:49 AM

That's why god you should always put on stocks. I wouldn't even dare to run my DPE's (chrome lip) w/ the amount of salt they use in NYC. It's nuts!

As the ^ above poster said, it's probably polish lips? Should buff right out.

Tmac911 · 02-06-2009, 12:22 PM

is there anything i can do at home to take out as much stain as possible b4 i take it out to buff?

purplewidow · 02-07-2009, 10:00 AM

try claying..then try polishing with a metal polish..thing i don't get is most polished looking rims have some type of clear coat on them..so your telling me salt ate through the clear? or are you sure there is no clear and just polished alloy/aluminum? is it every wheel? defect maybe? i would call the company and ask what to do..wheels are touchy sometimes.

Dlifevr6 · 02-07-2009, 05:49 PM

im having the same problem.Dont no what to do

Tmac911 · 02-08-2009, 06:41 PM

Would the stains on my polished lip be the so called "oxidation" if so it's stated on the iforged site to use aluminum polish to remove them?

or for a more aggressive cleaning use 50/50 solution of simple green and water.

any advice?

02-05-2009, 09:43 PM	#1
Tmac911 Ty Come AGAIN! 9 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 08 AW 335i 6mt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver/852 iTrader: (1)	HELP! the salt stains on my chrome lips!!! It snowed quite a bit in vancouver and the road salt stained my iforged lips... i got a car wash yesterday and my lips were still dirty and i thought the people did a shit job... however after i got home i tried scrubbing it and it turns out its stained and its really difficult getting it off... would it be the chemical ate away a coat on my lip? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw not sure if my lips are polished or chrome... its iforged Challenge __________________ 2008 E92 335i 6MT Alpine White/ Coral Red, Sports, Premium, Comfort Access, Mtech Angel Eyes, 19" iForged Challenge, Aero Lip, Painted Reflectors, DD SSkirt, Vorsteiner Decklid, Vorsteiner Diffuser
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Flea7 Major 112 Rep 1,260 Posts Drives: E92 M3 6MT/F48 X1/F430/F12 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PNW iTrader: (6) Garage List 2016 X1 [0.00] 2008 E92 M3 [0.00] 2005 Ferrari F430 [0.00] 2014 Ferrari F12 Be ... [10.00]	Your lips are probably polish and not chrome. I'm sure you can buff it out. __________________
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GAMEOVR SPRCHRGD E93 M3 12 Rep 271 Posts Drives: Mthreezzzy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new y0rk iTrader: (0)	That's why god you should always put on stocks. I wouldn't even dare to run my DPE's (chrome lip) w/ the amount of salt they use in NYC. It's nuts! As the ^ above poster said, it's probably polish lips? Should buff right out. __________________ E93 M3 Modded to perfection.
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Tmac911 Ty Come AGAIN! 9 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 08 AW 335i 6mt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver/852 iTrader: (1)	is there anything i can do at home to take out as much stain as possible b4 i take it out to buff? __________________ 2008 E92 335i 6MT Alpine White/ Coral Red, Sports, Premium, Comfort Access, Mtech Angel Eyes, 19" iForged Challenge, Aero Lip, Painted Reflectors, DD SSkirt, Vorsteiner Decklid, Vorsteiner Diffuser
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purplewidow Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (2)	try claying..then try polishing with a metal polish..thing i don't get is most polished looking rims have some type of clear coat on them..so your telling me salt ate through the clear? or are you sure there is no clear and just polished alloy/aluminum? is it every wheel? defect maybe? i would call the company and ask what to do..wheels are touchy sometimes.
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Tmac911 Ty Come AGAIN! 9 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 08 AW 335i 6mt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver/852 iTrader: (1)	Would the stains on my polished lip be the so called "oxidation" if so it's stated on the iforged site to use aluminum polish to remove them? or for a more aggressive cleaning use 50/50 solution of simple green and water. any advice? __________________ 2008 E92 335i 6MT Alpine White/ Coral Red, Sports, Premium, Comfort Access, Mtech Angel Eyes, 19" iForged Challenge, Aero Lip, Painted Reflectors, DD SSkirt, Vorsteiner Decklid, Vorsteiner Diffuser
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