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Originally Posted by rodneym
4. Will the machined lips be coated? Richard is currently looking at a new coating for the lips that shows promise but won't have an answer until mid Jan.
Any mag owners want to share with us how awesome their wheels are?  (and you can complain all you want, if they're on your Cobra, they're worth it  ) |
OK all you Nouveau Halibranistas...
In all my prior cautions about oxidization, I omitted one significant factor; brake dust. If you wish to keep them in as-new condition, one season (or year-round) of brake dust will attack them and bore into the surface over time-meaning emery cloth(s), steel wool, wet-or-dry(s)-then polish. Gibbs, WD or
anything else won't stop that. Of course you can leave it for that 'real' look (can't get more real than H's) but your investment is going away. Don't expect too much about any coating because brake dust will eat anything. I can post a snap as I'm doing mine right now-if anybody cares. And mine are highly maintained. Also -forget washing the car with a water hose (never did that) if you don't want them to turn.
Share/awesome?-They been on my car since 1991-what does that say about how I feel about them? They make Trigos and Vintages (both fine wheels) look like Chinese copies. Then if you compete the car there's the
unbearable lightness. There presence transports the car back in time...
My not-so-humble opinion.