I had my wheels powdercoated this past week and I kept the lips polished. However, while the wheels were in the oven the clear coat on the lips turned yellow. I had the guy at the shop repolish the lips and now he is leaving it up to me whether or not he should reclear the lips after he polishes them. What do you guys think? Keep them polished or clear them afterwards?

I know having them just polished will probably look better initially but will require routine maintenance to keep them in that condition, while clearing them will dull them slightly but will allow for easier maintenance. With this being said, what are your guys experiences with both? Any input will help.

Thanks

 

clearing them is going to also protect the wheel itself, I'd say do it.

 

I would clear them. It will be the biggest pain always polishing them

 

Do you want to endure the hassle of spending 30-60 minutes every couple weeks polishing them? I would clear them.

 

I was in the same boat when I initially had my lips polished. My wheel guy told me I would lose about 10% of the luster if I cleared...well worth the trade off in ease of maintenance.

Clear coat

 

Thanks for all the input everyone. In the end I went with no clear coat. Since I garage the car and clean my wheels after I drive it normally, I figured it was the best route. I also never drive the car when there is salt on the ground etc...so I think I will be ok. Don't really mind polishing them every two months or so.