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	Polished outer rims: A lot of Mercedes wheels have a painted face with a polished shiny outer rim. The outer tends to oxidise as the weather gets under the lacquer and it takes on a discoloured and unsightly look. This is easily recut on our polishing machine and either painted or just re-polished, depending on your preference. Machine polished: This is a wheel that is machined on a lathe and then lacquered. In other words, there is no paint between the metal alloy and the lacquer, whereas with most alloy wheels, the surface is painted and then lacquered, to resist ingress of weather , and thus assist durability. The cars we tend to see most frequently with full face polished wheel styles are BMW M3, Mercedes E Class and the SLK. We have done many dozens of each of these. We can give you options of machining again or a different painted finish, which can look just as attractive, with greater durability.