Wheel Problems
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forrest@mothers
Serious no BS kinda guy
What's the center cap made of? There's a scientific term for corrosion from 2 dissimilar metals in contact with each other.
Galling, maybe? Of course, it could be something simple like damage from salt on the road in winter, causing the clear coat to delaminate.
Galling, maybe? Of course, it could be something simple like damage from salt on the road in winter, causing the clear coat to delaminate.
tom p.
Active member
when you see that. The wheel cleaner ends up penetrating the clearcoat and that erosion will just keep getting worse. Apart from re-fininishing, I don't think there's anything else you can do. Avoid the strong wheel cleaners when you see that condition.
LouisanaJeeper
New member
if it is a newer car it should be replaced by warranty. The clearcoat has failed there and the aluminum is starting to corrode
LouisanaJeeper
New member
oh, by the way if you can't get it replaced...sand off all the corrosion in the arear till you get to good metal and put some clearcoat on there.
GoodnClean
New member
Yep, just normal ol' clearcoat failure. In my experience its really common on machine finish alloys.
imported_ajbarnes
New member
GoodnClean said:
Agreed. I've come across plenty of alloys that have similar corrosion.
I agree with L J about if you can't get them replaced, just sand it off and clearcoat it.