General 17" sport wheels corroding
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General 17" sport wheels corroding
Hi, I have a 150 sport multijet and one of the wheels (the two toned ones) is also starting to bubble under the laquer on one of the polished spokes . When i had my car serviced in the local main dealer about a month ago i pointed out the corrosion and asked if it was under warranty , he said yes and that he would order one for me. I called in last week and apparently they are on back order , so still waiting.
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The 17's on the GP Mjet sporting bubbled and corroded.
The 19s on the bravo are kerbed
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19's ? i thought max was 18's ?
No, 19s will fit with 225/40/19 profiles
Any chance of some photos? Mine are doing the same and I'm pretty sure they're not kerbed.
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that looks nasty.
Hi, sorry for the delay in posting a photo.
Have you used any kind of wheel cleaner?
I have used Simoniz wheel cleaner on them once a couple of months ago but it states on it that it can be used for all wheel types incl. polished and unlaquered. I wash the car every week using zymol autowash. However there was a very slight small blemish there when i bought the car back in April (the car was 4 months old then) but not to this extent, it has definately got worse over time.
I've found, from bitter experience, that wheels cleaned, unless cleaner absolutely washed off with water after use, will suffer detrimental effects to the paintwork in a similar fashion to that in the picture.
I am now extermely cautious when using any kind of wheel cleaner due to the acidic nature of the cleaner,
I am now extermely cautious when using any kind of wheel cleaner due to the acidic nature of the cleaner,
That's surely come up through the chrome though, rather than dig into it?
I'm not saying for definite it is wheel cleaners acidic properties that have done this, it just looks very similar to how one of my wheels went when I didn't clean it off properly
20 years ago I had some aftermarket alloys on a Rover 800. They had a highly polished face to the wheel, and painted on the spokes etc. They corroded badly starting from the edge where paint met polished, which was a sharp corner. Might be the process of making two-tone wheels creates a weak spot in the laquer?
Hi, sorry for the delay in posting a photo.
to be fair this is to be expected on that type of alloy surface. a good coating of wax when new, and then every 2 weeks after that, can buy you some time.
what is more depressing is when the painted areas begin to bubble, but that usually takes 5 years on fiat alloys.
fiat have been replacing alloys under warranty for as long as i have been alive. it has always been a common problem, especially on alfas.
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Hi, sorry for the delay in posting a photo.
Mine are exactly the same. I'll pop into my local dealer and see what they say.
Dealer has taken photos but because it's over a year old it's going down a different route than if it was under 1 year. Pretty sure it's been visible since before August.
let us know what the outcome is hellcat, I had some alloys with a polished rim and it started to craze really badly, its usually when there is a a break in the surface lacquer and the rain and or salt from the roads gets under it and then the corrosion process starts
If youve kerbed them then, time it of the essence - sand it back using progressive rough to smooth wet and dry, then some fine wire wool, finish with some autosol for polished finish and lacquer. Hopefully this will stop it before it goes any further.
If youve kerbed them then, time it of the essence - sand it back using progressive rough to smooth wet and dry, then some fine wire wool, finish with some autosol for polished finish and lacquer. Hopefully this will stop it before it goes any further.
