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[happydude2012]

Hi All

 

Ive got a set of deep rim JBW alloys 6x12inch in gun metal gray - the rim has become really tatty and it looks like the shiney "coating" has been eaten off the rim by road salt i would guess, its almost like a white crystal deposit has built up in patches and when i cleaned it off the factory surface went with it - i do clean them every week but it doesnt seem to have made any difference they are getting worse and worse.

I cant see how i would repair this issue without having a pro do it which i imagine is a fortune.

 

Anyone else got any tips on how to clean this issue up and repair? any one with similar experiences?

 

thanks

[cian]

Try some 1200 grit and wet and dry them then polish with a fine cutting compound with a DA

[happydude2012]

sorry cian, whats a DA?

[nicklouse]

that is what happens when alloy oxidises.

 

you have damaged the varnish and it will just get worse as it works its way under.

 

remove and polish.

[nicklouse]

sorry cian, whats a DA?

a DA sander. 

DualAction

 

 

does not do circles,

[happydude2012]

ah ok - oxidisation makes sense yes - so i should remove the old coating and polish the rim, What about re-coating the rim to stop oxidisation for while after the repair? is there a coating i can use?

 

Also has anyone got a youtube vid on this so i can see how its done.

 

thanks all

[absx2]

Just remove the lacquer and polish the bare alloy with metal polish such as Solvo Autosol or Peek and repeat as and when they go a bit dull.

I have a bare alloy 11 slat grill that lasts a long time between polishes.

 

I`m NOT recommending this as it is potentially dangerous but when I was younger and didn`t have access to a lathe I placed some axle stands..........................NO