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Just changed my car and noticed that there are a couple of small areas on the alloy wheels that have started to corrode slightly. Anything I can do to repair or stop the corrosion?
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Anyone?
Unfortunatly not its under the paint now and will keep creeping
I've used a place called 'spit and polish' in Tonbridge Kent. They refurbish and paint or laquer alloy wheels. Did an ace job for me, and they collect and deliver.
That was some years back now, hope they're still around. Have a google, there are a growing number of mobile wheel refurbishers, all the main dealers use them for slight nicks/dinks in wheels.
Many thanks
If it's only small areas, you can potentially get them repaired, and not the whole wheel.
Places like Wicked Wheels will come out and go it for you on a mobile basis & there are loads of other companies out there.
If you want the entire wheel doing, there are places like The Wheel Specialist but they are quite expensive.
Or you will probably find somewhere local to you that does it for about £40/wheel. You just need to put in some decent Google searches. I searched for ages and couldn't find anywhere near me. Then I changed my search & all of a sudden found Peterborough Trim Repairs who start at £40/wheel.
Best to get it done sooner, rather than later. My wheels have some corrosion on. I kept meaning to get it sorted, and now I think I will have to have all 4 wheels totally re-furbed.
Will corrosion actually damage alloy wheels? Excluding fancy lightweight ones where there may be less material, will corrosion ever get structural?
I can't see that kenneth, not with ali
I need to get the wheels on our megane done espcially as one of them now has a slow leak on it. It is possible to do your self if you are prepared to put the effort in. If you goole diy wheel repairs then you should find some good write ups on how to do it.
How old is the car? I got a set of alloys replaced for free on a car that was just coming out of warranty
I've got a business card from a guy near Preston. Will use him myself soon. He removes the lacquer which is where your problems will be, cleans the wheel, then retreats with something more resilient than the manufacturer's cheap, thin coating.
If you have a lacquered finish i won't bother having it reapplied. If the surface has been polished and lacquered there is no primer and it will never stick and seal like paint.
Just get them resprayed silver.