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Honda Alloy Wheels
Posted by Chris Baird
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Honda Alloy Wheels November 03, 2004 03:52PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 4 |
<HTML>We have a 1997 Honda Accord with Alloy Wheels, and the wheels are starting to look rather poor. There are large spots on them where the paint and finish are chipped/worn away. What is the easiest way to fix this, do we need to strip them down and repaint them, or if we decide to have them done, what type of shop would normally do a good job with something like this? Auto body, or a tire shop, or more of a custom auto shop?
Thanks in advance for any help you all might be able to give.
Chris</HTML>
thanks
Thanks in advance for any help you all might be able to give.
Chris</HTML>
thanks
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Re: Honda Alloy Wheels November 04, 2004 05:34AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 382 |
<HTML>Chris-Are the wheels actually painted so that they match the car? Or are the spots actually areas where the clearcoat has deteriorated & worn through so that there are blotches on the wheels and the edges of the spots that are chipping away have turned a yellowish-brown in color?
If the wheels are actually painted with paint, then the old paint will have to be removed & the wheel will have to be repainted & clearcoated.
If the wheels are clearcoated & the clearcoat is flaking off, then your alternatives are to have all the clearcoat removed & have the wheels polished & waxed. You'll have to clean & wax them every month or so. Or you can have them stripped & clearcoated again, but keep in mind that any repainting or clearcoating will be an expensive repair.
A body shop can do the work, but it will be quite expensive compared to a wheel reconditioning service. These services are usually mobile & will come to you to either do the repair on site or take the wheels back to their shop & deliver them back to you when the job is complete.
If you took your car to drive through car washes on a regular basis & paid the extra dollar to let them clean the wheels, they probably used an acid spray on the wheels & it eventually broke down & ate through the clearcoat. The same thing could have happened if you used a wheel cleaner that wasn't safe for alloy wheels. If you do your own cleaning, make sure you check the labels before using the product.
My wheel expert tells me that he would just strip the clearcoat off the wheel & clean & wax them every 30-60 days. The problems with clearcoated wheels is that once the surface is scratched or scraped down past the clear, water & salt will start to get in under the clear & push it off the wheel. This condition usually starts around the edges & is a result of scraping against a curb. Once the clearcoat is breached, the only way to repair it is to re-clear the whole wheel as it has to be applied as a single, complete layer. It cannot be patched or blended in like paint.</HTML>
Shine On!
Rod Wesley
Touch Up 'N' Go!
Auto & Marine Appearance Center
We take your car from Rough to Buff!
Visit our website at: www.touchupngo.com
If the wheels are actually painted with paint, then the old paint will have to be removed & the wheel will have to be repainted & clearcoated.
If the wheels are clearcoated & the clearcoat is flaking off, then your alternatives are to have all the clearcoat removed & have the wheels polished & waxed. You'll have to clean & wax them every month or so. Or you can have them stripped & clearcoated again, but keep in mind that any repainting or clearcoating will be an expensive repair.
A body shop can do the work, but it will be quite expensive compared to a wheel reconditioning service. These services are usually mobile & will come to you to either do the repair on site or take the wheels back to their shop & deliver them back to you when the job is complete.
If you took your car to drive through car washes on a regular basis & paid the extra dollar to let them clean the wheels, they probably used an acid spray on the wheels & it eventually broke down & ate through the clearcoat. The same thing could have happened if you used a wheel cleaner that wasn't safe for alloy wheels. If you do your own cleaning, make sure you check the labels before using the product.
My wheel expert tells me that he would just strip the clearcoat off the wheel & clean & wax them every 30-60 days. The problems with clearcoated wheels is that once the surface is scratched or scraped down past the clear, water & salt will start to get in under the clear & push it off the wheel. This condition usually starts around the edges & is a result of scraping against a curb. Once the clearcoat is breached, the only way to repair it is to re-clear the whole wheel as it has to be applied as a single, complete layer. It cannot be patched or blended in like paint.</HTML>
Shine On!
Rod Wesley
Touch Up 'N' Go!
Auto & Marine Appearance Center
We take your car from Rough to Buff!
Visit our website at: www.touchupngo.com
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Re: Honda Alloy Wheels November 05, 2004 09:50PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 4 |
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Re: Honda Alloy Wheels November 08, 2004 07:22PM |
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