My alloy rims are looking pretty ugly lately due to them Deteriorating. around the rim is turning blackish and working itself in ward. How due you stop that process from going any farther?

Today my rear rim decided to meet a curb and put a nice 3 inch gash a long the side of the rear rim (one of the rims that were in decent shape) right now it doesn't look to bad, but I know now that it's gashed, the deterioration process will speed up. Now that I just got this gash, can I put something over that gash to not have it spread on me? Maybe like a clear coat of touch up paint or something to seal it up? I don't know. what can I do to protect these rims without them rotting out over night on me like they seem they do.

I hate having a nice clean black truck, and having the wheels like like total crap. The rims make the vehicle look bad and I can't stand it.

 

Basically, you have to have the clearcoat stripped, repolish the aluminum and then re clear it. I'm looking at the same down the road. Idiots couldn't balance the wheels right and knicked the crap outta my rims, then rain/snow/salt take effect. That's about all, but Eastwood has a kit for this, look into it for the DIY'er.

 

I don't know much about this Kit ur talking about. Is it a do it yourselfer? Or something that you need to take it to a pro for? also, what price about for this kit?

 

Since you appear to need a Boy Scout to hold your hand and take you across the street, :

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

Even you could probably get this right.

 

nope, this won't work for me. My rims are *deteriorated* I know there is NOT fix without having to buy hole new rims, but I am asking how to stop them from getting any worse!

this product you guys showed me is just to restore the rims, mine, there is no restoring them. All I want is to stop the process of them getting worse.

That gash I put in it yesterday, I was thinking of buying some clear coat to cover up the gash so the rain, salt, etc won't get in it and cause it to turn black and flake off.

 

how do you know they cant be restored? Have you tried yet?



You've also answered your own question. If they cant be restored, the deterioration cant be stopped either.

 

I believe that is the hammer and the head of the nail....

 

I'll try this again.:

If you want them to stop deteriorating, get this kit and follow the entire prcoess.

If you want them to stop deteriorating, the process of this kit will do it.

Clean, polish. then re-clearcoat them.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

You asked the question, now try listening to the answer.

 

you certainly expect a lot

 

Like you said, you've gotta hold his hand through the entire process.

 

You'd be surprised at what can be restored. If you like the rims, it's money well spent, if not buy new ones. It's not hard, but you'd need the equipment. After all is stripped, sanded, high polished, then can be re cleared in POR-15 Glisten PC, after some metal prep. It says moisture actually cures this stuff harder. I dunno, all I know is there is no stopping, just eliminating.