Is there any cure for this?
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What happened here, road salt, curb damage 
Is there any cure for this?
Yep, and it's fun and easy too! Simply scrape the offending areas against some rocks, preferrably as far from civilization as possible. Those unsightly blemeshes will be removed, and as an added bonus you can usually use the same method to remove the Tupperware stuck to the side of your truck around the wheel openings.
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Don't know! Something the Soccer Mom that previously owned it did. There is also damage behind the old wheel weights to. My guess is road salt and anybody's elses guess.
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One of my rims is doing exactly what yours is. Its only the one rim and I think it was the one that was always the spare
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If done with proper skill the unsightly Tupperware in the center of the wheel will be removed along with the ugly green valve caps!
My fix for a
rig would be sandblast and powder coat or paint.
Or for about the same price you can have Champion Wheel convert them to beadlock rims.
My spare is doing that too, I have found that mine seems to be some type of corrosion that actually comes off, I don't think it has eaten into the aluminum. I have yet to remove it all but when I do I will let you know the outcome.
A lot of people have painted them black.. might be worth a try..??
Dang; those are nice and shiny - ought to see mine.
Try a little steel wool.
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Try a little steel wool.
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minor corrosion seeping under the clear coat I would think. Will have a worm hole effect. I don't think it has any significant effect on integrity and could be probably easily stopped with clearcoat.
I would say if it bothers you just strip the wheel with some abrasive techique and smooth out and reclearcoat.
Personally I would paint in satin silver over black.
I would say if it bothers you just strip the wheel with some abrasive techique and smooth out and reclearcoat.
Personally I would paint in satin silver over black.
here's how i fixed mine...
These look AWESOME!!
Sell them and use the money to buy mine listed in the for sale section.
It is easy to re finish them yourself just takes a lot of patience and you must use Teflon clear coat or they will crack. If you don’t use clear coat they will oxidize and look even worse than they do now in no time.
It is easy to re finish them yourself just takes a lot of patience and you must use Teflon clear coat or they will crack. If you don’t use clear coat they will oxidize and look even worse than they do now in no time.
Bead blast and let it mold to a nice grey.
