snake134

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So I've had my car for about 2 years now and I bought it knowing two of the wheels had these strange spots on them which look like they came from either acid splatters or a case of the chicken pox. Does anybody know what this is and how I can restore my rims?

Took these pics with my droid incredible in the rain....

Yvuru

Ive had garbage juice all over one of my rims before. Looked like your problem but there were less spots and the spots were bigger. Pain in the ass to wash away.

Kinda looks like its eating away at the paint on your rims but I cant tell for sure.

snake134

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Do you remember what you used to get it off? because regular scrubbing with a sponge does absolutely nothing

218TL

just because I'm an ass: Why do people feel the need to state what device took the picture? I could see if it was a really nice Nikon or Canon - but a cell phone?

I suggest lightly sanding down the wheels and re-painting them. Or try spraying a degreaser on there like Purple Power.

stvtec

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He probably mentioned it was a cell phone pic (and raining) in order to preempt the "hey your camera sucks" bullshit.

snake134

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This, plus i wanted people to know it's not the best quality so what you're looking at may not be exactly what it is in order to get a more informed response

218TL

I thought the pictures were fine lol

stvtec

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Me too.

So, on topic, I don't know whats up with your wheels but there were a few suggestions above!

Timb227

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I think they have the flu, or worse yet, AIDs, and you know there's no cure for that!

I would try to lightly sand them, try a small area first, then do the entire wheel if that works. If not, it's a good reason to get your wheels powdercoated a new color!

snake134

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damn, thought there'd be a quicker fix than this....oh, well

jwr0ng626

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not sure what that is...but maybe try rubbing some gasoline?

csmeance

First off can you feel them or are they very smooth with the paint on the wheel? If you can feel them, do the feel like they are like little holes in the paint or do they feel raised up above the paint?

If it's like a "pit" or hole, then there is little to nothing that can be done with a simple spray and wipe. You would have to refinish the wheel by sanding it down and repainting it.

If it's raised, try taking a razor blade and see if you can get some of it to come off. If you can, then you can go about it a few ways.

1. Try some good cleaners like Sonax Wheel Cleaner or P21S Wheel gel.
2. Try using some citrus based cleaners like Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss.
3. Try using a clay bar on the spots
4. Take some fine sandpaper, like 2500 grit and a sanding block and try to sand them away. Follow up with a good compounding and polishing to get rid of the sanding marks.

snake134

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thanks a lot csmeance, i'l try it out tomorrow

Toddy

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Looks more like cancer (rust)than flu to me. Based off of where you live I would guess that the Detroit Winters have taken their toll on your wheels. I don't think there will be any way other than sanding and refinishing to get that off.

ionojimbo

heres your chance to powder coat them in a new color if you wish

snake134

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thanks for all the help guys. ended up buying some generic wheel cleaner and a brush from k-mart and went at it for about 20 minutes. finally got one wheel spot-free (almost). i will be perfecting it later this week.

Ricky Pounds

Maybe it's dog piss! Wash em, sand em and paint em!!

JMillerUA6

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After seeing the title of this thread I expected to come in and see something along the lines of...."BECAUSE THEY'RE SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK", and then see pictures of some crazy ass expensive bforbrian type wheels.

Leaving disappoint..................

corumz

You could do like you are doing now, or you could have gone to a generic car detailing place like Simoniz and see what they can do about it... I went to them today because I had fade marks on my mirror and front bumper where it looked like someone went to town with wetsanding and didn't buff it - they took care of this issue at no extra charge (I did pay for a car wash there and gave the detailer a $5 tip though, so that might have helped).

If you insist to do it yourself, I would try heavy duty degreaser. I had dirt build up on my painted wheels on my civic that would not come off with regular scrubbing, but came right off like nothing with degreaser.

corumz

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