Cleaning wheel

[Aaron318iS]

I have what looks like a milky water spot or discolouration on the polished lip of a wheel.

I assumed the lip has a clearcoat on it so I tried using Megs Scratch-x to polish it out but it didn't seem to help. I'm scared that trying something more abrasive will wreck the finish, any suggestions on what to do?

[mtechnik]

i've seen those white spots too...

[newyorkm3]

Unfortunately it sounds like the clear coat on your wheels is starting to deteriorate. The culprit is usually age and contaminants working themselves into/under the actual clear coat. There really isn't an off-the-shelf product to fix this. If it is merely a surface stain, I would suggest trying Honda Spray Polish to remove it. It is an excellent multi-purpose polish that is safe on nearly every type of finish (I've used it to detail/clean everything from an Aprilia motorcycle to the clear lexan shield on my helmet, to the hood of my e36 with only superior results). You can get a can at any local Honda dealer in the parts dept. If this doesn't work, your only real option is to have the wheels refinished:
( www.rimpro.com ). If you don't want to fork out the cash for that, you could always VERY CAREFULLY strip the clear coat off the lip only, and then use a traditional metal polish to clean them up. If you go the stripping route, expect to spend about twice the time you do now to keep them clean. You'll need to polish a bare metal lip after every rain/wash to keep it shiny. Best of luck!

[DeadSailor]

yup ive heard abou this happening before, only other option besides whats listed above is to have them painted again

[Aaron318iS]

Thanks for the info newyorkm3 I'll try a stronger polish like you suggested.

I sure hope its not the clearcoat deteriorating If it is I'd probably lean towards having the wheel re-coated

[M3.SA]

Hi,

I have two sets of polished rims and what i normally use on them...
Is some thing Wennol(its polishes aluminuim and chrome and most of the stuff in silver) or u can use silvo.
Wash the rim as normal, the wipe dry and apply polish then use cotton wool to polish it, it will shine as if they brand new...
I normally get it from normal grocery store and its cheap about R20 that about 3 Dollars....

[siknis]

ive been using meguires nxtgen all metyl polish, safe for all wheels apparantly. i had water spots on my wheels, bit of road grime from the coast and grease all over them from the pannelbeaters.

they came up just like new with very little work. apply with an aplicator pad, use all cotton towls to remove it. get it outa the cracks with cotton buds before it drys.