Si's bubbling clear coat

[98civex]

UPDATE: Si's bubbling clear coat

UPDATE: went ahead and cleaned corrosion off and tried blending in with rest of rim. Blends better in person, not a perfect repair but for the time being i'm happier when looking at my car. After winter i might decide to polish them (all four wheels are like this), we'll see.

Before

After

 

[R3dline]

looks bad, id strip em all,

 

[97civicMan]

^^^ what R3dline said.....if not it will look funny. You should be able to just strip them and have em cleared again and look fine

 

[98civex]

do you know how much it'd cost me roughly if i had someone do that?

 

[stateofjustin]

I'd recommend some alloy/anodized lugs too... since they're covered in rust and look just as bad as your wheel.

 

[98civex]

Any tips on getting that corrosion off and prepped for paint? Not sure if they're sprayed a silver color or just clear coated

 

[Cyclone35]

I would strip and sand them and polish them it's a long process but it would be worth it I did my fat fives and they came out clean

 

[98civex]

does polishing them protect against corrosion like a clear coat does?

 

[Cyclone35]

Yeah and no it depends how good you take care of them I use a power ball and meguiars polish which leaves a protective coating it lasts about a week or two but it works good it's been raining over here and all I have to do Is get a damp rag and wipe off the water marks but no corrosion yet I polish mine every 2-3 weeks or so

 

[98civex]

Yeah and no it depends how good you take care of them I use a power ball and meguiars polish which leaves a protective coating it lasts about a week or two but it works good it's been raining over here and all I have to do Is get a damp rag and wipe off the water marks but no corrosion yet I polish mine every 2-3 weeks or so

why not just clear coat them?

 

[OblivionEK]

I may be wrong, but don't you get a better shine with a quality polish and no clear coat? If your polishing every two or three weeks, don't even worry with clear coating, right?

 

[Cyclone35]

I may be wrong, but don't you get a better shine with a quality polish and no clear coat? If your polishing every two or three weeks, don't even worry with clear coating, right?

yeah you sure do the more they get polished the better they look and it takes about 4 hours a rim to make them look like mine spraying clear coat would just defeat the purpose of even polishing them And spending all that time doing it plus the clear coat will take almost all the shine away

 

[lownslow]

polish them and they are easy to maintain with a powerball and some meguiars mag and aluminum polish. They look like candy shined up and shine 1000x better than clear...if done properly they look chrome.

 

[98civex]

update (first post) bump