How do I reduce the appearance of this? (Alloy chip)

[hog_hedge]

So after 4k miles I have noticed this on one of my alloys:



What would be the best line of attack for this damage to reduce the chances of white worm?

[wantmygti]

A blob of clear lacquer from a touch in kit should seal it up.

[SRGTD]

A blob of clear lacquer from a touch in kit should seal it up.

Make sure the area is completely clean and dry before applying the lacquer so you get good adhesion of the lacquer to the damaged area.

If it was me, I'd attend to it sooner rather than later; if it's left as it is, there's a risk of white worm corrosion setting in if water gets under the damaged lacquered surface. You could then be looking at a wheel refurb costing around £80 or more.

[hog_hedge]

A blob of clear lacquer from a touch in kit should seal it up.

Make sure the area is completely clean and dry before applying the lacquer so you get good adhesion of the lacquer to the damaged area.

If it was me, I'd attend to it sooner rather than later; if it's left as it is, there's a risk of white worm corrosion setting in if water gets under the damaged lacquered surface. You could then be looking at a wheel refurb costing around £80 or more.

sh!t, I have just done a 3 hour drive in the rain and then it's going to sit until the weekend before I'll have chance to get some lacquer on it. It can't be helped though I suppose.

I'll give it my best shot once I'm back home this weekend, thanks for the advice

[bgbazz]

Clear nail polish...for a interim quick fix.

[mariamartinez]

wouldn't silver nail polish be better, clear will continue to show the problem but protect it?!

[Gnasher]

wouldn't silver nail polish be better, clear will continue to show the problem but protect it?!

Clear would be better as the majority of that mark will be in the clearcoat of the wheel. If you fill it with lacquer it will hopefully be virtually invisible.

When I touched up a very similar mark on one of my Austin wheels, I let the lacquer dry and went over it with some 2500 grit wet and dry then some G3 cutting compound. Didn't make it perfectly flat as I was worried about going all the way through the existing clearcoat but it looked loads better.

[hog_hedge]

wouldn't silver nail polish be better, clear will continue to show the problem but protect it?!

Clear would be better as the majority of that mark will be in the clearcoat of the wheel. If you fill it with lacquer it will hopefully be virtually invisible.

When I touched up a very similar mark on one of my Austin wheels, I let the lacquer dry and went over it with some 2500 grit wet and dry then some G3 cutting compound. Didn't make it perfectly flat as I was worried about going all the way through the existing clearcoat but it looked loads better.

Would you recommend to remove the wheel and lacquer it when flat or did you do it whilst it was still on the car?

[SRGTD]

Should be fine to do it on the car. It's no different really to touching up a stone chip in the paint on a vertical body panel.

[Gnasher]

I did mine on the car with no issues - I did remove the wheels to smooth the blob of lacquer afterwards but only so I could pop the wheel on the bench to make it easier though.