Pitting Wheel - after a quick clay

[Ginge 35Edition]

Is it definately pitting or something stuck to the surface? I'd try claying them first to see if anything comes off, if not straight down the dealers!!

Mmm, yeah guess I should try that 

This is why I love this forum, one wheel clayed and issue sorted. Calm has been restored in the Ginge household.

[Ginge 35Edition]

Can u put pics of your black wheels plz ginge

There the wheels on the GT cab, but as I'm a big pic whore here you go:-

[mkviken]

get some iron x on that wheel then seal them with some decent wax

that looks like brake dust and dirt contamination

iron x will take that off easy enough and f the wheels are sealed it shouldnt happen again really

i did our altea a few weeks back.





i also did my GTI bodywork a couple of weeks back and my car is bloody ridiculously clean and it still removed some fallout

iron x is really good stuff, especially as a wheel cleaner. it really stinks though

[Ginge 35Edition]

I just fine it a bit weird that I maintain mine in exactly the same way and have never had an issue? They'll all get clayed tomorrow and then sealed so fingers crossed no repeats.

[Buck]

I found that the black painted wheels on my GTD suffered from this and thought it was bits of brake pad that then adhere to the the surface.

As you are waxing your wheels, the hot metal will melt the wax then it will set hard again (albeit at microscopic level!) which makes them a bugger to remove with just washing.

As Ken says, look at Iron X or Auto Finesse do a tar and fall out remover - well worth it.

[Ginge 35Edition]

I found that the black painted wheels on my GTD suffered from this and thought it was bits of brake pad that then adhere to the the surface.

As you are waxing your wheels, the hot metal will melt the wax then it will set hard again (albeit at microscopic level!) which makes them a bugger to remove with just washing.

As Ken says, look at Iron X or Auto Finesse do a tar and fall out remover - well worth it.

Cheers guys, weather permitting all be sorted tomorrow.

[Jimble]

I'm so tempted to get some iron-x, it looks like amazing stuff but i just can't understand how something that will desolve metal particles won't damage anything on the car?? you'd think it would at least bleach some plastic??

[Mr GTD]

I'm worried that it won't be perfect tho, 70 quid for it to be refurb, also thinking of having rear diffuser gloss black whilst there

Get it to Lepsons, they do a absolutely fantastic job, my shadow came back good as new...you wudnt know its been refurbed if I didn't tell you and it only cost £85 inc vat..

Happy days!!!

[mkviken]

you just leave it on for a few minutes then wipe off with soapy water and thoroughly rinse then wash the car as normal and do your usual polish/glaze/wax etc

it doesnt affect any rubber trim - it did strip the fledge stift off though, but it may have been the tar remover which did that as i de-tarred the car after iron x

its certainly safe to use but will strip the wax off of course.

[Ginge 35Edition]

Please see above pics after a quick claying.