VMR Matte Finish Wheels Discolored

BTG · 10-31-2011, 09:49 AM

Good morning everyone, I have a set of VMR Matte Black wheels I use in the winter, last year I must have let the road salt and brake dust sit too long on the wheels. The inner spokes are very rough and the inner wheel area is also rough. The rear wheels are perfectly smooth. I did clay bar all the wheels and it helped remove some of the roughness, but the fronts kinda look discolored. Is there anything else i can use to clean them and follow up with a paint sealant? I looked into Wolf's Chemicals for the wheel sealant but I want the front wheels to look good again like the rears. Any help would be great.

Thank you

rjd598 · 10-31-2011, 11:06 AM

Try washing them with some sonax and brushes. That should help out a bit

ModBargains III · 10-31-2011, 11:17 AM

Acidic wheel cleaners do have the ability to hear the finish on the wheels as well, so you might want to clean them up as much as possible with soap and water. I guess the only real way to ensure it doesn't happen again is to make sure the salt/snow doesn't stay on the wheels for an extended period of time, but I guess you unfortunately have already found that out.

Good luck with cleaning those wheels up!

10-31-2011, 09:49 AM	#1
BTG Driver 13 Rep 116 Posts Drives: 14 335i Xdrive AW/CR Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast PA iTrader: (5)	VMR Matte Finish Wheels Discolored Good morning everyone, I have a set of VMR Matte Black wheels I use in the winter, last year I must have let the road salt and brake dust sit too long on the wheels. The inner spokes are very rough and the inner wheel area is also rough. The rear wheels are perfectly smooth. I did clay bar all the wheels and it helped remove some of the roughness, but the fronts kinda look discolored. Is there anything else i can use to clean them and follow up with a paint sealant? I looked into Wolf's Chemicals for the wheel sealant but I want the front wheels to look good again like the rears. Any help would be great. Thank you
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rjd598 Banned 1770 Rep 6,696 Posts Drives: F30 340i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego,CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00]	Try washing them with some sonax and brushes. That should help out a bit
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ModBargains III Lieutenant 17 Rep 423 Posts Drives: E92 335i, 135i, E46 M3, 540i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 1721 E. Lambert Rd. Unit C, 90631 La Habra, CA iTrader: (0)	Acidic wheel cleaners do have the ability to hear the finish on the wheels as well, so you might want to clean them up as much as possible with soap and water. I guess the only real way to ensure it doesn't happen again is to make sure the salt/snow doesn't stay on the wheels for an extended period of time, but I guess you unfortunately have already found that out. Good luck with cleaning those wheels up! __________________ Jurrian************.com
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