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Old 05-28-2013, 12:03 PM   #2
woodsman
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nice garage! you've got it covered
I really like those wheels!! (same as mine) The outer barrel lip is clearcoat on alum and there's little adhesion as a result. This causes small chips to form and oxiodation quickly follows. Proper repair requires disassembly, sanding of the outer lip ( not finer than 600 or there'll be even less adhesion) and then clearcoat applied and reassembly. It's a big job and you'll probably have to do it yearly if you DD, including winter. I went for 3 or 4 tours around the valley last winter and the brine (salt) that was down (dry and not really visible) attacked my wheels throughout the rest of the winter. By spring they were unrecognisable! ( outer lip only- the painted portion was fine)
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