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I bought chrome wheels a month ago. I washing my wheels when i seen a small gold spot on one wheel. It has been 2 weeks and the spot got bigger ( size of a dime). Its not pitting but I don't know whats happening. I have been keeping my wheels in excellent shape. Is it from the road salt and the other **** they put down on the roads?
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98 Firebird 3.8L<br />17\' chrome wheels, B&B triflo w/ quad, window tint, rear black outs -
yeah its probably from the salt, it runins everything on cars. If i were you i wouldnt be driving in the snow and salt on new chrome rims your just asking for peoblems. Alot of my friends with rims take them off in the winter for this reason. You might what to think about it. Im not sure what you can do now though.1993 Camaro 3.4L M5<br />WW F-1 GFX, WW 3-pc Spoiler, Moroso CAI, Ripper, 3\" Pacesetter Cat-Back, EGR SunGuard, Taillight Blackouts, Clear Corners, Custom Painted 3rd Brake Light & Sidemarkers,<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=384945\" target=\"_blank\">CarDomain site</a> <a href=\"http://community.webshots.com/user/grgrycamaro93-date\" target=\"_blank\">WebShots</a> <a href=\"http://www.geocities.com/grgrycamaro93/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Web Site</a> -
IT IS THE SALT. Everyone i know w/ chrome wheels kept their factory wheels as well to use in the winter. Hate to say it, but the finish is shot where you can see gold.
-Justin
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yep its the salt, i got highly polished rims just so I can drive my car during the rainy winters with the rims on, (polished rims get dirty and can be cleaned back to original state using rim cleaners).. my highly polished rims look exactly like chrome when they are clean, and many ppl (typical ppl) think its chromeComment
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I coated my rims with ClearCoat this past summer. That helped protect them from Salt and other harmful crap on the road.
It also helps to have a beater car (FORD) instead of your f-bod. I use a 1990 Dodge Omni for driving in snow. Put the f-bod in a garage or use a good quality car cover, and wait until a nice dry day to take it out of hibernation. I'm running out of room in my 4 car garage, so I'll be sleeping outside soon just to keep my cars in nice shape...j/k
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this spot appeared out of nowhere. It hasn't snowed for weeks. the gold spot still shines like chrome but it has a gold tint.98 Firebird 3.8L<br />17\' chrome wheels, B&B triflo w/ quad, window tint, rear black outsComment
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is there anything i can do besides taking the wheels off? Is there any kind of protectant?98 Firebird 3.8L<br />17\' chrome wheels, B&B triflo w/ quad, window tint, rear black outsComment
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There is a solution...you can buy my new rims since im selling my car. :D99 Firebird Vert, Pewter Metalic<br />Fast Toys Ram Air<br />Jet Stage 2 Chip<br />17x8 Mille Miglia Emotion II Plus\'<br />wrapped in 245/35/17 Yokohama A520<br />Rhino Perf. Exhaust<br />K&N air filter<br />check pics at:<br /><a href=\"http://www.fastrides.com/members/v6birdy/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.fastrides.com/members/v6birdy/</a>Comment
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no98 Firebird 3.8L<br />17\' chrome wheels, B&B triflo w/ quad, window tint, rear black outsComment
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