Although the picture is blurry, it looks as if the clear coat has separated and water/dirt has gotten between the metal and the clear layers. The wheels are painted silver and then clear coated. The aluminum is not deteriorating, but the paint has simply let loose over time. The only way to fix this is to sand down the affected areas really well, scuff up the rest of the wheel and repaint/clear the entire thing. Another option would be Plastidip. You'd still need to sand down the areas that were bad, but you could just do a few layers of whatever color Plastidip you wanted.
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Thanks Ian. What grit sandpaper should i use on these wheels?
My wheels are startin to look like $hit to. After years of rebalancing the issue starts where the weight comes off to change them, thats every 8,000 miles for me. I would like new wheels and start using tape weights inside. Problem is they arent as accurate and can come off from what I here but am goin for it anyway. Any nice vehicles out their that have nice wheels you dont see any ugly weights on them.
If you're planning to repaint and reclear them, I would suggest using a step-down approach. You may want to start with 80 grit to get the majority of the gunk and crud off the affected areas. Then step down to 120 to do the entire wheel and lastly with a 180 or 200. That will give you a good key for paint adhesion.Thanks Ian. What grit sandpaper should i use on these wheels?
If you're able to have the tires broken off the rim for the paint process, that would be best, but you can also carefully mask off the tires with tape and paper.
Start with an automotive primer. The first coat should be light - let it dry for about 10 minutes. Then do a second coat a little heavier and finally a third coat for full coverage. Let it all dry for an hour and start with your color. Same method with three coats. Lastly, do your clear coat with the same three coat method. Wait an hour and peel off the masking tape while the paint/clear is still tacky (do not touch it obviously). Let the paint cure for at least 24 hours before mounting the wheels back on the truck.
If you're using Plastidip, sand the rough areas a little bit, clean the entire wheel with dish soap, mask the tires, apply it in three light to medium coats, let it cure and re-install.
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