My Alloy Wheel!

[ricardox]

I got too close to the curb and marred about 1 inch of the rear passenger
side alloy rim on my '03 Legacy L SE Wagon. I managed to clean it off with
some sandpaper so that it's almost impossible to notice now. I also plan to
put some silver touch up paint in the area because the clear coat is
obviously gone. Is there anything else I can do for the wheel? Will rust be
a problem in the future? Thanks.

 

[null_pointer]

I got too close to the curb and marred about 1 inch of the rear passenger

side alloy rim on my '03 Legacy L SE Wagon. I managed to clean it off with
some sandpaper so that it's almost impossible to notice now. I also plan to
put some silver touch up paint in the area because the clear coat is
obviously gone. Is there anything else I can do for the wheel? Will rust be
a problem in the future? Thanks.

Ummmm.....last time I checked, aluminum doesn't rust

 

[Phillip Weston]

I got too close to the curb and marred about 1 inch of the rear passenger
side alloy rim on my '03 Legacy L SE Wagon. I managed to clean it off with
some sandpaper so that it's almost impossible to notice now. I also plan to
put some silver touch up paint in the area because the clear coat is
obviously gone. Is there anything else I can do for the wheel? Will rust be
a problem in the future? Thanks.

Err... It's Aluminum Alloy. Hence the name 'Alloy wheels'. Alloys
don't rust ;-).

 

[Rockin Ronnie]

Err... It's Aluminum Alloy. Hence the name 'Alloy wheels'. Alloys
don't rust ;-).

--
Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand

Remove the obvious spamblock to reply via e-mail.

However various alloys react to road salt and the corrosive action of brake
dust and will pit. Put a coat of wax on the area you repaired. This should
act as a temporary barrier.

Ron

 

[null]

Alloy will corrode without protection. As long as you've got paint on it
you should be ok. If there was just
clear coat on it before then here's what you do.
1. Sand it with 2000 grit paper to get out the scrapes
2. Use a metal polish to shine it up
3. Clean it real good
4. Clear coat it.
I did this on my wife's wheel which was a clearcoat polished aluminum
wheel, worked great.

 

[Fred]

I have a 2003 silver Legacy L SE Sedan, and I use my silver touchup paint
from my car. It's the same color as the wheel.

 

[mac]

try 000 steel wool