Argyll Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 The laquer on my alloys are quite badly chipped again. They are quite a wide dish and this is the second time in a year they are needing re-laquered. The water gets in these chips and discolours the wheels with brown blotches. A mate at work reckons I'm better stripping off the laquer and leaving them bare but ensure I clean them on a regular basis with very fine wet and dry. He reckons I can strip the laquer of myself using nitromors!!!! If I did strip the laquer off what would be the disadvantages and is it safe to do it myself with nitromors? If not can anyone recommend someone decent in central Scotland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 you could strip back the lacquer and use a good wheel wax like poorboys mine aren't lacquered, they just take a little more maintenance nitromors is aggressive stuff, def dont use this with the tyres on the rims, nitromors will blister rubber, its applied to expand rubber for certain applications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sake-bito Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 you could strip back the lacquer and use a good wheel wax like poorboysmine aren't lacquered, they just take a little more maintenance nitromors is aggressive stuff, def dont use this with the tyres on the rims, nitromors will blister rubber, its applied to expand rubber for certain applications are your wheels antera ones like mine?? stoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 you could strip back the lacquer and use a good wheel wax like poorboysmine aren't lacquered, they just take a little more maintenance nitromors is aggressive stuff, def dont use this with the tyres on the rims, nitromors will blister rubber, its applied to expand rubber for certain applications are your wheels antera ones like mine?? stoo yeah the same mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sake-bito Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 what maintainance do you do?? i thought they didn't need much being stainless rims?? STOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 what maintainance do you do?? STOO Non i'd say............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sake-bito Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Thats what i thought?? just a wee bit wheels polish?? STOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 martin spent quite while cleaning the wheels up when he got them, flatting the rims and polishing them never use wheel cleaner as this will stain the lips (they're either too acid or alkaline) dont use a sponge to clean as this will scratch, use a wash mitt i use an ab lance with super snow foam this allows the cleaner to dwell without touching the wheels dont allow dirt to sit for too long as this will stain a good wheel wax helps with the cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sake-bito Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Where did you get the centre caps bud?? STOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Where did you get the centre caps bud?? STOO ebay didnt cost much and fit perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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