Hey guys,

I just took my car out for the first time today after a 5 month winter nap. I just washed it and noticed some sort of corrosion on the chrome lips of all of my wheels.

Anyone know how to get it removed with any products? Not sure if anyone is from Canada...I was going to stop by Canadian Tire to look for some chrome cleaner...but if anyone has any really good recommendations, would be appreciated.

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Thanks

 

Once the corrosion/pitting starts there is no reverse. You can't simply get rid of it.

 

Had something similar happen to my stock coupe chrome 17s and it's not pretty. You could try using a clay bar and scrubbing it a ton then use some chrome cleaner afterwards, but not entirely sure if you're going to get all the results that you want. It won't hurt to try though.

Other then that.. the only thing you can do is get them refinished.

 

I was about to say this. Pretty much would need to be refinished.

 

That really doesn't look like corrosion. It's looks like a chemical stain.....

Chrome finishes often don't start to corrode until they are pitted or have a peel in them allowing moisture to settle between the chrome and the original metal.

Where was the car stored? I'd get a mothers power ball and a medium compound, I'm willing to bet those markings will come out of the finish.

 

I think the previous owner used fix-a-flat on one of my wheels because there is corrosion near the bead where the tire meets the wheel and it cannot hold air more than a couple of days before I drop from 35 to 15 or 20 psi. Could I just sand off the corrosion and get rolling again? Shouldn't it be possible to get it really smooth and have sort of an interface from the sanded to the chrome? Even if I'd have future corrosion/wear/peeling/whatever on the wheel to look forward to, it's cool with me if it will allow the tire to hold air and the wheel wouldn't start looking absolutely hideous for at least a year or two, maybe three. I took these wheels off probably two months after I got the car and put the 350z track wheels on it that I used to have on my Maxima. But I'm thinking about getting some spacers/wheel adapters/whatever you wanna call them to put on the car and get the OEM 17" chrome wheels flush with the fender. Is there a way to get my wheel with corrosion to allow a tire to hold air without it costing an arm and a leg? Thanks for whatever advice or help you can give!!

 

Take it to a shop and tell them to grind it down an reseat it. It can happen, but with chrome you'll need to remove all the chrome from the bead in order for them to not leak in the future (or else they will just corrode and push the tire out)