echeung3

Hi everyone, I recently purchased a certified 2014 3IS 250 for a great price.

The only downside to this vehicle is that there are stains on wheels which I've been trying to get rid of with no luck.

Anyone know of a way to get rid of these stains? Or am I going to have to completely sand them down and paint them again?




Thanks!

davyjordi

maybe ironx will help...

woowoo

Man I'm also having the same problem!
One hot day after my girl was driving for 20 minutes, I sprayed the brake dust covered wheel with what I assumed was wheel cleaner, completely stained my wheels to black!

isfdude

iTrader: (11)

The paint is a 2 stage coat and is known to ruin the gun metal coat when using strong chemicals claiming to clean brake dust. Someone must have left it on too long. They need a repaint.

woowoo

Well that's weak!
I had just bought that "ironx" let's see what happens.



Now if I had repeated that to all the wheels
It wouldn't have been so bad aIso I have no idea what was in that bottle.
Car is dipped btw

Jbreezie

Iron x and/or sonax!

Snowrydr01

i would say that after iron X or sonax to use a good buffing compound if it is still there. Remember its still paint after all and you should try to approach it as if it was any other surface. Try the detailing section or autogeek.net

echeung3

thanks for the advice guys, I will update this post with before and after pics of my wheels post Iron-x

echeung3

Was hoping it wouldn't have to come to that. I guess silver metallic w/black wheels it is.

What're the chances iron-x would fix the problem?

isfdude

iTrader: (11)

I mean give it a shot. It's hard to tell from the pic how bad the damage is.

davyjordi

good enough to spend a few extra bucks on iron-x before potentially repainting.

woowoo

Wassup fam, just tried out that iron-x with no results... I've also seen another thread and some earlier comments. Repaint is the only option...





Power washed





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I think it's working...!








Nope!





Nope!! God try tho

davyjordi

but your wheels were already painted, right? like, they weren't stock? it's hard to see with all of the chemical residue over them.

woowoo

Nah its the stock gunmetal f sport color.
So it's been said that it's not a stain but a absent of paint.
Black base with thin silver on top.... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

This staining is a below surface defect... this is not something a chemical will remove.

It appears a chemical of some sort was used on the wheel and left to dwell for way too long, or perhaps used when the wheel was hot and dried very quickly.

In any case, this type of damage is going to require an abrasive to remove (hopefully), or else the wheels will need to be refinished.

For now, try to take some polish like Meguiar's M205 and apply a small dot to a clean microfiber towel. Work the polish into a small section on the wheel and see if it removes the stain. If not, grab a more aggressive product like Meguiar's M105 and try the same thing.

If neither of these products produce any noticeable results, it is likely safe to assume your wheel needs to be refinished. Unfortunately you are not the first, and wont be the last, person do have to deal with this... there are existing threads in here which result in the same conclusion.