CodyJames

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So I recently discovered these after my last detail. The car has been in a number of hands - paint correction guys, tint, etc. - so I have no idea who did it or how. There's a number of these faint scratches on a number of the spokes. The strange thing is that all the scratches are uniformly in the same place on the wheels.

Anyone have any recommendations on how to remove them and I can remove them myself (or should I take it to a wheel repair shop)? The scratches are not fingernail deep...

Thanks in advance!

zmcgovern4

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Are the wheels bare metal? or are they clear coated?

Since you say they are very shallow, they should polish out relatively easily. Do you have any polish on hand? If they are clear coated, any automotive paint polish will do. If it is bare metal, a metal polish would be preferred.

Simply apply some polish to a microfiber towel, and work it into the area that is scratched using moderate pressure and going back and forth over the defects.

CodyJames

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These are the factory RC-F wheels, so I believe they're bare metal. Any way for me to be sure? And do you recommend a specific polish (Megs, Mother's, etc.)? Thanks Zack!

zmcgovern4

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Most factory wheels are going to be clear coated... bare metal wheels are just too much maintenance for most people. If you want to check, throughly clean the wheels, then use a paint polish (Meguiar's M205 or similar) on a white cloth. If the polish residue turns the towel dark or black, then the wheels are bare metal. If the polish residue remains the color of the polish, then it is clear coated.