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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 04:51 PM
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All four of my wheels have is going on. Any way to stop it? Anyway to fix it? I may plasti dip them for now to protect them until I figure something out. However, I don't want to make it worse when I peel the dip off eventually.

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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 05:42 PM
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No way to stop the paint from bubbling. You will need a complete refinish.
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Common issue with Lexus wheels when you run them threw the harsh winter grime. Either get a set for summer and use those for winter. Or pay them to be refinish and hope it doesn't happen again. Plasti dip won't do anything it corrosion . I had mine done twice by Lexus when it was under factory warranty. Guess what it came back so those guy didn't do a good job. So I just use them for winter time.
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Get a set of refinished wheels and trade those in.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by aw04lfan
Get a set of refinished wheels and trade those in.


Where could I do this?
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mjh609
Where could I do this?
www.allfactorywheels.com
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Originally Posted by aw04lfan
Unless you personal have excellent feedback on these guys I suggest research. Save your money and head ache.
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My wheels have the same cancer.
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Originally Posted by laobo979
Unless you personal have excellent feedback on these guys I suggest research. Save your money and head ache.
Check out their ebay store. 7,500+ reviews 99.4% positive feedback.

To OP, you can also refinish your wheels locally. A proper refinishing job involves stripping wheel to metal, sanding/filling the imperfections, prime, paint, clear coat, cure. That's $200 per wheel + mounting/balancing tires at RimPro near Boston.

Refinishing at the dealer or mobile rim repair is cheaper ($90-150 here), but is a temp fix. They just touch up the face of the wheel, and the finish won't last in salted roads.
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