I have a 2004 Lexus LS430 with a Mark Levinson radio. Lately I've been noticing the grey paint on all 4 of my wheels is peeling badly. Any suggestions on how to stop it or where to get replacement wheels??

 

Sorry to hear that. It is frustrating when you want to keep your car looking good, and things like this happen.
It has been my experience that once the peeling begins, there is no effective means of correcting it. If you wish to keep these wheels, there are mobile services that will come to you, give an estimate and fix the wheels while they are on the car. Quality of workmanship varies, so ask around and read reviews before committing to anyone. I found a service, years ago, by asking the local Porsche dealer who they used for wheel cosmetics and I was very happy with the result.
Let us know how things work out!
Best,
enigma

 

Luckily, living the the South East, mine are peeling from basically the lug nut areas. My car has the original 17 year old wheels. I touch them up with touch up paint for the body. Not very noticeable and if I were to keep the car that long I would give it to a professional for a redo which I doubt in my case.

 

there is a guy in Indiana trying to sell his 18 inch chrome wheels. you could use the painted ones for winter tires, chrome for summer tires.

 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...dercoater.html

I did this :-D I didnt want to spent tons of cash on an older car. Plus you know OEM wheels are good stuff. Chrome may not last too long in NJ.

 

If you don't mind quite a bit of diy labor there is a solution, a labor intensive but not very expensive solution is to sand and repaint the wheels yourself. Total coast of materials is maybe $75 mostly for rattle cans of paint. You will need appx 1 can of wheel clear coat, 2 cans of wheel primer, and 2-3 cans of silver wheel paint to do 4 wheels.

1. Dismount the wheel and clean very thoroughly with brush and something a strong grease cutting soap like dawn dish-washing liquid. Let wheel dry.
2. Use masking tape and strong paper to completely mask the tire surface and fill valve.
3. Sand all wheel surfaces with increasing grit sand paper - something like 100, then 180, then 240, then 400/800 grit paper. Using a small triangle electric palm sander makes this step go much faster. Make sure all loose paint is completely removed. Take the time if necessary to fill in any deep scratches with body putty or bondo. The surface prep, cleaning and sanding take a lot of time but this step is the most critical part of the job.
4. Clean wheel again to remove all dust and let dry.
5. Prime the sanded wheel with a rattle can using primer made for aluminum wheels - 2 very light coats. Wait 20 min between coats. Lightly wet sand the final primer coat.
6. Paint the wheel with rattle can with silver wheel paint - 3 very light coats. Lightly wet sand as necessary.
7. Paint the wheel with rattle can clear coat made for wheels - 2 very light coats with 20 minutes drying time between each coat.

Let final paint coats dry for at 1-2 hours before wet sanding. Then let final paint dry for 3-4 hours before remounting on the car.

The less labor intensive solution is to pay a wheel restore shop to do this same process - usually $100-125 per wheel.

 

@MBR439a - I have a 2002 LS and when my original wheels started to deteriorate I had them powder coated. I've been very happy with the results. You should have a local company that does them.

 

I went to a local company who does powder coating and he gave me a price of $800.00 for all four wheels. I think I might just take some time to look around for another firm that does powder coating but I'm starting to think new wheels might be a better choice at this time.

 

That's more or less what drove me to buy new wheels for my 2005. The factory 18's were looking tired, even though the car itself is super clean. I was quoted about the same cost on my wheels, so I bought aftermarket wheels back in the winter for 120.00 each, IIR...

 

Mine are doing the same thing. And we don't have a repair options close to this area. Probably will have to get another set!

 

$800.00 for four!! There is a place in Memphis, TN that will do them for $200.00 ($50.00 per wheel).

 

He's probably gonna send them out, pay 200 bucks total, and pocket a cool 600 bucks. At that price, you can buy like-new oem wheels.

 

$50-$75 per wheel is the going rate here, to have them painted. Curb rash ground down/polished out and painted.

 

I bought an 02 16" take off set from eBay for $135 + shipping ($200 total). I am having them swapped this afternoon.

I might do some DIY scraping and sanding on my 01 16" wheels. There are several powder coating places in town but they seem to want $100/wheel to do it. Not cheap.

I might just box my old ones up and wait until next spring and see if I get an wild ideas. I like the "all stock" look. My only change will be going from the 01 to 02 wheel style.