Man that really sucks. Hopefully things workout for you.

 

Good luck man!!!! Go bust a cap if all else fails.

 

same thing happened to my bronze volk te37s....

I TOLD THEM before I got it washed not to touch the wheels.... I had to run home and get dressed for a wedding I walk back and what do I see...

white haze everywhere... goodbye anodized finish, hello powdercoat. you can pour acid on them now.

 

you can try an acid wash on the wheel. basically its a soap, water and distilled vinegar solution. 4/5 soap and water to 1/5 solution.

**look this up online first before trying**

i am not responsible if this damages your wheels further.

 

That sucks, Synth. Right before the big ChicagoZ meet, too... I'm pretty sure I saw something about this on the autopia website. You should check out there if you havent already...

http://www.autopia.org/

 

looks like whatever they sprayed on ur wheel had some acidity to it. you also have to take into consideration that people are vindictive and jealous of you and ur ride.....it could've been malicious. i get that a lot down here....good luck man.

 

Mothers alumnum and metal polish will work. Separate the inside of the wheel from the drum. Then get an orbital polisher with a thick buffing pad. Put some mothers directly on the pad and polish.

You might have to do all four wheels as the one you just fixed will be shinier than the others. Mothers removes the protective coating and polishes the metal.

Good luck!

 

A user on 3 5 0 z motoring used Bon Ami on his wheels and claimed to fix teh infamous Volk discoloration with his rims

 

The strong acid they used ate the clear coat and paint on the alloy. The best thing you can do is just take it somewhere that fixes wheels to get refinished and clearcoated again.

 

Bbb.

 

Good news ppl, I went there this morning and they took responsibility for the damage. They used a de-greaser to clean the wheel, but didn't wash it off... hence, it was caked on. They put the decreaser back on, everything came off and the wheel came out looking brand spankin new with a few coats of polish.

 

good for you

 

and sorry for the large text, but I know some of you lazy ***** dont read the entire thread.

 

What the heck is a decreaser..?

 

typo... meant de-greaser

 

ditto, even when I take it for a wash for some charity, I get out and do it myself

 

This is the exact reason why I started washing/waxing my own car for the past 7 years, after a clearcoat was destroyed on one of my rims from one of those hand car washes.

 

Glad the outcome was good. Lesson learned. Next time wash the Z yourself. Do not trust anyone else.

 

good news!!!!!!!

 

I am so glad they didn't use a acidic cleaner!!!! thanks to the pagan car gods.