I have LE28N. I believe it has an annodized lip with clear coat...
My rear break pad wore out during a spirited drive through a mountain course and the fine metal shavings created by metal to rotor contact sat and dug into the clear coating of the lip. I tried my best to clean it up, but I can see some rusting spots.. If it was a painted surface, I would first clay it and may be use polishing compound to remove the metal shavings that dug into the clear coat layer.. but can I do this to the lip of my volk wheel?? Thanks.

Jay

 

Are you serious?? Acidic?? Isn't that going to kill the clear coat??

 

Do not listen to anything VN has to say.

 

did you read this

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-tires/293892-how-to-maintain-your-rays-wheels.html

 

Yup, read it a while ago... but, it does not mention anything about how to recondition the clear coat of the wheel lip. I don't want to repolish, re-anodize or chrome the lip... As Andy mentioned in that write up, I want to treat the wheel lip just like the painted surface.. If so, claying and maybe using a very fine polishing compound, then waxing would do the trick.

 

Thanks.. I'm not stupid to listen to that advse anyway...

BTW, VN, you are an idiot..

 

if you search you can find some people take out there clear coat but it hard work.

 

Use the claybar, that should remove the brake debris from the surface.

 

Claybar - Yes

Polish... I know that Mother's makes a special polish for clearcoated wheels. I have a bottle of it, and really haven't found a good use for it yet. I used it on my wheels a few times but couldn't tell if they were actually shinier or if it was all in my head.

 

I sure hope so!! It's not just a brake pad debris, but it's fine hot metal shavings that melted into the clearcoat as they landed..

Thanks guys..

 

I should definitely look into this... Thanks..

 

+1, i'd clay, but stay away from any abrasive polishes to be safe.

 

I would avoid a rubbing compound, as the lips are anodized.

Try the claybar first (a mild compound) and see how it goes. Another thing that works amazingly well is Klasse All in One - really good for removing stains from paint work, etc, so worth a shot as well - not cheap but its a terrific product.

 

um call me stupid but if you have LE28's how are they "rusting" just curious if I missed something.

 

The embedded metal from the rotors is rusting and leaving spots. It how alot of wheels get damaged

 

how about the Meguiar´s Deep Crystal POlish??? use it or not??

 

a polish is not going to remove stains, its just going to make the surface glossier.

the lips are anodized as I recall, so you're potential fixes are very limited. Try the clay, and the Klasse is worth a shot too as it has some mild abrasives. Short of that, you very well maybe looking into sanding the surface and then having them re-anodized, or, polishing them, and then having them cleared

 

Good advice right here. Though the deep crystal cleaner can be substituted for the Klasse AIO as both are paint preps with mainly chemical cleaners.