Hi, I have a 2013 RRS, old style. When cleaning my car this wknd it was like a surface rust had appeared on the wheels. Wonder wheels would not remove this. It took a brilo pad and a lot of elbow grease to remove.
Is this the start of corrosion on the wheels? I have never had to scrub alloys to clean them like that before, it's like a protection coat is missing? Anyone any ideas? Back to the dealer?

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They are standard 20" wheels, came with the car, not diamond turned.

Thanks

My advice on the first instance is ditch the wonder wheels and the Brillo pad, way to harsh for the wheels and I wouldn't tell the dealer that's what been used either

From what you're saying, it doesn't sound right. Are they silver painted or diamond cut? If the latter, it could be that they have become corroded.

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Yeah did think the brilo was harsh, only thing that would remove the surface rust. It's all off now so will just have to wait and see if it comes back... I have a feeling it will, they are not diamond cut.

Thanks

Its my guess what you could see was very hard baked on brake pad debris. The RRS brakes have to work hard and even after the shortest trips you'll find brake debris on the wheels - was it a long time since you last cleaned them? Have they ever been sealed with a hard wax?

The Brillo pad catastrophic mistake will have severely scored the lacquer on the surface. You should have used Iron X which magically dissolves brake debris in a few minutes. The only way to save your wheels now would probably be to use Iron X then polish up the scratched lacquered surface with something like G3 and apply a hard wax or sealer. If you leave them as they are the brake debris will stick to them even harder. If you don't have the inclination to do it yourself take it to a good detailer. They can work wonders.  2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

brilo pads should be kept in the kitchen sink not in the car cleaning cupboard

Wonder wheels, used occasionally is ok IMO, but iron X or Wolfs Deironiser is the way i go when doing a deep clean, in between I use Wolf Chemicals Clean and Seal, cleans then break dust off and leaves little nano sealers behind when you rinse it off

Thanks for that

duncs321 wrote:

They are standard 20" wheels, came with the car, not diamond turned.

Thanks

The brilo removed it all. If it comes back I will post a photo..

Thanks for the iron x recommendation, it is brilliant stuff.

^^^ It's a great product.
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