Mike C
10-09-2008, 06:25 AM
I just got new tires for my truck, now I have dark oxidation spots from the old wheel weights. Is there a way to get this cleaned off?
http://home.comcast.net/~wing_nutt/exhaust/tire2.jpg
TIA
TSIBrian
10-09-2008, 01:05 PM
Sorry to say but it looks like you`re SOL. Most of the time when they put a wheel weight on your wheel it will scratch the lip and that`s when you get corrosion. After working in a tire shop for so long I will always have them put on tape weights if its a set of wheels I care about.
The only option to take care of that would be getting it refinished, either professionally or do it yourself. Here is a good article about the DIY method Painted Wheel Scuff Repair (http://articles.autopia.org/articles/30-repairing-painted-wheel-curb-scratches-1.html) . It doesn`t look like you would have to use any body filler on that spot though, probably just a quick sand, primer, and paint.