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Setec Astronomy
Well, that looks pretty bad. What have you tried? Are those pics before or after cleaning? That looks like a GM high-polish clear wheel, although I don`t remember seeing any with the as-cast finish on the sides of the spokes. Try some mild polish after giving those areas a good bath, and see if the polish improves it any, but that looks to me like it`s corroded through to the metal in some areas.
The problem, whether with the old lead weights or the new steel ones, is the weight is a dissimilar metal to the aluminum wheel, and any liquid, especially salty liquid that gets between there leads to galvanic corrosion.
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