Got my wheels done quite a while ago.
I have since learned (& heard) only to use soap & water on them.
I previously used to spray them with degreaser to loosen all my AMG's brake dust - exactly as I had done for years in past with the silver factory wheels.
Needless to say, they have been stained and streaky from (I assume) the harsh chemicals and degreasing agents.
The damage is done now (and has been for quite some time - long before I heard no cleaning agents on them).... can they be fixed anymore or is it better to just have them re-powdercoated ?

Thanks!

 

Pics?......

 

But seriously need some pics

 

BTW: Was pretty hard to accurately capture damage on photographs. It looks a little different in pics then it does to the eye, but photo problem also not caused by lack of light/dusk-time (though that didn't help much either...)

Wheels almost look like have water spots in the photos - but it's not that....
I know this because the car itself has never been hit with hard water from sprinkler or needed anything buffed off.

The finish is truly stained, all 4 wheels & basically every inch of them. Stains are not raised or rough, you can't feel the markings with finger or nail like you often can with water spots on paint. The wheels are actually still pretty smooth. It almost appears like multiple large runs in most areas (think when a car is painted but the paint drips) - I assume this is from the degreaser running down the wheel after being sprayed.
Also, the wheels appear much duller than they used to be, almost like a matte now. There is hardly sheen/shine left anymore.
NOTE the center caps. Though chipped, they used to be virtually the same color (though since plastic they were a BIT glossier I will admit!)

Hell, it may be from something else - not just degreaser, but it's the only thing that comes to my mind....
Wheels were cleaned just this afternoon with soap, water & elbow grease to the best of ability. Nothing changed....
Thanks fellas.

 

It was definitely caused by the degreaser. You can't use degreaser on a lot of wheel finishes because it will do exactly what happened to yours... almost like the paint is dripping off. Your going to have to get them powdercoated again.

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Try a good detailing first, might come out good. Polish first and a good wheel wax to protect them next time.

No need to recoat them if you can fix it for $10,-...

 

OK guys - got the wheels about 90-95% better.

I assume they are,
but are products like
"Wheel Wax" OR
"Wolfgang Metallwerk Concours Metal Sealant"

safe for black wheels ? thanks
(Ive only used those on aluminum and chrome wheels)

 

Wheel wax would be fine, but since they are coated and not bare metal I think Wolfgang Metallwerk Concours Metal Sealant is not the best sealant for this job?

 

gonna need to use either a more aggressive compound or a small (3 inch) DA polisher. Might want to look into taking it to a well known paint correction guy