by "PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
Published 04/04/2017 at 07:44
by "PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
Published 04/04/2017 at 07:44
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Not my rims but that’s the problem... peeling paint off rims.
As per numerous blog posts this is a common problem with these. Metal oxidizes and bubbles up like rust. Makes the pain peel off.
I am tempted save some money... give it a sanding and a coat of spray paint... but then I will have spray painted rims on a lexus.
Alternatives include using my new black rims I bought with winter tires and just swap for all seasons now...
or buy replacement rims to sport all seasons and leave winter tires on black rims...
It’s getting warm out and i need to make a decision. I can’t continue driving on winters.
"Rico" (ricorich)
04/04/2017 at 07:57, STARS: 1
If you don’t want to DIY I think you’re better off finding a pair of used wheels that fit and won’t peel.
"jimz" (jimz)
04/04/2017 at 08:04, STARS: 5
there’s nothing you can do to save those apart from a full strip, sand, seal, and re-paint. the aluminum is corroding, which makes me think a combination of steel-clipped wheel weights and iron-containing brake dust got onto the aluminum and took its toll.
aluminum is actually a very reactive metal, but normally it protects itself from corrosion by forming a clear, impermeable layer of aluminum oxide on its surface (a process called “passivation”) immediately after being exposed to air. when you see that fluffy white corrosion on aluminum, that means there is a dissimilar metal reacting with it and preventing it from forming that protective layer of oxide.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
04/04/2017 at 08:52, STARS: 0
The more you know!
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
04/04/2017 at 08:53, STARS: 0
I’d hit them with a very light buffing disk or some scotch brite pads to knock the corrosion and hit them with a coat of a similar silver paint. On a lexus of this age, no one will notice or care.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 08:54, STARS: 0
Doctor JimZ in the house. Thank you, kindly.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 08:57, STARS: 0
It’s not that I don’t want to DIY. It all comes down to wasting time. It will bubble again. It will again look like crap. Nothing to do with my skill set either. It’s the metal they used to make the wheels.
"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
04/04/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
04/04/2017 at 09:47, STARS: 0
So would a total strip and etch primer work to seal it up again? Or is something else needed? Ive had good luck with just a sand and a recoat, but I haven’t had something as bad as the ones pictured.
I know a good hardened clear coat works wonders as a protective coating, but if the underlying paint is bad, then it doesn’t matter what gets piled on top.
I assume it would be a tire off repair, probably the only way to get it right. I assume the trick will be to coat the barrel of the whee too so you have a continuous coating? The question is, how far do you need to remove the old coating? If the barrel is still intact, can you just rough up the face of the wheel?
"jimz" (jimz)
04/04/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 1
it’s not easy; that same passivation process aluminum uses to protect itself makes it an absolute bitch to get paint to stick to. it’s basically like trying to paint glass; there’s nothing for the paint/primer to “bite into.”
obviously painting aluminum is possible (millions of Audi, Jag, Land Rover, Tesla, and Ford vehicles are proof) but it requires certain pre-treatments and the knowledge of those are above my pay grade.
"ceanderson920" (ceanderson9290)
04/04/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 0
I would put the shit rims with the winter tires and the new rims with the summer tires. The salt in the winter is going to ruin those new wheels anyways might as well have it fuck up the old ones.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/04/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 0
I’d assume that a well prepared paint job would last. The aluminium shouldn’t oxidize if the paint layer is consistent and all oxidation is removed beforehand
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
yeah. you have a point I have considered before. I think the rims are slightly different in size. It might be insignificant. I haven’t ventured out to see if I should wait to wear out all seasons or just swap
"loki03xlh" (loki03xlh)
04/04/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 0
If you don’t want to re paint your rims, I have an easier suggestion. After you strip the paint, go to a truck wash place like
Blue Beacon
and ask them to “brighten” your rims. They use a hydrofloric acid that eats all the corrosion off and leaves your wheels with a nice, bright, silver finish. I used to work at one while in college and did it to the wheels on my Firechicken. 15 years later, and there is still no corrosion. Sometime I have to do it to my Tahoe. The hardest part will be removing the existing paint.
"Rico" (ricorich)
04/04/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
Nah I understand that’s why I’m saying, if you don’t want to spend all the time and energy it’ll take to diy you are just better off getting any used set of lexus wheels. I’m sure you can find some either on Craigslist or on any Lexus forum.
"Nisman" (nisman)
04/04/2017 at 10:30, STARS: 0
Find a cheap set of wheels on CL for your winters and scrap these.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 0
harder than you can imagine. 6 lugs instead of normal 5.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
04/04/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 1
Thinking that your best long-term fix would be to have them powdercoated a similar shade of silver. Most PC shops will sandblast them for surface prep anyways. Depending on your area, pricing could be reasonable.
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
04/04/2017 at 10:44, STARS: 0
spray painting will look the same as they are pitted, so the spots that are will look just like the photos. Look into having them powder coated. Or maybe you have a place that does refurb OEM exchanges that will have a set and take those as a core (usually cheaper than buying outright replacements) Or as you said new wheels. But I don’t like aftermarket wheels on much of anything unless it looks OEM...but that’s me.
Sports Car Tire
is the local to me place that does OEM wheel exchange. My personal experiences with them have been positive as has many customers of mine.
"vicali" (vicali)
04/04/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 0
Toyota replaced a bunch of Trd sport rims for that same reason; Mine was out of date so I ended up sanding, polish, priming, and painting them..
They turned out alright, if you get right down and look at them they aren’t perfect, but from anything more than a foot away they look fine.
"ceanderson920" (ceanderson9290)
04/04/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 0
Ya if the wheels are different sizes you might run into some problems.
"Nisman" (nisman)
04/04/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
Ah is it a GX or something?
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 0
yup....
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 1
yeah... so I might end up wearing out the all seasons and then getting rid of the rims.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
04/04/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 0
I cant tell you how many times i go into the dealership to remind them my rims look like shit. You would think a luxury brand like lexus would own up to their mistake and replace rims.
This post isn’t doing them any raving advertising.