I've had my Sp500s for a couple of years with about 3k on them and are starting to pit. Anyone else have this problem? What can i do to correct it?

 

Have you kept the brake dust off of them?

 

yup. i always keep it clean.

 

chrome or bare aluminum?

 

I have had my SP500's 2.5 years (bare aluminum).
I hit them with Adams Metal Polish twice a year.
I wipe them weekly with Zaino Z8 to get the brake dust off.
Mine look like new.

I don't drive in the rain though (maybe you do) ?

Toque

 

they are polished and i dont drive it in the rain. i talk to brad at ccw and he said it can be caused by brake dust or other contaminats. only way to get them out it to do the wet sanding, rouge, & polish. he also recomended using a sealer every 90 days. they arent too bad but i will probably end up getting them professionaly done in the next few months.

 

When you do that you may want to change your brake pads.

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Weird!! Mine are 5 years old, and have ~14k miles on them, and still look great!! I use Adam's #1 & #2 twice a year with a mothers power ball to polish. I do have my centers and inner barrels painted matte black tho.

 

Pickup some Rejex on E-bay. It is supposed to do wonders to protect your wheels. That is what I have always used (other than the normal polishing routine).

 

they are no good anymore.....give them to me and buy yourself another set! I hate to see a corvette brother struggle like this.

 

i had the same problem with the small black spots on mine and wasted a lot
of time trying to clean then buff the spots out. i had to wet sand and buff
them and there is still some pitting. the one quote i got from a to pro polisher
was $1200 to make them like new. i did get some metal sealer for the future

 

If they are bare, clean them up, polish, remove pits, then seal them with ZOOPSEAL. Great product meant for bare metal finishes.

 

How about after you get them fixed, clear coat them.

 

I also have had my SP500's for about 2.5 (bare aliminum)... they still look great and I have only polished them once since I have owned them.

 

the clear will dull them and yellow over time. i do want to try
some clear bra on the barrels if i can find some cheap

 

I had some pitting on mine too I ended up just wet sanding and polishing.. I use a cotton buffing wheeel and mothrers.. works great.. after every washing I hit the lips with some polish to give some more protestion...

Ive been playing with the idea of using VHT high temp clear on the barrels.. that way if it yellows I can just strip and recoat

Whats Clear Bra? Plastic film? Which might not be a bad Idea.. if you could find some clear vinyl..

 

I agree
I had my Boze wheels ceramic clear coated when i had them made for me
Super easy to clean.

 

the problem will still be there with clear coat, look at factory GM wheels that have a clearcoating on them, over time they get pitted as well.


wetsanding is not difficult, just time consuming. you might also try some 0000 steel wool and metal polish, then follow up with a finishing metal polish.

heres some pics of a set of bogarts that had break dust pitting starting to form.

and after steel wool and followed with another polish with cotton wipes.

 

i tried the steel wool with polish, but no dice. they are not bad im just **** when it comes to **** like that. i will post some pics tonight. if anything ill have them proffesionaly done locally or bite the bullet and send them back to ccw. i also though about sending them out for black chrome.

 

i tried the steel wool also and it did nothing . i had to wetsand with 400 then 800,1200,
2000,then buffing. this was on the barrels only the face i just cleaned up with polish.