Gahh, scratched my first alloy

[paulyv]

At the ripe old age of 42 I yesterday scuffed my first alloy on a high kerb. What a dreadful feeling and sound.

Nothing major, just marks along the rim. Perhaps this is a daft question but has the surface of the wheel been compromised with regard to rain and salt and is there any sealant I should consider?

BMW in case that makes a difference to their susceptibility to be affected by ingress.

Thanks

Pauly

[thebigmacmoomin]

I know that feeling. It made my OCD when parking my E46 M3 with mint 19" wheels, looked for the biggest parking space available then take a few more attempts to get close enought to the kerb to be parked.

Getting it re-furbished would be the best thing.

[kambites]

Interesting question. It had never occurred to me that a lightly kerbed alloy might be more prone to failure due to corrosion.

For what it's worth, our Octavia's wheels are kerbed to buggery (from before we had the car) and seem fine as far as I can tell. So were the wheels on my old Corrado.

[Jimmy No Hands]

A lot of alloys can suffer with the dreaded white worm once the lacquer has been compromised, moisture seems to seep in. Golf Monzas were terrible for it. Clear nail varnish I have seen being used in the past, not sure how affective it is.

[bqf]

c£50 for a complete wheel refurb, then buy some Gators to protect the wheels.

[itcaptainslow]

I'd just get it refurbed-the best long term solution and it'll make you feel better!

[idibbers]

Could be worse..

Edited by idibbers on Tuesday 10th February 14:17

[so called]

I bought some AMG's for my MB CLS last year.
two need refurbing and so got them done ready for the summer drive down to Spain.

First French toll my Wife complained she couldn't reach.
Second French toll....and that horrible raking scratchy grinding noise was my feedback.
It was 'what the hell', spilled milk etc., after that and got it refurbed again when I got home.

[paulyv]

Thanks everyone.

Yes, it was more the white rot that I see on some cars I was concerned about, rather than the possibility of failure.

A refurb it is...once I get the dimensions of my Z4 coupe in my head!

Pauly