Opinions re: stone chip on alloy wheel

[Jonny Wishbone]

I’ve got a stone chip on one of the alloys on my new car. So far so Ronseal. I’m not as bothered as I thought I might be, possibly because it’s not a result of carelessness on my part. As a result I’m not desperately keen to have it repaired unless the procedure is minimally invasive.

As per the pic below, the chip has gone through the lacquer and the paint exposing bare metal below. It’s a forged alloy, if that makes any odds. My first question is (and this is almost rhetorical) is this likely to eventually result in the dreaded white worm? The second question is, assuming there is now a risk of corrosion over time, how would this best be repaired? I’m not bothered about cost and I’m not even that bothered about it looking perfect; I want to make sure the metal underneath is protected and if it can be made to look like it never happened, that’s a Brucie. Can this just be touched up with some lacquer?

I would appreciate the thoughts of those many of you who are less ignorant than me.

[Aunty Pasty]

White worm is a risk but I don't think it's as prevalent as some would make out. Over the years I've managed to get damage on all my alloys. Some small nicks and stone chips and some slight curbing on a couple. I was thinking wait awhile and see if it deteriorates and then get them all refurbished but they didn't get any worse and some of the damage has been there for years now.

[paintman]

Seal it with some clear lacquer.

White worm is more of an issue on polished/diamond cut alloys as it's so noticeable on them.