OK so i have no idea if this is a constant problum or not BUT i've never heard of this happen in before!

while cleanin the car tonight i start cleanin the rims with "eagle one" rim and tire cleaner well one of my rims turns ****** BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

like jet black and none of the other rims change a bit...i'm so CONFUSED!

heres some pics


BAD RIM


GOOD RIM


now i like the black color...ALOT but i totaly doesnt match!

I just had 2 rims replaced from a crash recently and the black rim is one of them so i'm goin to the shop and raisein hell about it....

had to vent! any ideas on why it did this???

all i use to clean in "eagle one" rim and tire cleaner and its never done anything like this before

 

holy shiat!, well i cleaned my rims today and found peeling and a permant lil stains on 2 rims i tried using a soft brush and it scratched my rims lol thats how friken CHEAP the paint is, as far as yer rims changin color, im lost, tobad they all didnt turn black, looks cool, raise hell buddy thats all u can do, or get them done properly outside of GM, thats what im doin over the winter.

 

ps, i always use soap and water to clean rims, its the safest bet, especially with ours.

 

Looks good but that is crazy it happened!!!

 

I only use simple green to clean my wheels as, I have accidentially stripped the clearcoat off wheels before with wheel cleaner. That stuff is harsh!

 

haha i tried using simpe green to take off those mysterious lil stains off my 2 rims, nope lol, its actually in the paint it seems, i hate painted rims lol.

 

i cant beleve our rim paint is that cheep that rim cleaner can peal the clear coat off!!!!

if i can get them all black i'd be in love!

 

haha, id go for it

 

yeah alot of people are having this problem. and from what i hear. GM doesnt want to fix it

 

The shop didnt use the correct paint on your wheel man. They messed up big time. give em hell. Even if you din't have to pay for the work out of your pocket the shop still got paid to do the job so that is what they should do. Thats the good thing about painted rims. If you get sick of them or they get messed up just re-paint them or paint them a diff color.

 

i cant beleve this ****!

what the hell GM....whats wrong with you guys?

 

i know one guy on here who is chipping bad. and no one wants to fix it. someone should post a thread like "WHEEL ISSUES"? get a bunch of people together and get some notice

 

I've used eagle one before and never had a problem.

Jeez that's crazy.

 

i've used eagle one on them sence i got the car...best stuff i've ever used but now the rim i get replaced gets FUCKED!

 

Iff you got the work done at a dealer they should re-do the work withought giving you any crap. Good Luck.

 

anybody know how much it might cost to get them powder coated?

 

bump....

any powder coating prices?

 

i think its arounf $150 per wheel

 

lol can you plz take a pic of teh whole side of your car. My cars black and i was curious about black rims..

 

i can tomorrow...its dark now

i can say that it looks SWEET!

 

How hard would it be to use a DA sander/grinder and take the factory paint off and use like high heat ceramic paint on our wheels? I'v been thinking about doing that, because I don't want to spend the money to get 'em powder coated. See if you can get the shop to do it to your other wheels they look sweet!

 

i'm gonna go in there lookin for blood so somethin good will happen....

 

alrite...so i've been thinkin about this all night....sence one of my rims is black and i totaly LOVE IT can i some how make my others match? i'll be goin to my fav body shop tomorrow to inlist there help BUT does anbody know what it might take to get the paint of the rims????

Once the silver or "gun metal" was gone and on my rag the rim was black so if i can some how make the others match by getin the "gun metal" color of that would be SWEET!

 

I just got back from the DIY car wash, and some dude was there (in an SRT-4 of all things, with an exhaust louder than Blown-4-Banger's...), but anyway, he said that he used to do lots of detailing work, and what ruins the rims is that most tire / wheel cleaners are acid-based, which over time weakens and eats the paint off your wheels. The best way to clean them is with water and a soft cloth, then wash the rest of the car as normal.

 

wow..... i dont know what to say about that one.... the paint is chipping and flaking bad on all my rims now, and i am having them refinished at gm's expense very soon... i always washed them with soap and water, and then just used wax on them..... who knows good luck man