Subaru: My Alloy Wheel!

>I got too close to the curb and marred about 1 inch of the rear passenger 
Ummmm.....last time I checked, aluminum doesn't rust

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:57:37 -0700, "ricardox" <com>
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Err... It's Aluminum Alloy. Hence the name 'Alloy wheels'. Alloys
don't rust ;-).

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Phillip Weston
Taumarunui, New Zealand

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However various alloys react to road salt and the corrosive action of brake
dust and will pit. Put a coat of wax on the area you repaired. This should
act as a temporary barrier.

Ron

Alloy will corrode without protection. As long as you've got paint on it
you should be ok. If there was just
clear coat on it before then here's what you do.
1. Sand it with 2000 grit paper to get out the scrapes
2. Use a metal polish to shine it up
3. Clean it real good
4. Clear coat it.
I did this on my wife's wheel which was a clearcoat polished aluminum
wheel, worked great.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 23:57:37 -0700, ricardox <com> wrote:
 

I have a 2003 silver Legacy L SE Sedan, and I use my silver touchup paint
from my car. It's the same color as the wheel.
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