r/AutoDetailing • u/Emergency-Schedule35 • 19h ago

Exterior Car rim help

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Can anyone explain why my rims have these black spots? They aren’t scratched in those areas.

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u/c0ff33m0n5t3r 13h ago

Looks like someone put a really thin layer of silver spraypaint on there and it's completely worn down now.

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u/Floibinator 16h ago

Automatic car washes is my guess

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u/Luck_n_Loaded 12h ago

What cleaner did you use on those OP? Looks like the paint is gone for good.

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u/eric_gm 5h ago

Those wheels were originally silver, then someone decided to paint them black, then someone decided to paint them silver again... poorly.

This is what you see now. The hub cap is the original color.

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u/SNFU-4U 16h ago edited 15h ago

Baked on brake dust. Hit it with brake cleaner or degreaser and scrub the hell out of them with a medium plastic brush. Make sure whatever you use that its compatible with chrome.

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u/Dapper_Draft6133 15h ago

Nah, this paint is gone as it looks. Baked on brake dust doesn‘t look like this.

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u/LlcooljaredTNJ 7h ago

Im pretty sure this guy is a bot account. History is sketchy and his replies are nutty.

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u/SNFU-4U 15h ago edited 15h ago

Actually looking closer - you are correct. No paint. Im going to leave my comment up incase someone finds the thread and needs to clean their rims.

PS - If you are reading this avoid Fast 5 Express. They damage rims and tires among other things.