Volvo diamond cut alloy problem

kenn0

Hi all

Picked car up from my regular car wash place. Alloy are f**ked!!!!(Hopefully not) As you can see from pictures I reckon some sort of chemical cleaner was used. The car has been washed there before with no issues. I asked what they used, they said the same stuff as always but no name.. Can you have a look at pictures and let me know what is going on. And is it serious or can this be fixed easily. Head wrecked.

Thanks Kenno

JoeA3

Looks like they were washed with a Brillo pad tbh! Probably a harsh acidic wheel cleaner and an abrasive brush was used. As you say - f**ked! There's a fair amount of kerbing on them too though.

Diamond cut wheels are a pain in the hole at the best of times. They need very careful handling.

kenn0

JoeA3 wrote: »

Looks like they were washed with a Brillo pad tbh! Probably a harsh acidic wheel cleaner and an abrasive brush was used. As you say - f**ked! There's a fair amount of kerbing on them too though.

Diamond cut wheels are a pain in the hole at the best of times. They need very careful handling.

That's what I feared... So to fix am I looking at full refurb?

JoeA3

kenn0 wrote: »

That's what I feared... So to fix am I looking at full refurb?

Yes I would say so, but you could try hand polishing them using proper non abrasive wheel cleaner and wheel sealant and see does that improve things. Some of the marks could be residue from whatever sh1te cleaner they used. Not what you want to hear obviously. Diamond cut refurbs are a very specialzed job too. Only a few places will attempt it.

kenn0

JoeA3 wrote: »

Yes I would say so, but you could try hand polishing them using proper non abrasive wheel cleaner and wheel sealant and see does that improve things. Some of the marks could be residue from whatever sh1te cleaner they used. Not what you want to hear obviously. Diamond cut refurbs are a very specialzed job too. Only a few places will attempt it.

Thanks for info JoeA3. Rinsed them with rainwater when I got the car home. Anything else I can do before I try to resolve. Could you recommend a proper non abrasive wheel cleaner and wheel sealant?

JoeA3

kenn0 wrote: »

Thanks for info JoeA3. Rinsed them with rainwater when I got the car home. Anything else I can do before I try to resolve. Could you recommend a proper non abrasive wheel cleaner and wheel sealant?

Cleaner, I'm not too sure as its ages since I needed to get any, but the likes of poor boys (?) or chemical guys do a good range of this type of stuff. There's lads on here who've recommended wheel cleaners if you do a search in recent threads.
Also Take a look on detailingshed.com or elitecarcare.co.uk

Curran

Looks like they were washed with a very stiff bristled brush; but as said, there is nothing that can really be done with them. Giving them a polish might bring them up a small bit.

MetzgerMeister

Sorry to be so blunt but that is an absolute disgraceful thing to be done to alloys. If I were you I'd be looking for some sort of compensation for that damage. It also looks like the lacquer is peeling off on the polished parts.

Were the wheels like that at all before you picked it up this time?

*Kol*

It took some effort to do that damage. What were they like before?

Dave_Kilkenny

Only way of fixing the damage, is by getting the alloys refurbished.

I would seriously be going back into the car wash and seeking compensation.
I'm no expert on legal matters, however If this was my car, I would be looking into putting in a claim against there insurance.

I've done quite a bit of detailing over the years and this really looks like damage caused by a very rough / abrassive pad or brush.

I can only imagine the swirls and marks there putting into your paint, if this is the damage there doing to allloys.

I really hope that the car wash, sorts the damage they've caused on your car!

edburg

I be guessing brillo pad from kitchen was used or wire wool.


Looks like a soda blast and powder coating is best way forward, re-cutting the the wheel for diamond cut face will cost a pretty penny as they say.