What's causing my wheels to do this?

[geodavky]

My wheels are in perfect shape except for around the valve stem on all 4 wheels. What caused this and is there a way to fix?

 

[01Konvict]

Clear coat peeling and strip polish reapply clear

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Corrosion

 

[2011SSVHOE]

looks like corrosion which is going under the clearcoat. I have pretty much the same issue on some aluminum wheels that I got off of craigslist off of a 2014 truck that was is a construction site. To the best of my knowledge the clearcoat got chipped and corrosion set in. What I have done so far is to sand down the clearcoat, and I used some Loctite aluminum jelly which is basically an aluminum etch or brightner, then I used some rattle can clear. looks good. But I know that's not the correct way, I plan to dismount the tires as the ones on my steel wheels are like new. Then I am going to strip off the clearcoat to bare metal remove the corrosion and use the etch/brightner, maybe polish where needed and then apply clearcoat with hardner from a spraygun lots of work but they shoul look like new. Yours look like it might have started by getting scratched by a tire gage or inflating the tires. Just my 2 cents ! good luck

 

[geodavky]

Clear coat peeling and strip polish reapply clear

Is it possible to strip just this one area?

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

That clear coat is really tough stuff, i started striping it off my 07's 20''s hoping to have nice polished alu wheels again.. i ended up painting them

 

[ISU-152]

That clear coat is really tough stuff, i started striping it off my 07's 20''s hoping to have nice polished alu wheels again.. i ended up painting themView attachment 71619View attachment 71620

diggin that wheel/tire combo

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

diggin that wheel/tire combo

Yes me likey! Noisy tho, to be expected with Swampers tho

 

[ISU-152]

Yes me likey! Noisy tho, to be expected with Swampers tho

Feel ya

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Feel ya
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Love them treads, i wonder if i can get 40x14r17's for my chevram

Edit: but ill probably end up with Super swamper's or M/T Baja TTC's