[Darthbladerni]

Today i noticed that there are two little stone chips on my wheels. Near the centre where the nuts are and it is not noticeable at all as it blends in with the wheels.
They are only about 3mm wide, the other stone chip is behind one of the spokes which is strange.

I wasnt worried about it as they arent noticeable but Nylo mentioned the possibility of corrosion.
She said possibly Nail Varnish over the chip to stop it from corroding or spreading but I want peoples opinions on what they have done with theirs as well. The varnish sounds like a good idea but what other things can be done.

BTW they are kei racing force 10's in hyperblack.

Cheers

[bubblegoose]

i would get a Dark Silver MINI touch up stick & cover it that way, then its designed to last longer than nail varnish.

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by bubblegoose (original)

i would get a Dark Silver MINI touch up stick & cover it that way, then its designed to last longer than nail varnish.

Would dark silver be as shiny as the proper colour of the wheels??

And would it corrode anyway?

[bubblegoose]

it will be slightly duller i think but if your using such a small amount it won't show up too much.

as for the corrosion, time is of the essence really. Once covered, it shouldn't be able to corrode at all.

[Darthbladerni]

Thanks!!!

What if i put the Dark silver paint on it, little amount, then put nail varnish over it to make it shiny again??

If i did nothing would it corrode?

[bubblegoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

Thanks!!!

What if i put the Dark silver paint on it, little amount, then put nail varnish over it to make it shiny again??

If i did nothing would it corrode?

if your talking about like a clear nail varnish then sure, but my concern would be when cleaning the wheels with something like wheel acid, it might eat through the varnish.
i would be inclined to use the little lacquer touch up stick that you get with the DS rather than the nail varnish cos its made to withstand acids & cleaners etc.

If you didn't do anything, then over time you might get water under the paint or original lacquer of the wheel & it wil lead to milky white spots around the chips & will blister further around the wheel.

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by bubblegoose (original)

if your talking about like a clear nail varnish then sure, but my concern would be when cleaning the wheels with something like wheel acid, it might eat through the varnish.
i would be inclined to use the little lacquer touch up stick that you get with the DS rather than the nail varnish cos its made to withstand acids & cleaners etc.

If you didn't do anything, then over time you might get water under the paint or original lacquer of the wheel & it wil lead to milky white spots around the chips & will blister further around the wheel.

for £810 im not going to leave it as it is!!!

yeah i will do what you said, DS touch up stick and the lacquer that comes with it. Do it as soon as possible!!

Thanks for your advice

[bubblegoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

for £810 im not going to leave it as it is!!!

yeah i will do what you said, DS touch up stick and the lacquer that comes with it. Do it as soon as possible!!

Thanks for your advice

no probs

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by bubblegoose (original)

no probs

Have you ever had to do it yourself??

[bubblegoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

Have you ever had to do it yourself??

no, but I know of people that have done it. As long as you don't use a 6" paint brush to touch it in it should look ok.

remember, a little goes a long way

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by bubblegoose (original)

no, but I know of people that have done it. As long as you don't use a 6" paint brush to touch it in it should look ok.

remember, a little goes a long way

lol!! true, thanks anyway. i will have to look into getting one soon.

[m0edwa]

thanks for this can either of you confirm what a ds touch up stick is, and anyone out ther got tips on how to stop in the first place, otehr than removing the wheels for winter (which is getting longer and longer!)

[Darthbladerni]

You can get it from your dealers. It is meant for little stone chips on paint.

Min happened because i parked in a car park with loose gravel and someone wheel spun and a stone hit my wheel. Luckily not too big.

Im going to buy new wheels for winter, prob s spokes or something just for winter to save my new wheels

[bubblegoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by m0edwa (original)

thanks for this can either of you confirm what a ds touch up stick is, and anyone out ther got tips on how to stop in the first place, otehr than removing the wheels for winter (which is getting longer and longer!)

its a genuine MINI Dark Silver touch up stick.

glad it's helped you too...

oh btw if your wheels are normal silver colour, I would possibly go for the Pure Silver colour