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Wheel Corrosion

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by BigDave75, Oct 11, 2021.

  1. Oct 11, 2021 at 5:30 PM
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    Hey everyone, when I bought my ‘12 Tundra it had corrosion on the wheels, I did find online to clean the wheel using a wheel cleaner or degreaser, then to use a wheel brush for cleaning, dry the wheel off, then use a super fine or ultra fine sandpaper to get rid of the corrosion, then a wheel polish, is this correct or does anyone have any other ideas? Looking for a diy, ultra inexpensive way to make them look better without breaking the bank, thanks all.

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  2. Oct 11, 2021 at 5:38 PM
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    Probably going to have to have them refinished to really get those corrosion spots corrected…although lots of OEM take-offs come up for about the same cost of having a set refinished
     
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  3. Oct 11, 2021 at 5:44 PM
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    Was hoping to not do that, still up in arms what exactly I’ll do.
     
  4. Oct 11, 2021 at 7:10 PM
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    I had the same problem with the OEM alloys on my '08. The inside surface of the 'barrel' was so corroded that the stick-on wheel weights wouldn't stay in place. My brief look into pro refinishing indicated prices starting at $200. per wheel and up. I eventually found a set near by for $400, that came off a 2013. Not perfect, but way better than mine. After having the old tires mounted on them removed, I scraped, sanded, wire brushed, and buffed the barrel surfaces. Then painted them a neutral gray gloss to seal and provide a good surface for wheel weights to stick to. I tested the TPMS sensors, and installed new seal kits in all four. Had tires swapped from old wheels to the 'new' ones and am now ready for next spring's winter to summer swap.

    I believe the front surfaces on those wheels are machined. Removing the 'divot's' in the surface, and making them look anything close to new, isn't going to be easy.
     
  5. Oct 11, 2021 at 7:26 PM
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    Wondering if I sand the blemishes down on the front to a matte or flat finish that would ruin or hurt the wheel itself, not big on flashy chromey, bright wheels anyhow. Idk.
     
  6. Oct 11, 2021 at 7:45 PM
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    Your wheel corrosion looks like my old set. On my wheels, and in your pics , the corrosion looks like in spots, the smooth surface has eroded away, down to the raw alloy below the surface. It would take a lot of 'sanding' to get down to clean metal, and you would have a depression left to fill, in order to bring it back up to the original surface level. And you literally have hundreds of these corrosion spots to fill. I looks to be a LOT more work than it's worth, IMHO.
     
  7. Oct 11, 2021 at 7:52 PM
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    That’s kinda what I’m thinking, thought I’d at least try.
     
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    Good Luck.
     
  9. Oct 11, 2021 at 9:15 PM
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    I got rid of mine due to corrosion , but sand blasting them and repolishing or silver paint and clearing is the best.
     
  10. Oct 11, 2021 at 9:19 PM
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    It would likely be cheaper to buy some OE take off wheels from a newer tundra than refinish those
     
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    I got 2020 Tundra takeoff wheels when figuring out how to deal with this on my truck. It was about $300 for the wheel set. I would suggest buying a new set of tire pressure sensors to hand to whatever tire shop you use to swap over your tires.
     
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    Yeah as @Hbjeff said its probably cheaper to just get OEM swaps then to try fixing this problem DIY. I found same set wheels for $100 for 4. But I am in Atlanta. NE I dont know if you find some. But I am sure in NE there might be more trucks.. so U may luck out to finding other Tundra OEM swaps for a decent price.
     
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  13. Mar 5, 2022 at 3:46 PM
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    I'm going to bump this old thread to ask my question since I'm not finding it with search...

    Suggestions or experience using ceramic or other coatings on new wheels? My old wheels looked worse than OP's and I don't want my new Icon Alloys to end up like that. I ordered them from Custom Offsets and probably should have paid to have them professionally ceramic coated before installing. Now that they are on the truck I'm looking at options to keep them from corroding like the OEM ones did.
     
  14. Mar 5, 2022 at 5:38 PM
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    ceramic coating is always the way to go, but just in general keeping them clean and hand washing them is also a great way to prevent corrosion. Just out of curiosity are your new alloys bare/polished/cleared or are they powder coated in a color?

    the biggest things that cause the OEM's to corrode is either not washing salt and road grime off or over a long duration of time the clear fails and allows corrosion to take place easier.

    Edit: Ceramic coating can be added at any time, just need some time and to clean the wheels good first.
     
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    I'm honestly not sure what kind of a finish this is, if it is powdercoat or what. Hopefully it is durable. The OEM wheels were exactly like the OP's and while I admit to some neglect, they got really bad. A lot of my posts on here seem to be concerns about the corrosion and rust from living close to the coast where there is constant wind and salty air. I just washed the truck and put some turtle wax I had on, but pretty hard to get to the insides around the brakes. I'm going to keep these clean and it sounds like investing in some ceramic polish is a good idea. Not really looking forward to doing the insides though, which are already filthy after a few months.
     
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    Cleaning and treatments aside... anyone have experience with icon finish in bad environments? How are they holding up? I can't find anything in the documentation about the finish is the bronze or titanium color a powder coat? I'm guessing someone has been rocking these in the rust belt and can say how they are holding up so I can decide how ridiculous I will be with washing and applying coatings...
     
  17. Mar 6, 2022 at 11:17 AM
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    I deal with corrosion on aluminum. Don’t use wire brush of different metal it causes corrosion it’s called dissimilar metal corrosion. You have pitting corrosion if you don’t remove it all it will return. It takes some work to remove. Sometimes it best to replace.
     

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