Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!!

jammy · Posts: 15 Join date: 2009-06-06 Location: Hemel Hempstead

Hi people..... I need some advice before I go to the garage tomorrow!

I had some alloys refurbished about 3 weeks ago & today noticed they are getting yellow patches! I've tired wahing them but no joy! It looks like it's the actually laquer or paint turning yellow?

What could cause this?

Here is a pic, the yellow isn't really shown well - you can just about see some of it:

Any ideas?

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Looks to me like they've had some form of acid based product used to clean them, you haven't or haven't taken it to a valeters to have the wagen washed have you?

jammy · Posts: 15 Join date: 2009-06-06 Location: Hemel Hempstead

Dubsy wrote:

Looks to me like they've had some form of acid based product used to clean them, you haven't or haven't taken it to a valeters to have the wagen washed have you?

I cleaned them a week ago, just using water!?

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If there has been no acidic based product touched them then I would speak to the place who ferb'd them....

Bazza · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Fri Jun 26 2009, 01:35

Harsh breaking can discolour/bake the laquer. Go back anyway.

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jammy · Posts: 15 Join date: 2009-06-06 Location: Hemel Hempstead

Just an update - I took the wheels back to BVJ & they are redoing them for me!!

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Bazza · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Wed Jul 01 2009, 01:24

Cool

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Monza_Stu · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jul 02 2009, 00:02

Bit off topic but who are BVJ?? Seen them mentioned on here with regards wheels

brindle · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jul 02 2009, 00:15

They do wheel refurbs, based on venus hill in Bovingdon

They do good repairs to!

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v_dubster · Posts: 23 Join date: 2009-05-21 Age: 36 Location: Herts

http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/

I'm planning on using them when I finally get round to sorting out my Brabus reps for the Touran Smile

jammy · Posts: 15 Join date: 2009-06-06 Location: Hemel Hempstead

Well I got the alloys back on Sat - all fresh looking.......... come monday & all are going yellow again.... WTF!?

This is not funny anymore!

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Monza_Stu · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Wed Jul 08 2009, 18:26

Did they say why they've gone yellow?

jammy · Posts: 15 Join date: 2009-06-06 Location: Hemel Hempstead

Monza_Stu wrote:

Did they say why they've gone yellow?

They said in the lacquer there is UV protecting stuff, which they believe the powercoat people have cut back on (saving cost) thus why mine have turned yellow in the sun!?

Could be bull, but I've picked them up after 3rd refurbishment - been on a day, so fingers crossed!?

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Monza_Stu · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Sat Jul 25 2009, 19:36

Getting mine done in black chrome next week so hope they'll be ok!

vwdeviant · Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Sat Jul 25 2009, 23:01

Monza_Stu wrote:

Getting mine done in black chrome next week so hope they'll be ok!

Interested to see how they turn out.. been thinking of that for the TH's... maybe..

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