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jammy
Newbie
Posts: 15
Join date: 2009-06-06
Location: Hemel Hempstead
 |  Subject: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!!  Thu Jun 25 2009, 20:01 | |
| 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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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jun 25 2009, 20:40 | |
| 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? |
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jammy
Newbie
Posts: 15
Join date: 2009-06-06
Location: Hemel Hempstead
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jun 25 2009, 21:05 | |
| | 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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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jun 25 2009, 21:33 | |
| If there has been no acidic based product touched them then I would speak to the place who ferb'd them.... |
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Bazza
Nomad Crew
Posts: 2574
Join date: 2008-02-13
Age: 42
Location: St Albans, Herts.
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jun 25 2009, 23:35 | |
| Harsh breaking can discolour/bake the laquer. Go back anyway. _________________ Welcome to the DARK sideCars: mk3 TDi, Scirocco Scala   |
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jammy
Newbie
Posts: 15
Join date: 2009-06-06
Location: Hemel Hempstead
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Tue Jun 30 2009, 15:41 | |
| Just an update - I took the wheels back to BVJ & they are redoing them for me!! |
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Bazza
Nomad Crew
Posts: 2574
Join date: 2008-02-13
Age: 42
Location: St Albans, Herts.
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Tue Jun 30 2009, 23:24 | |
| Cool _________________ Welcome to the DARK sideCars: mk3 TDi, Scirocco Scala |
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Stu
Nomad
Posts: 153
Join date: 2009-06-25
Age: 30
Location: Woodhall Farm, Hemel
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Wed Jul 01 2009, 22:02 | |
| Bit off topic but who are BVJ?? Seen them mentioned on here with regards wheels |
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brindle
Nomad Junkie
Posts: 557
Join date: 2008-06-23
Age: 27
Location: Hemel Hempstead
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Wed Jul 01 2009, 22:15 | |
| They do wheel refurbs, based on venus hill in Bovingdon
They do good repairs to! |
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v_dubster
Newbie
Posts: 23
Join date: 2009-05-21
Age: 38
Location: Herts
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Thu Jul 02 2009, 08:16 | |
| http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/ I'm planning on using them when I finally get round to sorting out my Brabus reps for the Touran  |
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jammy
Newbie
Posts: 15
Join date: 2009-06-06
Location: Hemel Hempstead
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Mon Jul 06 2009, 19:36 | |
| 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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Stu
Nomad
Posts: 153
Join date: 2009-06-25
Age: 30
Location: Woodhall Farm, Hemel
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Wed Jul 08 2009, 16:26 | |
| Did they say why they've gone yellow? |
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jammy
Newbie
Posts: 15
Join date: 2009-06-06
Location: Hemel Hempstead
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Sat Jul 25 2009, 14:01 | |
| | 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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Stu
Nomad
Posts: 153
Join date: 2009-06-25
Age: 30
Location: Woodhall Farm, Hemel
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Sat Jul 25 2009, 17:36 | |
| Getting mine done in black chrome next week so hope they'll be ok! |
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vwdeviant
Nomad Junkie
Posts: 2358
Join date: 2008-02-02
Age: 43
Location: The Rado Chapter.. and the 4-0 crew!
| | Subject: Re: Alloys Turning Yellow!!!!! Sat Jul 25 2009, 21:01 | |
| | 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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