What can I safely use to polish the above? Just a bit worried about rubbing off the coating.

Mines covered in marks where shampoo solution has dried when washing on a sunny day, and I'm out of ideas...

Cheers,

Mark

Mark

I gotta admit I don't use any chemicals on that part. Just a gently running hose, a rag of some kind - normally a bar mat, and lots of elbow grease to get them damned flies off!

BTW - I've done the same as you, and suffered the first "wound" to my new alloys. Not a really bad mark - I just rubbed a kerb whilst driving home from night out, very late, and I was very tired. Only doing about 15 mph, but its left a nice narrow mark along the very edge of the rim, near the tyre, around about 1/3 of the wheel... :( I can definitely say they're mine now after that little incident.

I just use the same polish as I use for the rest of the car although I don't know whether this is good or bad.

Why not get some chrome polish; Autoglym?

As for kerbing alloys; the Pirelli PZero Rossos I have fitted have a lip to stop this kind of light kerbing.

Cheers.

Adrian.

Hearing that grinding noise as the rim rubs the kerbing...

The stuff of nightmares.

I was hardly moving when I did mine. Just a gentle rub as I pulled up to lights on a corner. I was also extremely tired, too. I'm stopped there with wheel against kerb, knowing that there will be further damage and wondering whether driving forwards or reversing would cause less...

At least they're not painted alloys, so it doesn't show up too obviously. When I "christened" the alloys on my Ibiza GTi I hit one one of those road width restriction cast iron t!ts which really made a dent. I went mental at my own clumsiness on that occasion...

I'm so shallow...

Regards,

Mark

Pirellis. Duly noted

Regards,

Mark

I would imagine that Autoglym (or any) chrome polish would take off the shiny surface. Someone here at Briskoda got down to the underlying plastic by using bug remover!

Regards,

Mark

Oh....I didn't know that.:eek:

I'll keep on using the was polish then until I'm told otherwise.

I'll keep using my autoglym wax too. It brings up the alloys and paintwork to a reasonable shine, so I think it will do the same for that chromey bit at the front too... I hope.

I forgot to add that I had a couple of beers on the evening of my gentle bounce off the kerb. However, I do not condone drink-driving, but my state of sheer exhaustion played a much bigger part than my slight state of intoxication. (I had just driven 70 miles to & from the pub with no probs)

Originally posted by devonutopia in this post

suffered the first "wound" to my new alloys. Not a really bad mark - I just rubbed a kerb whilst driving home from night out, very late, and I was very tired. Only doing about 15 mph, but its left a nice narrow mark along the very edge of the rim, near the tyre, around about 1/3 of the wheel... :( I can definitely say they're mine now after that little incident.

It's never nice and is so easy to do with badly maintained kerbstones that are falling over and are higher than others. I have several scrapes on my alloys, but I don't mind anymore, even though most of them aren't mine.

if you put 225/45/17 tyres on instead of the std 205/50s they bulge round the rim enough to sort out most kerbing!

Use window spray on the fake chrome. Something like autoglym fast glass. Dont think chrome polish is a good idea as its plastic:eek:

i would agree there used windowlene on mine and is now visible form space.

Cheers, guys!

Mark