Alloys Damage In the wods of Victor Meldrew..

MisterTee · 7th March 2008, 13:17

"I don't believe it!"

Had the car a week, yesterday I scuffed an alloy which wasn't too bad because it was already in need of some repair. Then this morning I was giving a lift to someone and pointing out where I scuffed the wheel...and scuffed another one at the same corner. Argh! That's the problem the 18"s there's so little tyre wall you catch it on everything. I will wait a few months whilst I get used to the turning circle before I get it fixed, otherwise it will be a complete waste of time.

The blade alloy I have is odd, its a darker finish but the layers underneath are black, I've never seen that before. I'm about to do an experiment with poorboys, I will wax (what's left) of the alloys on one side and see if it makes a difference with cleaning.

People passing through Sale, Cheshire - watch out for the lane of shops on Washway road where the video store is. The kerbs are deadly!!

allan40alt · 7th March 2008, 13:33

Oh, dear. I know, you feel like crying!

So sorry to hear of your problem. I've looked (and we've had several threads on this) to find a dark silver aluminium touch-in, but with no luck.

I would have thought Honda would have capitalised on this and brought out a touch-in pen for wheels!

Why not, Honda!

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MisterTee Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd February 2008 Location: Manchester,UK Posts: 114 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (1)	In the wods of Victor Meldrew.. "I don't believe it!" Had the car a week, yesterday I scuffed an alloy which wasn't too bad because it was already in need of some repair. Then this morning I was giving a lift to someone and pointing out where I scuffed the wheel...and scuffed another one at the same corner. Argh! That's the problem the 18"s there's so little tyre wall you catch it on everything. I will wait a few months whilst I get used to the turning circle before I get it fixed, otherwise it will be a complete waste of time. The blade alloy I have is odd, its a darker finish but the layers underneath are black, I've never seen that before. I'm about to do an experiment with poorboys, I will wax (what's left) of the alloys on one side and see if it makes a difference with cleaning. People passing through Sale, Cheshire - watch out for the lane of shops on Washway road where the video store is. The kerbs are deadly!!

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allan40alt Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 6th August 2006 Location: Rugby, Warwickshire. Posts: 2,255 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Oh, dear. I know, you feel like crying! So sorry to hear of your problem. I've looked (and we've had several threads on this) to find a dark silver aluminium touch-in, but with no luck. I would have thought Honda would have capitalised on this and brought out a touch-in pen for wheels! Why not, Honda!