06baltlson18s

i have 18 inch black motegi db1 i think and i got snow on them today and i put the car in the garage and i didnt know of snow will eat powder coat or rust the stainless steel lip on my wheels? i was told by a wheel shop it would but i wasnt for sure

jeremie

stainless steel isnt supposed to rust. and snow wont hurt anything unless its yellow..


...and if you eat it.

Codyak Supercharged

might be from the road salts....

afdude2018

yeh road salt would be the only thing I'd worry about. That stuff can be corrosive enough to do some damage if left on something too long.

06baltlson18s

what would be the best way to treat wheels if there is a possibly of road salt being on my wheel?

how do u post a pic of you car under ur sig?

bredick

The powder coat shouldn't be hurt by the snow or salt, the stainless lip might haze up from the salt, but come spring you shouldn't have any problem polishing it out.

Pauly204

for some reason, i always seem to put a little wax on my rims to protect it from salt and all that ... leaves 'em nice and shiny too

afdude2018

I should do that too. That's a pretty good idea.

RedSS50

iTrader: (2)

Wot? snow eat something. WTF are you talking about? If it did, half of Michigan an the midwest would be gone by now!!

You only have to worry f the wheels get wet and there's salt in there too. Get some steelies for the winter....

Switt23

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I would recommend just wiping them down with a microfiber towel and some warm soap water if they get covered in salt. I live in Nebraska and the only damage the snow has done to my wheels is that somewhere along the way to school and back, it ate my center cap. My car looks ghetto with 4 rims with the chevy bowite and then one with the hub showing

Steelies are cheap, really cheap if you own a 2.2L with a 4x100 bolt pattern. I would recommend those, or if you have an ss, those HHR wheels look nice for the winter.

To answer your question, the snow won't hurt the wheel. Just keep them clean of salt and you won't have a problem.

shadowfaxss

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I run 18" black 5 spokes with the stainless lip for my winter rims also. One thing I can tell you, ever notice that all UPS trucks have black wheels with a silver stripe. Alot of these are powder coated and we no problems what so ever other than a gradual fade over the years.....but nothing lasts. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just wash the salt off.