Rims peeling

[Garreth27]

Not sure of this would be general or tech so stuck here.

Anyway my mags have started to peel and change colour after just 11months. Before i go back to the store I thought id ask on here what would cause it to do this.

heres a pic of 1 of the wheels, others are worse than this one but will try get better pics in the day.

[Mr Ree]

Poor prep/paint processes, and poor quality control, I would think?

Cant think of anything else that would cause it to be honest.

[Grrrrrrr!]

Filigree corrosion. pinholes/chips in clear coat allowed moisture in, corrosion happens and since corrosion byproduct is larger than original ali it pushes paint up slightly, allowing more moisture in... keep repeating.

[Garreth27]

So its safe to assume its a manufacturing defect or poorly made wheel? Just trying to get as much info as possible in case the mag shop try and weasel their way out of it

[touge_ae101]

Some pads would do that to a low quality clear coat. the dust can be pretty abrasive..

[Garreth27]

they are roughly 11-12months old. The first 6 months it was driven on regularly to work and back, approx 30km a day but regularly cleaned. The next 6 months the cars been sitting most of the time and prob done 200km so hasn't seen much brake dust. If the mags were a few years old then I would accept the wear on them but not after a year. My Diesel d1r's are 2 n half years old and still look like the day i bought them.

Will find out this week what the mag shop has to say

[Mr Ree]

Not fit for purpose, plain and simple.

They have no arguement.

[RobertC]

"filiform corrosion"

Definitely a warranty issue.