Polished Aluminum Wheels- fairing well in winter salt?
billme247
02-02-2004, 12:25 AM
Hi all. For those that have the polished aluminum wheels... I just bought my Envoy recently. How well do these wheels hold up against the salt on the roads during the winter? Does anyonbody suggest putting a protective coating of some corrosion resistor to reduce pitting? Or is it really not necessary? Thanks for any advice!
Mazdaspeed Ninja
06-26-2004, 05:56 PM
To be honest, not very well. The first winter does the most damage and after that the damage seems less noticable. From my experience, no treatments or coatings really do much. I would just power wash 'em with water as often as possible.
envoy2001
07-12-2004, 10:51 PM
A good way to protect any wheel in the winter is to spray WD-40 all over them. It naturally resists water and salt on the roads. try it you wont be disapointed!
envoy2001
07-12-2004, 10:53 PM
P.S. do not wash the WD-40 off or wipe it!
js02envoy
03-07-2005, 04:40 PM
just be careful not to spray your brakes w/ the wd40! maybe mask the inside of the wheel w/ newspaper or plastic when youo spray them... and if you do accidently spray them... please paint your envoy neon green so if i ever see you on the road i can avoid you.....
wd40 on rotors and pads = ohhhh s*@t i cant stop
wd40 on rotors and pads = ohhhh s*@t i cant stop
Tecknology
03-25-2005, 02:00 PM
hahahaha :D
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