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Hi all,
I have noticed the alloy wheels on our 120 GXL have been scratched by the previous owner. The scratches are on the flat section coming out of the opening in each wheel, not on the face of each "spoke" as it were...looks like dirt has been wiped off that area instead of washed off, or perhaps they have used some kind of harsh brush to clean that area and have scratched them as a result.
The scratches are not swirls, they are straight lines coming straight out of each opening.
Is there a way this can be fixed without doing more damage? It appears the surface is covered with some kind of thin clear plasticky coating that I gather cannot be polished?
I would not normally worry, but the brake dust builds up in the scratches and makes the damage look much worse and is very hard to clean the scratches out.
Cheers,
David
I have noticed the alloy wheels on our 120 GXL have been scratched by the previous owner. The scratches are on the flat section coming out of the opening in each wheel, not on the face of each "spoke" as it were...looks like dirt has been wiped off that area instead of washed off, or perhaps they have used some kind of harsh brush to clean that area and have scratched them as a result.
The scratches are not swirls, they are straight lines coming straight out of each opening.
Is there a way this can be fixed without doing more damage? It appears the surface is covered with some kind of thin clear plasticky coating that I gather cannot be polished?
I would not normally worry, but the brake dust builds up in the scratches and makes the damage look much worse and is very hard to clean the scratches out.
Cheers,
David
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