Can these scratches be removed?

[Marc Hufnagel]

Ok The first time I washed these wheels (OEM Ford wheels, non-clearcoated I think), I used too much of a stiff brush and put a lot of very fine scratches in a couple of them. I'm a bit afraid to take a buffer to them for making a shine on what appears to be a satin or matte finish.

Here are the pics, yes those are chips but they are being repaired, paid for by the tire place that installed new tires and did this during the alignment check which I did not ask for. What I'm looking at right now is the micro-scratches on them, best seen in the 2nd picture.

If the repair isn't to my satisfaction they will be replacing it. What I'd like to know is there anything , product/pad combo that I could work with the fine scratches at all?

However the first one is what they look like from a distance (for reference).

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/marchufnagel/407f707a.jpg

Now the cringe-worthy pics:

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/marchufnagel/783800b7.jpg
http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/marchufnagel/fe1e134e.jpg

[embolism]

they say that cquartz fills minor marring, maybe you can kill 2 birds...

[Vegas Transplant]

Ok The first time I washed these wheels (OEM Ford wheels, non-clearcoated I think), I used too much of a stiff brush and put a lot of very fine scratches in a couple of them. I'm a bit afraid to take a buffer to them for making a shine on what appears to be a satin or matte finish.


Could using your favorite polish followed by an IPA wipe down be the answer to your dilema?
Also, I can't imagine that these OEM wheels are not coated...but I've been proven wrong time and again on the forum.

[Marc Hufnagel]

Could using your favorite polish followed by an IPA wipe down be the answer to your dilema?
Also, I can't imagine that these OEM wheels are not coated...but I've been proven wrong time and again on the forum.

I thought they would be coated too, I know there is a low gloss clearcoat but I don't think these are. I am pretty much thinking if they are not it won't be long before they will be looking pretty tatty.

Looking at the chips it looks like there are at least 2 layers but they both appear to be black. This wheel also comes in a gunmetal metallic with a clearcoat.

[Vegas Transplant]

10-04.:xyxthumbs:

Sucks about the repair though.:mad:

[Marc Hufnagel]

10-04.:xyxthumbs:

Sucks about the repair though.:mad:

Yea.. kind of hoping Mike would check in too.

[Jomax]

That looks powdercoated to me

[Marc Hufnagel]

That looks powdercoated to me

I wish I knew. Maybe the wheel repair place will know.