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R50/53 Flaking wheels?

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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 11:05 AM
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Flaking wheels?

Greetings,

I'm currently running aftermarket wheels on my 04 MCS. I haven't driven the car in about 2 weeks until today. As I approached the car I noticed what looked like paper flapping in the wind on my wheel. The closer I got I noticed it appears to be clear coat flaking off (as shown in the picture). Has anyone else had this happen and have a remedy/solution? Thanks

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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Yikes what brand of wheels do you have are those drags?! Mine esm wheels have minior chips in them but thts from regular freeway driving i would say its most likely a quality issuse the brand my have used cheap paint and a thin clearcoat to save $$.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2013 | 07:35 PM
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This is not uncommon to see.. the really only thing you can do is have it touch up and re-clear the wheel.. Are all your wheels doing this?
 
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