I've posted this on mini2 but haven't been able to get any response, so I want to see if you guys here can help me out.

I took delivery of my CR/W MCS about 3 weeks ago, and my white x-lites are already full of scratches! I've never hit any thing, haven't curbed them, but all four of my wheels have scratches on them. The worst part is that brake dust gets into the scratches and doesn't wash off easily when I wash my wheels, so they are very obvious. Before I took my car in to fix the interior rattles and do the rear fig retro fit, they were better. Now, there are many more scratches.
Anyone else have the same problem with white wheels? any solutions?

 

Same for me (including the rattles). It always shocks me when I'm wiping down the wheels after a wash to see how many scratches there are. I use a little wax to minimize their appearance, but am at a loss for what is causing them.

 

I certainly have the same problem, and it will happen with any painted wheel. Pebbles and such get kicked up, and there's quite a bit of airflow moving through your wheel, so it's not surprising they hit the wheel which while spinning at an ungodly rate gets scratched.

I wouldn't call it a solution, but autozone sells touch-up paint that has both a brush and a fine ball point on it, which is perfect for filling in he scratches. However they don't have paint codes (!!??) and I haven't found a decently matching white.

You could also try some scratch-x to polish out the scratch.

 

Hows it going ? was just looking for a solution to my scratches on my X-lites
and i think i found a temporary fix. i've been waxing my wheels with Meguiar's
cleaner-wax,and it seems to fill scrathes rather nicely.it also gives the wheels a nice shine,give it a try it seems to be working for me

 

Thanks for the tip. I'm going to get a floor jack so that I can take off both wheels on each side, clean and wax them real good, and rotate rear to front and vice versa - I've got 4200 miles on my 05 and the front tires are showing a little wear.