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    Okay to polish alloy wheels?

    I just got off the phone with another repair shop. After looking at the photos, they were able to provide a lot of insight into what's happening. The line pictured is known as "curdling" or "chicken feet". It's a chemical reaction that sometimes happens between newly applied liquid clear coats...
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    Okay to polish alloy wheels?

    Just to clarify: The curbed edges of the wheel (not pictured) were the only things in need of repair, and they did a great job on that. Perfect color match. They applied a new clear coat (not paint) on the entire wheel just so it would look even. The second photo above is not of the repaired...
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    Okay to polish alloy wheels?

    I have alloy wheels, one of which was recently repaired. As part of that process, the repair shop applied new clear coat on the wheel. A few imperfections resulted that look like orange peel/scuffs. See attached photo. I took it back to the shop and they indicated that the scuffs are not...
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    Aluminum door trim touch-up

    You're looking at the top right corner of the driver-side door. My vehicle is a 2017 model. The auto-body shop told me the trim was aluminum and that it would not rust. Do you think they're incorrect? Here's another photo with the driver side door open if helpful.
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    Aluminum door trim touch-up

    Hi, I'm trying to repair the small nicks in my aluminum door trim pictured below. There is some depth to them but they aren't very deep. I took the vehicle to an auto-body shop and they told me that the best solution given their small size was to fill them in with magic marker. Do folks on...
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