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Roughly how long will it be before rust starts to show through and look tatty on steel modulars?
Are some better than others?
 
Roughly how long will it be before rust starts to show through and look tatty on steel modulars?
Are some better than others?


Has taken my wolf's around 18 months to start to look tatty around the nuts despite loads-a copperslip on the studs and now the rim edges are going. (I guess running through mud etc scratches the paint and off they go. Possibly if they were powder coated they would be better but the real answer is don't go off-road/allow anything to scratch the paint.

The spare still looks good :)
 
Roughly how long will it be before rust starts to show through and look tatty on steel modulars?
Are some better than others?

As soon as the paint is scratched off and the metal is exposed to oxygen, the steel will react with the oxygen in an oxidation reaction and rust will start to appear.
 
I would love Wolfs, but can't get hold of them easily in NZ and very expensive!

Am just about to get new tyres and will be changing my nasty 15" eight spoke white steel wheels for some proper Defender steelies (in black, naturally). :)
 
I would love Wolfs, but can't get hold of them easily in NZ and very expensive!

Am just about to get new tyres and will be changing my nasty 15" eight spoke white steel wheels for some proper Defender steelies (in black, naturally). :)


yep fit disco steels then,the 5 spoke jobbies are tubeless and 7" wide.

good wheels,i wire brush once a year and empty 2 spray cans of black paint on em again once a year..:)
 
Has taken my wolf's around 18 months to start to look tatty around the nuts despite loads-a copperslip on the studs and now the rim edges are going. (I guess running through mud etc scratches the paint and off they go. Possibly if they were powder coated they would be better but the real answer is don't go off-road/allow anything to scratch the paint.

The spare still looks good :)
powder coated :cool:it would crack as soon as you tighten wheel nuts then rus off in sheets
 

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