I have a '95 E300D with the 8-hole type alloy wheels. One of the rear brakes seized last year and the inside pad wore down to the baking plate. Filings/dust from the worn backing plate reacted with surfaces on the wheel causing a rusty-black rock hard deposit.
I had to scour that wheel clean using a what I can best describe as a stainless-steel brillo pad. With lots of work, I got that wheel looking OK again. But I am concerned that I may have removed some type of protective finish from it. Does anyone know if this 8-hole generation of wheels is supposed to have a surface treatment or clear coat of some type? Is this wheel going to corrode away or stain badly if I don't do something to it? Ned Kleinhenz _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
