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Thread: Diamond Cutting - How durable?

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    Diamond Cutting - How durable?

    My alloys are diamond.cut and were refurbed about 6 months ago, probably covered 4k miles in that time.

    How long should the finish hold up without showing the kind of milky finish on the wheel face, without any damage or curbing etc?

    Cheers!

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    How long is a piece of string!

    Plenty of factors come into play...
    Mileage and weather / road conditions the car is driven in.
    Were they protected with anything.
    What types of wheel cleaner is being used.

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    Do you have a dog?

    The previous keeper of my f10 had a few and they liked to pee on the wheels. By 4 years old they were in rag order with lacquer in bits and corroded quite badly. He’s a colleague and I know he looks after his toys so it wasn’t because of abuse.

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    Nope no dog, no dogs on the cul de sac either. They've been protected since refurbed with wax, not a wheel specific one in fairness.

    Car gets very light use, not alot of motorway really and it gets washed regularly. There are a few spots on the wheels where the paint is less than perfect, so I'm presuming it was just the refurb job wasnt 100%

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