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Hey everybody,
I bought my 2016 FZ-09 from my local dealership back in October and what attracted me the most to this bike was the black and red contrast across the bike. With the bike having its frame and rims painted red, it just looked so good that I couldn't resist but buying it.
Now I'm having paint chipping on the rims. At first the chippings started small and I found some nail polish that perfectly matched the paint to do a little touch up work. However, recently I noticed that the rear rim had very large patches of paint peeling off, making the rim look trashy. I made the conclusion that the cause was due to water getting in through a hairline crack in the paint and then the paint gets lifted off of the rim.
Overall, I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to what I could do to repaint the rim. The dealer told me the bike's rims were hydro-dipped but I don't believe it. Would red spray paint work? Maybe an alternative paint option that I don't know of? Please feel free to comment whatever may help. Thanks!
(Front rim with minor chipping)
(Rear rim with the chipping at the top and bottom)
I bought my 2016 FZ-09 from my local dealership back in October and what attracted me the most to this bike was the black and red contrast across the bike. With the bike having its frame and rims painted red, it just looked so good that I couldn't resist but buying it.
Now I'm having paint chipping on the rims. At first the chippings started small and I found some nail polish that perfectly matched the paint to do a little touch up work. However, recently I noticed that the rear rim had very large patches of paint peeling off, making the rim look trashy. I made the conclusion that the cause was due to water getting in through a hairline crack in the paint and then the paint gets lifted off of the rim.
Overall, I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas as to what I could do to repaint the rim. The dealer told me the bike's rims were hydro-dipped but I don't believe it. Would red spray paint work? Maybe an alternative paint option that I don't know of? Please feel free to comment whatever may help. Thanks!
(Front rim with minor chipping)
(Rear rim with the chipping at the top and bottom)