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Refinish or replace wheels?
Looking for advice/real world experience. My Grand Cherokee is a daily driver, I live on a dirt road, and it certainly doesn't get pampered. I don't let it stay too disgusting but I don't wash it weekly either.
I replaced the stock wheels with refurb'd Jeep Commander wheels (off PartsGeek) and new tires in December 2018. Last winter, I already saw them pitting and peeling, and now it's to the point that there's a not-so-slow leak in multiple wheels. I assume it's due to the same corrosion/peeling I see on the face happening in the bead. Every couple of days I have to refill them.
Is this just a cheap/poor clearcoat process on the refurbs? Will getting the Commander wheels stripped and properly powder coated be durable? Do I really just need to get new (better) wheels again - and, are aftermarket wheels robust or will they just do the same thing? Would steel wheels hold up better?
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