Finally the worm has found where i live :o(

[VC]

Not something i've worried about before merely read others woes on the matter, but the dreaded white worm has found my car  

Brought her out of storage for the summer and gave her a damn good clean.... only to discovery each wheel was covered in this:





when i last saw them they were just fine but now clearly not, so considering i havent really been paying attention to white worm discussions what are my options?

i'm guessing to fix this i would need to get the wheels re-machined? if thats the case i might consider painting them (black inserts white spokes   proper marmite  )

thoughts?

[stealthwolf]

White worm means the lacquer's been breached. Needs refurbing. Not sure about a white face (though white rims on a white car look ace). But defo black inserts.

[scooba]

Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested

[VC]

they are merc rims yeah, AMG 19's 

[VC]

White worm means the lacquer's been breached. Needs refurbing. Not sure about a white face (though white rims on a white car look ace). But defo black inserts.

ah right, so an easy fix then?

so refurb vs paint then

i know what you mean about white rims, but the cars white and the haters will hate on me if i do it so something that i may just have to do 

[VC]

Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested

wider shot:

[bodger00]

Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested

wider shot:

Those wheels look superb

Sorry that the white worm has bitten.

[scooba]

I have 18" AMG on my CCLASS SPORT, The dealer wasnt interested and I told him what I thought and guess i wont buy another merc with Diamond cut rims  lesson learned

[VC]

ive gone through tonnes of alloys on tonnes of cars in my time but never encountered it before, i'm not bothered about it, a little miffed sure but good to know its a trait of merc rims so par for the course

shocking though really when you think about it, if this had happened to a merc i owned id be kicking off too! 

[swf7y]

Personally I don't think these alloys would look good in white. But you can prove me wrong  If they were mine, I'd do the inserts gloss black and the spokes polished. I think that would look fantastic as they are very nice alloys. 

[RedRobin]

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I know someone with a Merc whose Merc alloys got the white worm. His dealer wasn't interested either. It's shocking!

Killing The White Worm:  http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,726.0.html

[rdfcpete]

Sorry for the white worm VC as the wheels are fairly stunning, as we know

A refurb in the colour scheme described gets a marmite vote from me!

[Hedge]

Have you tried burping said worm? 

I would say a spangly black-chrome would work nicely with your car. White would be crass imho.