Fixing curbed rims
11-29-2002 | 08:19 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 339
From: Yay Area (always a funny phrase)
Car Info: 2002MY Impreza WRX
Fixing curbed rims
Yeah, um stupid move by me. Misjudged the distance of the corner on a right turn when coming out of a parking lot (no wasn't doing anything stupid like trying to drift out of it, just a normal stop and go) and curbed the front and back rims. Besides this solution:
http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/940057.phtml
and taking the rims to a repair place, does anyone else have a do-it-yourself repair methods?
http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/940057.phtml
and taking the rims to a repair place, does anyone else have a do-it-yourself repair methods?
11-29-2002 | 08:33 PM
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
yeh, ive done some DIY repairs on my wheels. it doesnt turn out as those pro places do because im using only touch up paint...those pro places repaint the entire wheel.
what I did on my rimmed wheel was first sanded it down to get rid of the bumps. if your bumps are deep, then you might want to consider using some putty and smooth it out. then touched it up with some enamel duplicolor (no perfect match), and clear coated the area using duplicolor (brush, not spray).
it turned out pretty good to a point that you cant tell it was
rimmed from about 3ft away...which to me is good enough.
even with normal use wheels get scratched up, so unless its a
totally obvious damage its good.
what I did on my rimmed wheel was first sanded it down to get rid of the bumps. if your bumps are deep, then you might want to consider using some putty and smooth it out. then touched it up with some enamel duplicolor (no perfect match), and clear coated the area using duplicolor (brush, not spray).
it turned out pretty good to a point that you cant tell it was
rimmed from about 3ft away...which to me is good enough.
even with normal use wheels get scratched up, so unless its a
totally obvious damage its good.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
aznfoos
Suspension, Handling, and Brakes
2
11-07-2003 04:45 PM
