Scraped rim

[PGAMINI]

New member and my first post.

I recently got to close to the curbing at the drive up window (should teach me a lesson for eating fast food!) now I have a nice scrap on my new alloy left front rim. Is there anyone out there from Chicagoland MINI that might be abkle to tell me where I can get this touched up without spending an arm or a leg?

Thanks,
EW

[bamatt]

Hi & welcome to the curbed club. I am a charter member myself. I have managed to curb 2 wheels in 3 different places . I want a new set of wheels but I will not let myself buy them til I can quit curbing the ones that I have

Good luck getting them fixed. I have seen this article posted here on NAM of how to sand a repaint them yourself.
http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

[PGAMINI]

Thanks, I appreciate your response. Just spoke to the dealer and they will the same thing for $55.00, I think I'll leave it up to the pros!

[kenchan]

^^ sounds like a deal to me. hope they can match the color. keep us posted.

[PGAMINI]

Bringing it by in the AM (Patrick MINI), will let everyone know how it turns out.

[DownSize]

yeah, on my SA's desk, they have a little flyer about this service. I wonder if all dealerships charge the same amount? Please let us know how it went, and also, post pics if possible. thanks!

[kenchan]

i'd like to know if they can do polished lips too.

[DownSize]

as long as it's a factory rim, i dont see why not. maybe even aftermarket rims?

[NoWin]

This company ain't cheap, but they do great work if you dont want to DIY. Started in Mass, and now they have a shop in Phoenix and somewhere around Detroit (I think)

http://www.rimpro.com

(no affiliation, but they are nice enough to sponsor some regional SCCA autocoss events here in New England)

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by PGAMINI

Bringing it by in the AM (Patrick MINI), will let everyone know how it turns out.

how did it turn out? share the wealth, please.

[kenchan]

guess it turned out like crap.