So...I'm an idiot. Curbed.
 

Got distracted by the wife for a brief second pulling into a spot.

How can I best clean this up? What's the paint code for these wheels?

http://imgur.com/eKxEHUZ

Link is broken for me, can you re-post a pic? What color are the wheels, I can probably do a little research to figure out the code and/or color name.

Yeah, it's not working for me, either. If they're the black wheels, you should be able to fix them. My dealer scraped my passenger side front wheel on a new curbing at the dealership. They touched it up (but insisted on ordering me a new wheel) and I honestly couldn't see the repair. So if you have the black wheels like me, you can probably have them nicely repaired.

Ouch....not sure if there any touch up paint that will fix that

I copied the pic and attached it for you.

Many thanks! I figured I'd need to buff it smooth at a minimum before painting.

We can certainly figure out the wheel color, but are you familiar with the mobile wheel repair services out there? They can fix that and make it look damn near perfect for like $100-$150. Where are you located?

As far as the color code goes, I believe it's going to be A54, Bright Silver. I just looked it up and it seems to be the only silver Mini is using the last couple of years for wheels.

PM me if you want to discuss some touch up options (it's what I do, but I don't want to sound like I'm just trying to sell you something on the forum). We can confirm the color and figure out what you need. This is if you don't want to go with the mobile wheel repair, of course.

It seems the tires no longer accept the curb rash before the wheels are damaged??

Ojedam,
Was that a substantial curb attack or just a slight rub?

You guys are a bunch of car nuts. You're interested in the car damage and I'm interested in what his wife did to distract him :-)

A rub by rub description.

Don't know, it wasn't my damage, I just reposted the picture for him because everyone kept saying they couldn't see the link


Hope you get it fixed, sounds like there are some good solutions out there.

I knew the wording would be open to interpretation, but let me clarify. Nothing worth getting a wheel curbed over :sad:

PM'd

MINI's (especially w/ the run flats) have always been bad about it.

I did it within 24 hours of ownership..... Black paint and the polished rim too!! Super pissed off!

i feel your pain, i did the same on the same wheels :sad:

Check out Blackburn Wheels (blackburnwheels.com). We deal with them where I work. Wheels look brand new, but they are reconditioned.

This one helped me out a lot when I had Rota RBs with polished lip:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/auto...ix-it-now.html

Unfortunately the silver OEMs are not as easy to fix.

OP don't over think it, just search for a good wheel repair shop in your area and they will match the paint and repair it, I personally go for the shop that will remove the tire to do the job, if they don't do that it doesn't work for me. It will cost you 100 to 130 or so as advised above

Not Sure where you are located. I have repaired rims with good success. I filled the scrapes with JB Weld. Need to make a couple of passes and get down to 400 grit. Spray primer - mask of the rest of the wheel but feature the spray in. Then get a spray can the same colour. I use Silver bright metallic on my R56 rim. Not sure if the new rims will be the same colour. ..but you nee a good match. 4 light coats of clear coat. Sanding in between coats is really important. After all this only you will know..
There are some good post on the BMW sites ...just google Curb rash repair.
The rim guys are expensive and if you want to get it powder coated - like the original it cost more.
Also it is way easier if you pull the wheel while you work on it!
Good luck.

Oh yes . Of course you need to mask off the tire!

Thanks... might give it a shot if the mobile repair solution is too much $$

The cost of the DIY solution is so cheap that you can always call them if you are not happy. Dude - this will bond you and the car - part of the fun of having a Mini Cooper _ IMO!

You will need to both smooth the damage, and fill in some of the ruts with putty/filler. I've heard good feedback from people who used Bav Auto's kit, though haven't tried it myself yet:

http://blog.bavauto.com/15365/bmw-an...im-repair-kit/
http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp <-- search for "wheel repair"


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