I knicked my new wheel slightly...rubbing it against the curb. I just wanted to park my MCS in the shade for my dog & as was was leaving cruunch ,,,,skreeeeetch. It's not horrible but I can notice it. The scuff is on the polished lip. Any recommendations on how to repair it?

 

Depending on the damage I don't know how much you can do yourself to repair this.
Sorry to hear about it.

Some companies do repair curb rash on wheels- you might try calling around.
Might require some grinding and refinishing.

You wheels look pretty good- be careful.
Nice dog too!

 

Well, at least the Weimaraner is OK, but curb rash is still a pisser. I munched the rims on my 330Ci when it was only 2 months old, so I know how you feel. From what I can see, it doesnt look TOO bad. but if you are a perfectionist, you could always send the wheel to the guys at http://www.fixarim.com

They are in SoCal, and I hear they are great.

Good luck!

 

The yellow can be rubbed out I guess

 

Yeah, if they were my wheels, I'd use some Rubbing compund to get the paint off just to survery how bad the damage really is.

 

I would just take some 400grit, sand it smooth, go down to 1500grit until
it's polished, clearcoat it with enamel, rub it with compound 3 days later
and call it a day. :smile:

 

There are guys, who fix just the kind of damage you have and it isn't really that expensive. I've had it done twice. . .both times for $80. I'm not sure if the polished lip creates a bigger problem then a painted one, but my suggestion is to contact a local performance oriented wheel/tire place and I'll bet they've got someone who'll take care of your wheel. G'luck!

 

I dremeled my damage & it looks a lot better. I am fairly impressed with my work

 

Good job. make sure you clearcoat it. :smile:

 

I got a can of "Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish" and hand rubbed my R90s when I got my first blemish. It took several coats of polish and alot of rubbing, but I got very good results.

 

got pics?

 

What clear coat do you recommend?

 

Let's see some pics of your dremel work!

 

Its just like polishing bridgework. Use a muslin buff with medium pumice, then flitz or Wenol metal polish. Getting rid of that big red arrow will be tougher.

 

As long as it is enamel based, anyone of them is okay.
You can get a small bottle of Duplicolor at your local autoparts store.

or, just go to any hobby shop and get clear glossy enamel clearcoat
(or ask your gf or wife to lend you her clearcoat nail polish)....

Anyone of these will work just as good.

 

After the dremel, fine steel wool & clearcoat here we go....

 

Looks alot better

 

Rioman. . .your Dremel work and related efforts came out OK. . . but only OK! I'd show you pictures of the work done on my rim, but you wouldn't be able to tell. It's perfect. All I'm suggesting is that YOU will know the damage is still there. Check around as I suggested. The guys who do wheel touch-up for a living are good. . . .really good!

 

just about to suggest the same!

 

Mark,
Tell me how to do it better!

 

You can probably go a little further on your sanding, but it looks fine, don't worry about it.