pbateson

I was driving to mailbox near the post office. I hit the curb and my rim got scratched on sharp turn

Any idea to repair the rim of the shop?

alchemist

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Confused with your wording of the question but a repair shop could easily fix that. There are even mobile repair guys that can do it without removing tire. Should be 150 bucks (what ive paid before)

mr nut

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it doesnt even look noticeable...you can save the money for some new rims!

istundra

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perhaps a car wash and some tire shine will make it not so noticeable.

save your money!! it is the growing pains and is inevitable!

1wacko

you should see my CV3s :-(

BinaryJay

Just sand it down, mask the area off, spray some new paint on, sand it again to attempt to blend a bit, then spray it with clearcoat ... it won't be perfect but it won't cost you more than 15 bucks and hardly anybody will ever know.... plus, you're gonna do it again anyway.

Usually wheel refinishing can cost around/more than $200 per wheel and that would be the price if you took the wheel off yourself and brought it to them with the tire already removed.

patricksr5

Go to auto supply store and buy 400 or even better 600 or 800 grit wet sand paper (3M) and sand it down and then spray with silver spray paint and you can even use a clear coat spray after that. Also mobile repair guys do a great job and $150 a wheel sounds about right.

Dawa

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if you were to pay for it
$150 sounds too expensive, for that little bit of curb rash
im used to quotes of $100 to repair a lip and thats for super curbed wheels (almost/entire wheel has rash.)

i vote for DIY, but if not, shop around.

also, part of the reason i prefer wider tires is so that theyll protect my wheel lips.

energie8

Lol wtf, that's nothing!! you should see mine, it's scraped on the the face of my rim all over the spokes!!

msgs350

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I'd leave it as well...personally, it's not worth $100+ to fix.

burny

what they said

redb202

here's a well written DIY i found at the scion forum i was on.... i vote do it this way...

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

msgs350

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Forgot to add....since you're in WA state...I looked into getting my OEM rim refinished in the Seattle area and the price was about $150. PM me for details if interested.

Teddy350

Damage isn't too bad. Just leave it.