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Can This Be Fixed?? (Wheel curb damage)

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Old 02-16-14, 08:27 AM
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THIS IS THE REASON WHY I DON'T WANT TO BUY RIMS FOR MY CAR

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Very easy fix, search mobile rim repair in ur area. My guy charges me $50 per wheel to fix minor rash and $60 if it's bad. He repaints the whole wheel and clear coats it
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If you don't want to refinish your whole set of wheels (unlikely to get an exact match doing only one wheel), I found that Lexus sells wheel touch up paint for my '11 IS F. If desired, you can carefully smooth over the rash with some 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper before touch up. I'm sure some good vids on how to get the best results from touch up could be found on YouTube.
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Originally Posted by Mrd916
Very easy fix, search mobile rim repair in ur area. My guy charges me $50 per wheel to fix minor rash and $60 if it's bad. He repaints the whole wheel and clear coats it
x2 My local dealership somehow " Dropped " 3 of my wheels on concrete and the outcome was far worse than this. Ended up having a wheel repair guy take car of the wheels and was very happy with the final product
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That's a typical job for a mobile wheel repair guy. Google Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists and find out who your local guy is. You can probably send them that pic, get a quote, and they'll tell you what their schedule is.

I had them fix a dented lip on the wheels of my previous car and it came out pretty much perfect. I think cleaning up curb rash is a more common and easy fix for them so you should have no problems.
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if you are in Houston, SABS would be the place to go...
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TYVM guys i will take the rim to Wheel Repair on this Wed and estimate i'll post finish produce when its done TY agian
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Originally Posted by phm14
I found that Lexus sells wheel touch up paint for my '11 IS F. I
Where can I get this..I have a tiny spot of curb rash that has been driving me nuts! Thanks.

EDIT: NM - just found it online.

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