Minor damage to the left rear wheel. I took it to the place that powder coated my Miata wheels and according to them they can't repair this type of wheel because of the way it's machined - didn't quite understand that part.

Because it's minor, I'm thinking of getting some touch up paint and blending in the scratched area. Is there a way to buff out the rough area with a small palm sander or should I just leave it alone and fill-in with paint?

 

Post a pic, Call around to wheel repair shops see that they say.

 

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machined wheels require a lathe to regrind then are cleared over. they're probably a basic shop that doesn't have the tools or experience. talk to a body shop and ask them where they sub out their wheel repairs. machined wheels are super common today (pretty much all new vehicles) and so this is a simple every day repair for a body shop. When my machined CT200h F Sport OEM wheels are damaged in an accident, the body shop subbed it out to a shop that charged $150 for the repair. i was skeptical the wheel would come back looking OEM but to my surprise it looked 100% new and high quality.

you can only do a certain amount of regrinds though as grinding the face of the wheel makes it slightly smaller as you are removing material. can usually do it a couple times before it gets too thin.

 

I'd rather not do this myself and I will first take it to a body shop. $150 would be more than acceptable if I can get them back to looking good. The place I went to powder coats parts - they did a beautiful job on my Miata's wheels and calipers, but apparently can't do these.
Thanks