Scratched Rims
05-21-2005, 02:36 PM
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Scratched Rims Some jackass Doctor a few years back tried to come into my lane and he would have hit me if I didnt swerve and go to the left. Well it ran me into a curb and the lip of my rims got ate up pretty bad. What can I do about that besides replace them? I heard to re-condition them or something, but then I heard they wont be the same. I dont know. I still heard that is alot. Any ideas? Whats the best thing to do for the lowest amount of $ 
05-23-2005, 09:12 PM
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I think I can help. What rims do you have? Were they bent or are they just scuffed up from light curb contact? A picture would be the most helpfull.
I have some TTII's and caught a curb just right and ended up bending the lip out about a 1/4 of an inch. I was able to take 2 hammers, hold one in just the right spot and then hit it with the other one. I was very carefully able to tap in back into shape. There were still some pretty jagged edges so I used the hammer and gently tapped them as flat as possible to get the shape as close to stock as I could. Then I went over it carefully with a metal file to get rid of the high spots. Then it was a matter of using sandpaper to get rid of the scratches. I think I started with 200grit and worked my way up until they were nice and smooth. Then I polished them enough to blend in. Came out real well.
I did this on the car and because the tire was still on the rim, I couldn't get to the area between the tire and rim, so if you look close, you can see it's a little rough. Now if you can take the tire off the rim you should be able to fix it completely.
It depends a lot on the style of the rim and the damage. Any way you can get a picture?
I have some TTII's and caught a curb just right and ended up bending the lip out about a 1/4 of an inch. I was able to take 2 hammers, hold one in just the right spot and then hit it with the other one. I was very carefully able to tap in back into shape. There were still some pretty jagged edges so I used the hammer and gently tapped them as flat as possible to get the shape as close to stock as I could. Then I went over it carefully with a metal file to get rid of the high spots. Then it was a matter of using sandpaper to get rid of the scratches. I think I started with 200grit and worked my way up until they were nice and smooth. Then I polished them enough to blend in. Came out real well.
I did this on the car and because the tire was still on the rim, I couldn't get to the area between the tire and rim, so if you look close, you can see it's a little rough. Now if you can take the tire off the rim you should be able to fix it completely.
It depends a lot on the style of the rim and the damage. Any way you can get a picture?
