WHAT was I THINKING?!?!
I used that for my sig Saturn5... I used to let my GF drive my 5spd Jetta...she doesn't even wanna drive the camaro, I freak out if she closes the door too hard... Good luck fixing those man, my rims have scuffs from previous owner, but are not chrome just brushed aluminum
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On The Tree
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Nope... The rears are 335s and those are 13.2" wide. So thats a no go... Looks like she is gonna be grounded for a day while I work out the marks.
My girl just came in and said... "after what you looked like when you saw those rims... I am NEVER touching your car again..." So there is a little light at the end of the tunnel. That and she bought me a nice *** detailing kit from Zaino...
I will post some pics up of the damage today as well as a before and after...
A company like Wheels America, or Weldcraft can repair them for you:
www.WheelsAmerica.com
www.weldcraftwheels.com/Repairs.htm
www.WheelsAmerica.com
www.weldcraftwheels.com/Repairs.htm
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I'll hold your hand through this, I know taking some sand paper to your wheels is kind of scary. Grab yourself some assorted fine sand papers 220, 400, 800, 1200. I only used 400 and 800 on my wheel but it wasn't that bad and I have a machine to polish out stuff later.
Pretty nasty
This is after some 400 wet, I just folded up a little strip of sand paper and used my thumb to apply the pressure on the lip. You also might want to try out a rubber sanding block, the sand paper will get chewed up pretty fast at first but it will work easier during the later stages. As you can see, I didn't get everything out but these wheels aren't perfect so those little chips are acceptable in my case.
After the 400 I bumped up to the final 800 wet, some 1200 would have been nice to use after but I just didn't have any.
After the 800 I just used some Mother's metal polish to bring it back. Some fine scratches show up with the flash, but that's because I stopped with 800 grit and only used the Mothers tub on a microfiber. I got the rash worked down the the same quality as the rest of the wheel, and that's all I wanted to do. For less than 15min it was a quick and easy fix. With a few more grits and another beer that scuff would have been completely erased. It is really simple repairing polished wheels. Don't be afraid.
Pretty nasty
This is after some 400 wet, I just folded up a little strip of sand paper and used my thumb to apply the pressure on the lip. You also might want to try out a rubber sanding block, the sand paper will get chewed up pretty fast at first but it will work easier during the later stages. As you can see, I didn't get everything out but these wheels aren't perfect so those little chips are acceptable in my case.
After the 400 I bumped up to the final 800 wet, some 1200 would have been nice to use after but I just didn't have any.
After the 800 I just used some Mother's metal polish to bring it back. Some fine scratches show up with the flash, but that's because I stopped with 800 grit and only used the Mothers tub on a microfiber. I got the rash worked down the the same quality as the rest of the wheel, and that's all I wanted to do. For less than 15min it was a quick and easy fix. With a few more grits and another beer that scuff would have been completely erased. It is really simple repairing polished wheels. Don't be afraid
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I lol'd. 
if there are really massive gouges like he said, just sanding wont do a damn thing. thats only good for light surface marks. if there is any material chunked out, all youre going to do is make the gouges stand out more.
post pics to show the extent of the damage.
post pics to show the extent of the damage.
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On The Tree
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With a few more grits and another beer that scuff would have been completely erased.
Thanks for the help on that... That really makes a lot more sense and looks pretty simple. I am thankful there are nice people out there willing to help. 
If need be you can start with a fine metal file, follow the write up above and end with (white) rouge and a buffing wheel on a high speed drill/dremel, then your favorite aluminum polish.
Last edited by DriftR; Aug 2, 2009 at 08:49 PM.
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On The Tree
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From: Watertown, WI
I gave her the benefit of the doubt... She has a manual car and she is good at driving it so I was like what the hell. Crazy thing is... she baby's my car more than I do. Closes the door softly, opend door slowly, very cautious. So I have no idea how she ever managed to scrape the rims...
Anyway, she has been doing a great job of making it up to me. Started work on the rims and they already look a million times better.
I guess it all works out in the end...
Anyway, she has been doing a great job of making it up to me. Started work on the rims and they already look a million times better.
I guess it all works out in the end...
