Scratched Rims
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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 $ 
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?
OK, I see you have the stock WS6 rims. Those can be fixed pretty easy. They came with a clearcoat, so after you fix them you might want to put some clear over the repaired area.
Just let me know what the damage is like.
Just let me know what the damage is like.
