Scuffed RIM!

[JLTSX07]

Hello,

Well, today it finally happened - I managed to curb my friggin rim at the ATM machine - DOH! Anyway, there is a little road rash (about an inch). I'd really hate to pay a couple of hundred dollars to repair this. Is there anyway to do this myself? Anything would look better than the road rash...

Thanks much!

Jeff

P.s. If anyone has ever gotten a rim repaired, what did it cost?

[Fischer]

Re: Scuffed RIM!

It depends what its made out of.
Ive seen a mobile rim repair around my area because of increasing potholes and what not.

Prices very, around 100-200 for a simple road rash. You can maybe find your same rim on ebay for cheaper.

[Ivan Rajic]

Re: Scuffed RIM!

If they're painted wheels there's no way of doing it yourself without painting the whole wheel and/or perfectly matching the color (it'll be nearly impossible to match just the section because of clear coat, etc.)

Basically you need to strip the paint from that part (not the whole wheel) then level the surface with something like a metal grinder (on a dremmel or drill not an actual grinder) then use bondo to fill... sand and color

Sounds somewhat simple but it's not and it will take time and patience.. again, after all the work is done, you need to perfectly (or as close as possible) match the color

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Scuffed RIM!

If memory serves, On autopia there is a video on what you need and how to do this. They claim that you can fix this with the tire still on the rim. Everything costs around $50.00 to do it.