posted 01 March, 2004 10:11 AM
I have scratches on my rims. Looks like when i got new tires they scratched the rims all up. Any polish or anything I can do besides buy new ones?
posted 01 March, 2004 10:46 AM
I am assumming that the edge of the wheels was marked up from the tire machine. You could send them to a place that repairs wheels. There is a place like that near me that remachines the wheel edge for $25.
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posted 01 March, 2004 12:19 PM
Not sure how deep they are scratched, but maybe some steal wool to make the scratches go away adn some metal polish after that. I'm not sure how those wheels are polished, so hoepfully others will state if this method could work. (Worked well on my exhaust!!) Good luck with that and hope you get them fixed.
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posted 01 March, 2004 12:53 PM
ARGH. Ya have to stand over everyone and watch them like a hawk to make sure nothing gets damaged. I'd go back to the tire place and get their insurance info or at least take in the invoice for reimbursement of the repair of the wheel(s).
quote:Originally posted by HTWLSS: ARGH. Ya have to stand over everyone and watch them like a hawk to make sure nothing gets damaged. I'd go back to the tire place and get their insurance info or at least take in the invoice for reimbursement of the repair of the wheel(s).
posted 01 March, 2004 01:09 PM
Maybe someone with a 35th can confirm this, but they are most likely clear coated. As such, there is no easy way to deal with the scratches other than stripping the clear coat, polishing the wheel to remove the scratches, and then clear coating them again. If this is the case, you will need someone who specializes in refinishing wheels. This also means you will need your tires removed so you can get the rims redone and then they will have to be remounted.....all pretty complicated since your car won't be driveable either until it's all taken care of. So I would definitely go back to the tire shop since they need to reimburse you somehow for the problem.
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posted 01 March, 2004 02:56 PM
quote:Originally posted by SS_CarGuy: Maybe someone with a 35th can confirm this, but they are most likely clear coated. As such, there is no easy way to deal with the scratches other than stripping the clear coat, polishing the wheel to remove the scratches, and then clear coating them again. If this is the case, you will need someone who specializes in refinishing wheels. This also means you will need your tires removed so you can get the rims redone and then they will have to be remounted.....all pretty complicated since your car won't be driveable either until it's all taken care of. So I would definitely go back to the tire shop since they need to reimburse you somehow for the problem.
I can confirm this. If your wheels are clear coated, the steel wool trick will only create more mess. If the surface scratches are in the clear coat, you are going to have to treat it like a painted surface, and that means using buffing equipment and polishing compounds with cloth wheels and whatnot.
However, the metal to metal contact may have actually penetrated the clearcoat, and caused scratches in the metal finish itself. If this is what has happened, you will need to have the clear coat stripped, the wheel polished, and have it re-coated.
Either way, i think the tire shop owes you something for messing up your wheels. Take it a couple of wheel shops.
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posted 01 March, 2004 04:37 PM
dremel and recoat with clearcoat by hand = low budget fix.
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