Fixing Rims

[Coqui258]

You did it on your stock rims? I have stock rims, so do you know which brand is best? I don't like to do trial and error, that's why I always come on here to find out from others who have tried so that when I do it, no problem at all... feel me?

 

[Jeph]

Yeah i understand... I dunno about our stocj rims though, i did it on my aftermarket ones, and they are lighter silver than the stock, and less metallic looking. Maybe someone else can help you out with the stock color

 

[nate0123]

So you got your wheel fixed up then, Zoom? How did it turn out?

 

[Jeph]

Yeah i fixed em. It looks good unless your nose is 6 inches from the wheel then you can tell the color difference. Other than that, it looks great, thanks for all the help guys.

 

[Coqui258]

So you used the How-To to do your rims? You bought the putty and all the parts? Let me know... I would be interested to know how easy it was.

 

[Jeph]

Yup used that how-to to fix mine it was pretty straight forward, and simple, except you really do have to mask everything, the overspray is crazy, you'd be better off spraying it into a container and using a sponge brush to paint it on. Thats my only advice different from the how to

 

[Coqui258]

Yeah, I was thinking that when reading the how-to. I was going to spray it into a container just like i did with my calipers. So to make it short... this is what you have to do?

Clean rims
Apply putty
Allow to dry
Sand down.
Primer
Paint

???

 

[Jeph]

don't forget the clearcoat

 

[Coqui258]

oh yeah... so that's pretty much it huh? I'm gonna try to take a picture of my rim to show you all... let me know what I can do. Thanks guys!

 

[Coqui258]

scratches

Ok, please note that I just took these with my cell camera, so it's not the best, but gives you a clue about what I'm talking about.

They are all on the same rim too...

First pic... I did this like a week when I got the car! My driveway is steep, so I cut it wrong when coming out... haven't done that again since! You can see that this one is just like the one in the How-To...

Second and third pic... I was cleaning the inside and outside of my rims, including rotating them, and turned them around, just to find that I scratched them on the wall! It took 2 seconds and they got scratched. Anyway, these are NOT deep, they are superficial. Just the surface is scratched, so I MIGHT NOT need putty for these 2.

I appreciate any input...