"Our preciousssss" rims scraped

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:45 pm

Anybody know of ways to remove scrapes/scratches off rims? I've got 17in ROH shadowchrome Adrenalins and I came a little too close to the curb. Now I've got small scrapes on 3 of the wheel spokes. Can they be sanded down?

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 1:49 pm

most places which sell rims, can repair them, ther ar 2 options, I cante remeber the exact details on each option, but the 2nd option is more for deep scratches and rim restoration, they usually cost about $100 to restore though. Just talk to some one at beurepairs or something

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:43 pm

Steve's Wheels @ Sunshine (Berkshire Rd) can help. I've lost his business card, but check the yellow pages.

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:46 pm

Thanx for the advice guys. I'll check around and see what options I have.

PS: Let's congratulate Mikey on making 1000 posts. I think he's the first to do that. Maybe you should rename yourself to SPAMMEISTER j/k

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:00 pm

How'd ya go with your rims RXboy?
Depending how deep the scratches are, you could just sand em out. Most rims have a clear coating on em, which is usually the bit that gets scratched. If you lightly sand it off with wet and dry it gets rid of em but you have to do the whole rim. Also, they polish up better with the clear removed. If your really keen and wanna do all of em really quickly you can get em acid bathed or use paint stripper.... well thats if it is/was just the clearcoat thats damaged...

Damn still got a long way to go to catch the Spammeister...

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:23 pm

Gonna go to Donellans where I bought the rims and see what they say. I have a free tyre rotation coming up in a couple of months