Patch up Scratched Alloy Wheels

[Siward]

Yesterday I hit a curb with my stock corolla alloy wheels. The top rim of the wheel has a noticeable part that has been shaved off.

I don't mind the damage, but I am looking for a way to cover it up so it doesn't rust in the near future.

Anyone have ideas? Is there any clearcoat I can put on it?

[PhatRoyale]

Sand down the area, prime and paint. Then apply clearcoat.

[Siward]

I haven't done this before. What products should I be buying?

[PhatRoyale]

Sandpaper, rust inhibiting primer (like Rustoleum), matching topcoat.

Any clearcoat should do fine. You can find everything at Canadian Tire.

[Siward]

Is it necessary to sand it down?

[PhatRoyale]

Yes. so it will remove excess chipping paint and provide a flat suface for the primer to adhere properly.

[SXFCorolla]

Alloy wheels are made of aluminum and other metals for strength - I doubt you have to worry about rust.

- But is you fee it's necessary, you can use the all trust worthy JB WELD to fill in and reshape the missing piece, then sand it down a bit, primer, and use WHEEL PAINT, you can find it at your local O'Reilly Auto Parts or other auto parts stores.

[juicedz]

I recently purchased some scion tc rims that had a fair amount of curb rash on the outter perimeter of the wheels. I just used touch up paint on them and it seemed to work pretty good. Obviously, I could've went all out and sanded, primed, painted but for $380 bucks (wheels, tires, lugs, locks) I wasn't really worried bout the wheels being perfect. You can hardly tell they have any history of curb rash unless you examine the wheels very closely. I haven't decided if I'll even finish off with clearcoast. I may just see how it holds up with jus the touch up.

[Slaander]

follow this guide

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by Slaander

follow this guide

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

Great link.

That just made this thread sticky-worthy!