TLSonLSD

Ok so I don't really post much, but this thread is really for anyone with the stock Type-S rims who has curb rash. I purchased my Type-S in October, and now that its getting warmer, I decided that I was going to try to tackle the awful curb rash that has been bugging me since then.

First things first, the before pics:




First thing I did was to buy a 12oz can of the AM spray paint, and clear coat from www.paintscratch.com

Then I hit the rash with 180 grit sandpaper, after getting all the paint off around the rash, I mixed up a little bit of bondo (though I'm sure any kind of body filler would work just as well) and caked it onto the gouges.

After letting the bondo dry, I sanded it all smooth with 200 grit sandpaper, cleaned with some No Sand pre paint cleaner, and taped off around the rim.

Finally I sprayed on 3 coats of the paint, first very light, the next, a bit heavier, 15 mins between coats. The real trick here is that I didn't paint the whole rim, only the outside edge. The touchup paint was definitely darker, so I had to do my best to blend it into the stock color. I finished up with 3 coats of clear (spraying 15 mins apart just like the paint).

When the clear coat was dry I buffed it with a little bit of rubbing compound to make it shiny and smooth.

Here were my results:






Personally I think they came out quite nicely, and for around $30 for everything, you can't ask for much more.

It only took me around 4 hours total for one rim, and thats including drying time, etc. Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to get another 1 done

Redsand353

Good work. I have two rims with pretty decent curb rash but it doesn't bother me enough to go fix it lol. The color of these rims hide it pretty well

Undying Dreams

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Nice, they look great!

KJ TL-S

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Well done, looks nice. I'll subscribe in case I ever decide to do this one myself.

JD TL-S

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Very Nice Job

The Machine

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They came out really nice. Good work!

mushroom08

You can also get the two part catalyst clear coat in a spray can. (A bit mroe expensive $20 bucks a can) This dries harder than an enamel air drying clear coat and you can buff it to a car shine gloss. Here is a link to a company: http://www.spraymax.de/index.php?id=361&L=1

Wheels turned out great tho.

imj0257

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Not even worth doing mine. Clearcoat peeling all over 2 of the wheels, plus curb rash. But looks like you did a great job with yours!

mY sLOW UA6

Nice job, but time to clean the barrels of those wheels.

romeo0o

Nice job, I was planning to fix up my old wheels too.

shenrie

excellent work! might have to give this a try.

3 of the 4 of mine have a little rash. nothing serious, but still. I was thinking of doing a time attack stripe to try and hide, but it really doesnt look right on these wheels.

Turbocoop

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Looks like it came out good. I bought my A-Spec with curb rash on 3 of the wheels. I was gonna get em repaired and powdercoated but I dont have the time or money. I might give this a shot, just as a temporary fix at least. Im wondering how thats gonna hold up over time. You should put some more pics up in a month or 2. Thanks for the DIY

TLSonLSD

Thanks to all for the generous comments

I was in pretty much the same situation as most, don't really have the money to shell out and have them repaired or replaced, plus I couldn't even stomach if I ended up curbing them after paying to have them done professionally.

I will definitely post up some pics after a few months to show how they are holding up. I am hoping to eventually pick up a cheap pair of 04-06 or even 07-08 stockies and slapping on some snows for the winter so that would probably even heighten the chances of this repair lasting longer.

Warrior 6

Excellent job!

Steven Bell

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Nice work LSD. Get some tire black and you'll be set!