tl_dinhsum84

i curbed all for alloys on my car and they look pretty sick how would i fix this myself ive gotton a quote profesionally its like 98 a wheel and i said forget that!! anyone would know how to repair it?

exceldetail

I gather theres only two damaged wheels? Couple hundred isnt all that bad considering you could spend that on one just to replace.

97BlackAckCL

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I priced 3G TL wheels for my buddy, cheapest I could find new were $175 a wheel

tl_dinhsum84

its all 4 wheel

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Well, for $400 you could buy a set of aftermarket rims

tl_dinhsum84

hmm true some cheap fake rims but good suggestion lol

csmeance

do you want to customize your car a little or let it be 100% stock? If you want to leave it, get it fixed by a pro. If you want a little custom, do the following:

Find a color of paint you like, like gunmetal, flat black, etc.

Then go buy some bondo/spot putty.

clean the curbage well with alcohol and wipe dry. Over-fill the area's with some of the filler and let dry. Once dry, sand it down using 600+ grit paper to make it perfectly smooth with the rest of the paint/rims.

THEN
Scuff the rims with some steel wool, and I mean scuff them up. Then spray primer onto the the rim, then your paint. there's a whole DIY on it w/ pictures floating around...

Jesstzn

Here ya go ... fix away.

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

tl_dinhsum84

i will try to do this tommorow with pictures!! wish me luck

tl_dinhsum84

jess i did some research on the forum that paint they use is specialized for german alloys and hard to get around here. any other good reference for paint for acuras? anybody?

TOGWT

1.1z einszett Silber Wheel Paint can be used as a spot touch-up or whole wheel repaints. This paint is unusually user-friendly, it’s a fast-drying lacquer that matches the standard allow wheel paint use by Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi and most other European OEMs. One aerosol restores two complete wheels. They recommend topping their Iz einszett Silber Wheel Paint with Wurth High Gloss Clear to match the OEM gloss of new vehicles

2.Wurth European Blend Lacquers - used for all German (silver) painted wheels, This paint is unusually user-friendly, it’s a fast-drying lacquer that matches the standard allow wheel paint use by Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi and most other European OEMs. Wurth German Alloy Silver Wheel Lacquer can be effectively used for spot repairs or full wheel restoration.

exceldetail

Jon unfortunately Siber Wheel Spray is no longer available in the US of A.

tl_dinhsum84

ok im starting my project tonite i got all the stuff hopefully this will become successful ill take pics when im done

tl_dinhsum84

Finally done just waiting an hour so i can put the clear on. anyway heres what i did.

BEFORE
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Step 1.
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clean around scratch area.



Step 2.
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put masking tape around scratch area.


Step 3.
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cover scratches with spot putty

Step 4.

No pic sorry to busy but anyway Sand down with a block of 200 grit sand paper.

Then for over it again to smooth everything out with 400 grit sandpaper.

Step 5.

Use filler Primer then sand it with 400 grit.

Step 6.

tl_dinhsum84

Spray over primer with 2 coats of metallic paint.

now im just waiting for it to dry so i can put on a coat or maybe 2 coat of clear.then im done.

notice there is still a little spot left over at the bottom?

Well This is my first time doing this and went in the order i was told to do here i just wanted to see it wiill work out! but it did cant wait to finish all for of my alloy's

tl_dinhsum84

i know its not the greatest but hey better then what it was and save myself 100+ a wheel

Hazsun

wow nice, I will definitely try this out!

tl_dinhsum84

remember to use the metallic for wheels that can handle high heat and when u spray spray from like a foot and half away like if u were misting on the wheel so 2 coats lightly or it will run

DAiNiUS

That looks really good. Question - do you mask up the rest of the rim before spraying the paint? Also, where did you get the paint, and how are you sure that this is the right color?

tl_dinhsum84

you only mask wher the scratches are. butwherever the scratches end you going want to tape a little further because your going to paint later. And the paint its pretty similar to the wheel thats why i did it lightly and i believe it a dupli color- metallic silver for the wheel and i bought the clear that goes along with it only costed me like 11 bucks maybe more