curbed my volk gt7
09-05-2005 | 06:50 PM
#2
Is it really bad damage? Can you show us a pic?
When I bought my Ro_Ja's(forged also) used off of ebay they had several bad, deep gouges, scratches you name it. I had to do ALL four wheels.
I was able to repair them myself to the point that unless your face is within a few inches of the wheel you can't tell.
If the lip is polished and not clearcoated and you want to take a crack at repairing them yourself(what do you have to lose?), basically you'll need to wet sand the damaged areas by hand starting with very course grits...working to finer and finer grits. Start with maybe 200 grit to really take down the rough spots...then 400...then 800...then 1200 which is pretty fine and depending on the damage maybe enough. But I went on to I think 2000 just to make polishing easier. If your dealing with some very rough spots...try a small grinding stone attachment for your rotary tool to take it down first.
Then you'll start buffing it out, again starting with course rubbing compounds then finishing with a fine polishing "jewelers" rouge to get the mirror like polish. I used Mibro brand polishing wheels and stick compounds. They have an adapter to attach the wheels to small rotary tools like a dremel and the same adapter works with air grinders also.
Afterwards...the repairs just look like a little distortions or waves in the alum.
The repairs are completely smooth and polished so like I said...unless your looking for them and your face is just inches from the wheel...you don't really see the repairs.
edit:
if the lip is really bent...I'd doubt you can fix it yourself. There are some places online that maybe able to so you might want to google it.
if it's just deep scratches and/or gouges...I'd say go for it and try repairing it yourself. Starting with no tools...I'd say your looking at $30-$40 bucks for a rotary tool(which is handy for other stuff to)...and another $30-$40 for wheels, polish and several packs of wet/dry sand paper.
When I bought my Ro_Ja's(forged also) used off of ebay they had several bad, deep gouges, scratches you name it. I had to do ALL four wheels.
I was able to repair them myself to the point that unless your face is within a few inches of the wheel you can't tell.
If the lip is polished and not clearcoated and you want to take a crack at repairing them yourself(what do you have to lose?), basically you'll need to wet sand the damaged areas by hand starting with very course grits...working to finer and finer grits. Start with maybe 200 grit to really take down the rough spots...then 400...then 800...then 1200 which is pretty fine and depending on the damage maybe enough. But I went on to I think 2000 just to make polishing easier. If your dealing with some very rough spots...try a small grinding stone attachment for your rotary tool to take it down first.
Then you'll start buffing it out, again starting with course rubbing compounds then finishing with a fine polishing "jewelers" rouge to get the mirror like polish. I used Mibro brand polishing wheels and stick compounds. They have an adapter to attach the wheels to small rotary tools like a dremel and the same adapter works with air grinders also.
Afterwards...the repairs just look like a little distortions or waves in the alum.
The repairs are completely smooth and polished so like I said...unless your looking for them and your face is just inches from the wheel...you don't really see the repairs.
edit:
if the lip is really bent...I'd doubt you can fix it yourself. There are some places online that maybe able to so you might want to google it.
if it's just deep scratches and/or gouges...I'd say go for it and try repairing it yourself. Starting with no tools...I'd say your looking at $30-$40 bucks for a rotary tool(which is handy for other stuff to)...and another $30-$40 for wheels, polish and several packs of wet/dry sand paper.
Last edited by KenWH; 09-05-2005 at 07:02 PM.
09-05-2005 | 06:55 PM
#3
Forgot to say...when your sanding...sand beyond the damaged areas some so it feather's the edge of the repair into the rest of the wheel.
Obviously it's much easier to do this with the wheel off the car.
If you want to try it...and have any questions let me know.
Obviously it's much easier to do this with the wheel off the car.
If you want to try it...and have any questions let me know.
09-05-2005 | 07:56 PM
#4
Volk does not sell replacement lips for their rims.....sorry.
you should just have them repaired. i curbed my Volks not too long ago and i had the lip remachined.....not as good as the original condition but it looks good nontheless
you should just have them repaired. i curbed my Volks not too long ago and i had the lip remachined.....not as good as the original condition but it looks good nontheless
Last edited by ssc; 09-05-2005 at 07:59 PM.
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