UPDATE - added pics below

So I curb-rashed my front wheel in like three 2-inch sections. (Don't ask - I have never curbed a wheel in 22 years of driving... then I buy new rims and... )

AME Circular Spec-R - Nice polished lips. I'll try to take pics when it's light out

I say "fixed" because wheel techniques in Santa Clara said they can take a tiny bit of material off of the cirumference of the outer lip edge and re-polish it, but they would not be re-clear-coating it.

Thay said it has an anodized clear coat that they cannot duplicate. They said I'd have to keep it waxed to prevent discoloration from certain chemicals... in certain car-washes

That doesn't sound good - but maybe I am just overly-cautios.

I hand-wash my own car in my driveway - never use any chemicals or car-washes.

Just wonder how noticeable the transition will be from polished/no clear to polished/clear, and will it weaken the rim?

Thanks in advance...

 

pics?

 

wont weaken rim, but i think it'll look diff w/o the clearcoat on it.

 

There will be a line that is noticeable from a few feet away where the anodizing gets stripped, get them fixed anyways as it will still look better than a curbrashed wheel

 

depends on how big the crub rash is.

 

So I curb-rashed my front wheel in like three 2-inch sections

 

ill tell you a secret dont fix it until your ready to sell it. if your car is a show car or want to look nice all the time with no flaws then fix it. but you will get another soon or later.

pic would help tho

 

yeah, i say leave it if it still rolls fine.... plus you might curb it again

 

When they are clean - before the curbing carnage (it's been raining for weeks here. No time to wash the car - working dawn till dark)

 

It's not that noticeable. I say leave it alone, scrape off the little metal pieces with your nails or something and just leave it be for now.

 

Check this out
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I did basically the same thing in that video to some older wheels of mine. Sanded it down, polished the lip.

One thing it doesn't mention is that if your wheel/rim had any kind of coating it's now gone in the place where the wheel was "fixed".

Does anyone know of some kind of anti-corrosion compound or something other than just a clear coat that you can put over the fixed curb damage?

 

I wouldn't bother with fixing that, but it depends on how much it bothers you (BTW, love those AMEs, curbing must have been painful). The rash I have really irks me (previous owner lived in the city), but over time it's getting less bothersome. I would suggest waiting a month or two and see how you feel about it then.

As far as the mobile wheel repair, does this only work for polished lips?

 

Thanks Guys.

I may DIY a spot-fix in those areas first. I am not sure I want the anodized clear-coat stripped off of the entire circumference of the lip of the wheel like the shop mentioned...

 

That damage is not that bad. I would just buy some 200, 400 and 600 grit sandpaper and just smooth out the areas by hand (make sure to tape off the area around where you are working on the rim so you don't scratch it with sandpaper) (200 grit sand dry, 400 & 600 sand while spraying water and keeping it wet) where it is rough as the clearcoat is already scraped off. Buy a "spiral and regular threaded polishing wheels for a drill (Home Depot $5 a piece) and some compounds (sears actually sells a metal polishing compound assortment of 4 compounds for like $6) Once you are done with the 600 grit wet sand use the spiral wheel and the brown or the black sticks from the sears compound kit to blend and smooth the metal and the the regular wheel with the white or the red stick to bring out the luster. I would then just make sure to keep a coat of wax in those areas of the rim and corrosion shouldn't be a problem, just remember to wax frequently as rims get hot and the wax may not stay. If they ever start to look bad again use your compounds and polishing wheels to remove any corrosion. Plus with your wheels and your polishing compounds there are a lot of other things you can sand and polish in your engine bay if you ever get bored. Just remember it's just aluminum and it can be fixed very easily. Here I polished my manifold and you can see how rough and scratched aluminum and be sanded and brought to a nice luster....https://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhaust/318297-polishing-crawford-first-gen-manifold-pic-included.html hope this helps.

 

your pics were like an Ad for wheel cleaner.... lol. but its not bad.. just leave it...

 

yes it can be safely "remaned" but it is not recommended that it is done more than once, and fyi that wheel can be a different color than the other wheels, thats what happened w/ my altima i rashed a wheel then i think one of the lawn movers at my office hit my tire/wheel (they always park next to me for some reason, they were there and I came out to a chunk of tire missing and horizonal scratches on my wheel.....grrr) I was able to ahve it remaned but they had to repaint it, cause is wasnt the right shade (i had smoke wheels) and they did two of them and put them on the same side and it fixed the problem. Thank god I know the people down at Hubcap and Wheel.....advantages to being an insurance adjustor they want my business and to keep me happy! But yes you can do it ONCE

 

OP im PM'ing you

 

It would bug the **** out of me. I'd get it fixed ASAP, which is what I always do.

 

Maybe get it fixed, but wait until you do it again on another wheel or the same one. That way, you can just get it all done at once. I remember reading one member describing how he fixes all the little "nagging" bits once each year. That way, you don't end up fixing it and then needing to go back a month later. Saves time, energy and possibly money if you get everything done at once on a deal. Good luck though!