Scraped wheels
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Scraped wheels
I was plugging one of my wheels and in the process the wheel tipped over. consequently, the arches of the oem wheel are slightly scraped(not too bad though). is there something i should to do to prevent rusting in the future? the scratches aren't deep at all, but still noticable.
thanks, btw i feel like doing this:
thanks, btw i feel like doing this:
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It's kinda weird you posted about this because just a few days ago I had a similar incident. I was having new tires put on and the shop scraped a couple of the rims in the same spot you mentioned. They were hoping I wouldn't notice, but I called them on it. One of their guys used a fine polish and polished out the scratches... good as new. He said there was plenty of clearcoat left on the rim too to protect it. Sounds like it's got a pretty good layer of clearcoat. I thought about the issue of rust too, but with the oem rims being made of an aluminum alloy I don't know if they'll rust. Not 100% sure, but I think aluminum won't rust... but maybe whatever other metals it's mixed with will.
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As an aside, if you end up gouging your wheels, check these guys out: http://www.rimpro.com/
Some guys in the New England forum gave them high marks for repair, so I thought I'd repost.
Some guys in the New England forum gave them high marks for repair, so I thought I'd repost.
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