ok guys, i lied. this is more of a before and after curb rash DIY. I was too into it while i was fixing the rim that i forgot to take pics as i went along :doh:. Anyways, i'll post the pics of the steps when i do my other wheel.

BEFORE (thanks alot dad)
http://tinypic.com/j0v42d.jpg

http://tinypic.com/j0v52q.jpg

AFTER (thanks to me)
http://tinypic.com/j0v4nc.jpg

http://tinypic.com/j0v5ap.jpg

Well i wanted to see the actual weight of the rim and tire for myself so i put it on my scale.

http://tinypic.com/j0v702.jpg

http://tinypic.com/j0v72a.jpg

Looks to be about 46.5 lbs.

Ok when i do the other rim then i will be sure to take some pics as i go along. pretty simple, its just spray paint. i used Rust-Oleum Black Night Metallic spray paint. Enjoy!

http://tinypic.com/j0v8l2.jpg

My wife put a very small (2" long) on one of my RS1 wheels a week after I had the car. The first time I went to the dealer to have the oil changed they fixed it for me—for free. Looks like they did the same thing as you.

looks good

"i used Rust-Oleum Black Night Metallic spray paint."

This is a perfect match?

ok and what else do u do u just spray or is there some process?? b/c i got a couple curb rashes on like 2 of my rims

the Rust-Oleum Black Night Metallic is about a 95% match. imma go out on a limb and say its pretty much perfect IMO and i've stared at it for a while a couple of times.

well you can always find a way to sorta "sand" down the curb rash to make it smooth before you spray paint it but im not skilled at that and didnt want to risk making it worse so i just sprayed it on. if you are gonna skip the sanding part like i did, i would recommend that you spray it at different angles to get into all the crevices of the scratch. for me, at some angles, the paint didnt get there and the scratches are still notcieable. i lined index cards between the tire and rim so that the paint wont get on the tire. simply covered the rest of the rim with a trash bag and some paint.

the RustOleum Black Night Metallic is about a 95% match. imma go out on a limb and say its pretty much perfect IMO and I've stared at it for a while a couple of times.

well you can always find a way to sorta "sand" down the curb rash to make it smooth before you spray paint it but i'm not skilled at that and didn't want to risk making it worse so i just sprayed it on. if you are gonna skip the sanding part like i did, i would recommend that you spray it at different angles to get into all the crevices of the scratch. for me, at some angles, the paint didn't get there and the scratches are still noticeable. i lined index cards between the tire and rim so that the paint wont get on the tire. simply covered the rest of the rim with a trash bag and some paint.ALSO, wipe area with some 90% rubbing alcohol prior to painting to make the paint stick good. If needed follow up with some clear coat to help match the original gloss.
That's amazing how closely it matches. Good find Bro! :bow:

I just went up to the store and found that paint. That's awesome. Its going to so much easier to match now that I have a color to go off of.

Anyone know a paint color for the stock 17"s? I haven't scratched them yet, but just in case it happens, I want to be prepared.

Does anyone know if they'd have an application like that for chrome rims?...

Looks pretty good! Since you know the paint matches pretty good you should try and sand the other wheel to see how much better it would look!

nice write up

check this article too

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/realwhda.html

Great post. I am hopefully picking some of these wheels up tomorrow.
RS1s on an AP.

rim looks good


wow this is a good write up http://www.autopia-carcare.com/realwhda.html
thanks for the link. On my sattys rims I have a few blemishes I would like to fix.
Thanks :)

Does anyone know if they'd have an application like that for chrome rims?...

No, but you're lucky with Chrome rims, you can have it polished out. On coated rims you can only touch-up or remanufacture the rim.

Now if only someone could find a good color match for the regular stock rim...

Does anyone know if they'd have an application like that for chrome rims?...

No, but you're lucky with Chrome rims, you can have it polished out. On coated rims you can only touch-up or re-manufacture the rim.

Now if only someone could find a good color match for the regular stock rim...
UMM, chrome rims start to peel after curb contact. It scrubs them down to the bare aluminum.
Polished wheels on the otherhand can be worked out with some sanding then re-polishing. Unless that is what you meant by "chrome" :? ?

Damn, I ____in' curbed my rims tonite, I am ____ed, I hope this method helps. Thanks for posting.

Could that spray be used to paint the center caps from the stock wheels? Are there any other center caps besides the stock and RS1 enkei ones?

anyone know what color matches our stockers? i have bad curb rash..

:cry:
Yesterday I curbed my front right wheel. It looks almost like the original poster. Arrrgh! I am ____ed. I will try to pick some of this paint up and do my own fix. So ____ed.
Is it a good idea to sand the area too? If so how? I have never done anything like this before

I curbed a couple of the stock rims. :lalala: anyone know how to fix?

AHHHH./.. now i can sleep well knowing I can fix my rs1 wheels if I have to :P

I curbed 3 of my rims after having my car for 6 months. I grew up on a farm and my home town had a population of 700 (no stoplights in the town), so I never had to worry about parallel parking. Then I moved to the big city, buy a nice car, and proceed to rash my rims.

When I finally got sick of looking at the rash, I went to an O'Reilly's and had them color match paint exactly to my rims. Then, I went home and used 600-1500 grit sandpaper to sand down the rash and get rid of any ridges and burrs. I cleaned it really well with some alcohol and let it dry. I used the touch up paint and went over the rash with a light layer of paint. I had to do this a couple of times to get it built up to where it looked decent.

After I got it painted, I went over it again with some 1500-2000 grit sandpaper wrapped around an eraser to make sure the new paint was smooth compared to the rest of the wheel. At this point, it looked like I had screwed up the wheel because everything I had just sanded was very hazy and looked scratched from the sanding. The way I fixed it was I wiped up all of the dust from the sanding and put a thin layer of clear coat over it. Now, you can barely tell there was any rash at all on the rims.

anyone know what color matches our stockers? i have bad curb rash..

Somebody out there has got to know this

anyone know what color matches our stockers? i have bad curb rash..

Somebody out there has got to know this

I think it is a custom color. You have to go somewhere and get it color matched in order to get it to match. I tried looking last fall and there is no off the shelf paint that matched perfectly. I got a good sized bottle of the exact color that was color matched from O'Reilly's. It even has the same deep reflection.

just wondering, how come you needed the stock rim color if you have the RS1 rims?

Eh, i tried this with my rs1's... either they changed the shade of the black night metallic or something because it doesn't look nearly as flush as the original poster describes. Does anyone know how well something from O'Reilly's would match?

Eh, i tried this with my rs1's... either they changed the shade of the black night metallic or something because it doesn't look nearly as flush as the original poster describes. Does anyone know how well something from O'Reilly's would match?

I got my color matched at O'Reilly's and it is pretty close. You can't tell unless you look really close.

Eh, i tried this with my rs1's... either they changed the shade of the black night metallic or something because it doesn't look nearly as flush as the original poster describes. Does anyone know how well something from O'Reilly's would match?

I got my color matched at O'Reilly's and it is pretty close. You can't tell unless you look really close.

They wouldn't match it at the O'Reilly's nearest to me. Did they physically mix paint for you, or do you have a special color touch-up paint from that particular aisle?

NIce work... thats funny but thats how my dad scratch my rims )))

NIce work... thats funny but thats how my dad scratch my rims )))How much did it cost your Dad to repair your wheels?

Eh, i tried this with my rs1's... either they changed the shade of the black night metallic or something because it doesn't look nearly as flush as the original poster describes. Does anyone know how well something from O'Reilly's would match?

I got my color matched at O'Reilly's and it is pretty close. You can't tell unless you look really close.

They wouldn't match it at the O'Reilly's nearest to me. Did they physically mix paint for you, or do you have a special color touch-up paint from that particular aisle?

Yea, they mixed the paint for me there. They had to mix colors to get it correct as well as adding some glittery looking powder to get the shine right. Like I said, it is almost dead on.

So it looks like Scion made two different shades of RS1 wheel. The dark ones that I see posted here, and a lighter one that's in between the standard upgrade wheel and this gunmetal black color. At Exposed this year I saw both varieties on RS1's.

I'm thinking that the Pirelli's come on the darker ones, and the Yokohama's come on the lighter ones. I'm not certain about this though...

Both have the enkei center cap, and both are darker than the standard Scion upgrade...

does anybody have pics of all 3 colors that the wheels come in? and which spray can looks like the gunmetal black color?

Aw yeeuh! Now I can fix the Violent act my Wife commited with the RS1.....But Ima need a couple cans. Bless her heart, she tried to use a sharpie.

My rs1 came with yoko's and they are not nearly as dark as the original pic for the thread, but my sister definetly messed up one of my wheels in an attempt to move my car out of the driveway and into the street... i knew i should have just put down the ps3 controller and done it myself.

It sure would make it nice if the dealer carried all the touch ups (spray and brush) for Scion/Toyota wheels like other manufacturers do.

http://tinypic.com/j0v702.jpg


This is the darkest shade, I believe.... below is my car, on Yokohamas. The middle shade:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j170/Imelectricjesus/Scion/IMG_0054low.jpg

And this is the standard scion upgrade, EMX whatever:

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/35096_1.jpg

I might have to do this to my wheels.