scratched my rims
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scratched my rims
I just picked up some cheap new rims, some axis decades, well I had them on for about 20 miles and got a scratched rim (long story and it wasnt my fault). I bought cheap rims for this purpose of I know they are going to get pretty beat up, but is there any way to fix the rub? its not deep at all and it just scratched it a little. Going to a rim repair shop is out of question since there is none remotely close to where I live. I know I should of just painted my stocks and called it a day.
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to get into the Coast Guard base there is a small gate we go through and I was going through a gate and a car was backing up and didnt look so to avoid i swung right and there is curb. Only have 20 miles because I really just put them on, ran some errands and didnt even make it to my barracks room.
should I just hit it with some 2000 wet?
should I just hit it with some 2000 wet?
Last edited by mrhat; 11-11-2009 at 12:37 AM.
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I would start with a wet mid to high grit sandpaper to keep it smooth as possible so you don't have to work a lot of extra smoothing out. Finish with the highest you can find, then get some metal polish and polish it out.
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I think those are chrome. I don't think you'll be able to sand them down (as you will sand through the chrome).
It sucks, but that doesn't look too bad. I've got curb rash on my rims as well. It happens.
It sucks, but that doesn't look too bad. I've got curb rash on my rims as well. It happens.
Last edited by RichTc; 11-11-2009 at 03:26 PM.
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