Aluminum wheel damage

**wlpncp** · 08-09-2013, 02:08 PM

So my wife just put a big long scrape on the edge of one of the aluminum wheels on our new car. Is there any way for me to repair this (at least minimize the visibility) without buying a new wheel of course?

**colinpd137** · 08-09-2013, 02:19 PM

Could you possibly post a picture of it? It will give us a better idea of the damage & allow us to give you some friendly opinion on what would be your best bet.

**wlpncp** · 08-10-2013, 12:25 AM

Here are some pictures of the damage. Sorry for the poor picture quality.

**JSFM35X** · 08-10-2013, 06:19 AM

Ok that is minor curb rash. You don`t say where u live but there is a company called wheel fix it in freeport ny that does a great job. Google them amd see how close you are to the or what it costs to ship. They have a 24 hr turn around time. I have used them and they are awesome.

Originally Posted by wlpncp

Here are some pictures of the damage. Sorry for the poor picture quality.

**wlpncp** · 08-10-2013, 03:33 PM

Thanks for your response. I`ll see if they can help me.

**GearHead_1** · 08-10-2013, 05:22 PM

I used to manage 2 districts of automotive repair centers, 21 sites in all. My experience has been that most major cities have at least one wheel restorer. Lots of these places are franchises with some pretty good CNC technology to back their work. I`ve seen some wheels that I wouldn`t have believed repairable, fixed to look just like new.

They saved my auto centers butts on more than one occasion. We had one customer that brought in an estimate for $6000 for a set of color coded Porsche wheels claiming we had damaged one and that the only way colors could be matched was to buy a set. To this day I don`t honestly believe that my shop had damaged his wheel but it was one of those "you guys worked on it 2 days ago situations". I talked him into letting me try to get it fixed not believing that it would really work out. The wheel was so well done he couldn`t help but say OK. It was amazing. Cost was less than $200. I would suggest you do a local search and talk to these guys. Most of them will turn it around overnight.

Do a YouTube search on wheel restoration and you`ll see wheels in much worse shape than the one in your picture made to look new.