Rim Rash - Pointer Needed
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Rim Rash - Pointer Needed
Scraped the lip on my 11 1/2 x 19 HRE 540R and need to have it polished out. Thanks in advance for a quick pointer to a shop in West LA with experience, good workmanship and quick turn around. Last time I had this done it took over a week. The outside reverse lip is aluminum (non clear coat).
TIA
Al
TIA
Al
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Originally Posted by viper501
Great find! Thanks for posting that.
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But please do us a favor and instead of spending hours to mask off the entire car and all around the wheel well and around the brakes, etc.....
Just take off the freaking wheel!
And the whole putty thing is usually not worth it. Just sand down the metal until it is smooth and paint it.
Just take off the freaking wheel!
And the whole putty thing is usually not worth it. Just sand down the metal until it is smooth and paint it.
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Thanks Everyone - Got it fixed through Eli at Fast Forward Wheels - Great service!
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
Last edited by Cabrio; May 9, 2006 at 12:57 PM.
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Originally Posted by Cabrio
Thanks Everyone - Got it fixed through Eli at Fast Forward Wheels - Great service!
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
i fixed major rim rash myself on 3 of my 4 viper wheels that were polished aluminum. a quick dremel to take out the big gashes quickly and then some sand paper to smooth that, and finally a paint polish worked great to bring the shine out. no way to see the damage, and only 30 minutes a wheel to fix.
the aluminum sands really easily since it's a soft metal.
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Stay away from those curbs, stay far away.
Originally Posted by Cabrio
Thanks Everyone - Got it fixed through Eli at Fast Forward Wheels - Great service!
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
Note - this is a HRE 540R so the lip is polished Aluminum not a painted surface so the raw Alimunim lip must be buffed to a brilliant shine.
Here's a before and after shot. I'm sure it passed the "now find where it was" challenge. 
-Eli
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Originally Posted by tlgee
Just got mine done too. Iforged, same barrel used as HRE got it fixed at a wheel repair place. Same day service, $165!
I think my curb rash was worse than the above picture.
I think my curb rash was worse than the above picture.
Check it out!
-Eli
