Hey guys I curbed my Work rims the other day while squeezing into out of a parking spot in Laguna and I want to fix it myself since I have a Dremel tool in my garage.

Have any of you guys tried to fix it yourself with a Dremel before?

If so, which bits or accessories for the Dremel should I pick up to perform the repair?

 

If they are polished aluminum not a problem.

Polishing aluminum is really simple. Start with a 180 grit sand paper, move to a 240 then up to 400. Add polish (with a dremel if you want) and whoalla...polished aluminum.

Keep in mind that it is a skill to get it down right. For a little curb rash its a DIY job (assuming that you have 1-2 hours to spend on it making it look good.

Or take it to an aluminum polishing shop and they will make it look perfect for not much $$$

 

Yea its polished aluminum with no coatings whatsoever. I'll just do that at low speeds and I'll use thick duct tape to mask off the the tire and the surrounding area of the wheel

 

Did you ever fix your wheels? Maybe we can make this a mini meet cause I have curb rash on 3/4 wheels

 

Ditto what glowone said...i have fixed a Crub rash wheelon my 7 with 22s ACS wheels and im going to be doing it soon on my neighbors...if you in OC area i dont mind showing you how to do it and you can even see the work in progress.....

 

Which Work's do you have, are they stepped or cast?

I slightly curbed my old Volks (forged) and repaired using a dremel and all the standard attachments it came with.

My wheels were powdercoated white, so after I smoothed the rash I did a few coats using auto touch up paint and applied a clear coat. Worked like a charm.

 

good luck.