Questions about wheel repair
 

The problem: I have Nismo wheel which I curbed on accident because of a fogged up window. It's a long story. No dents or bends just some really bad rash on the lip.

1. Is it even worth it to fix them
2. Does anyone know of a good shop that can repair and powder coat my wheels (shipped to and from since Madison sucks *** for car services)

Honestly if the curb isnt bad I would do a bondo repair and then send them to mike here on the forum for some premium powdercoating.

Google: Bondo wheel repair.

bondo can withstand that kind of heat? :confused:

I cant say from personal experience but there are a crap ton of threads on forums(use at your own risk) of people doing this. Its just what ive seen and nothing more.lol Im pretty good at not curbing my wheels

*knocks on wood*

hummmm.... ive done spot bondo and repaint using wheel paints at home which turned out great, but never powder coat after bondo.

Just looked into it a little bit and a few powerdercoating shops are saying to not use it as the powder wont stick to it. Cant find anything regarding heat...yet haha. But if you can apply a primer over the bondo I wonder if it will stick better then. OP should become labrat.

mmmm.... interesting. regardless, i would use paint instead of powder coat if bondo'ed....just to be on the safe side.

^Mine are painted too. Zero compaints here as far as nicks or scratches go.

I guess paint is an option. I was just under the impression that paint looks worse.

I've actually never been in any kind of accident ever. I once hit a deer in a very old car, but I don't really count that as those are really hard to avoid sometimes. But yea I got cold at a stop light and turned the heat on and bam insta fog as the light turns green. Result is I end up curbing :/

Just want to get them repaired for spring, or get rid of them and get news ones. I would prefer just to repair them. The stock wheels aren't that bad IMO.

EDIT: So did some searching and heat apparently does effect bondo.

Personally, I've had my wheels repaired and I would recommend you taking them to a wheel repair shop. They would fix it properly and would also give you a piece of mind and the wheel would be practically brand new again. With that said, the going price here to fix a wheel that's badly 'rashed', would cost you about $100 and I'm in Florida. Good luck.

hey I recently got my curb rash fix[dealership messed it up], and I was just wondering how many days does it need to sit for curing before I can clean them? I forgot to ask the dealership, but they haven't been picking up my calls to let me know. Wondering if you had a general idea of how many days it takes.

Mine sat for 20 mins. :) Courtesy of SoCal's legendary Son Tran!

Hell yeah it is! Check my before and after pics. Search for Son Tran. Mine look brand new! :)

No man...don't do all that. Find a good, I'm mean really good mobile repair guy...the kind that works on high-end cars. Two Nismo Rims with Rash + 1 hour at the location of my choice (in this case work) + $150 + Son Tran = brand new freaking Nismo Rims. I challenge anyone to find the rash on my rims. Search Son Tran Cuban on the forum for before and after pics. I'd post them but I'm traveling.

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Follow the link and click on locations and see if there is a guy near you and he will go to you. The guy that we use at the dealership I work at is awesome. And it's pretty cheap. They can match pretty much any painted finish.