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fixing scratches on rims

Old Mar 14, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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fixing scratches on rims

does mazda offer any repair service on rims? the sides of min are a little scrathched from close curbs.

if not do they sell individual rims?
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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ouch, scratched already? you can always get silver touch up paint, I heard it helps. Just use that and save money for rims later. Unless your scrapes are that bad.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Not much help....

If you need to do it yourself, the hardest part is finding matching paint - it is out there, you just have to search the touch-up aisle.

Even without removing tire from rim, it's pretty easy. Obviously take the wheel off, mask off the rubber, and clean up the damage.

Gently file off the high points - take it easy, a file cuts the aluminum easily.

Then fill the low points with a tiny bit of body Bondo, smoothed to the curve of the rim. Once over again with a fine file, let it cure some more, then paint.

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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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when it's day time tomorrow i'll post pics
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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Use some JBweld or some other kind of liquid aluminum type mix that you can combine the two tubes (just like you mix epoxy glue) and fill the curb rash. Sand it after drying and mask....paint with some spray paint (that silver wheel paint at Walmart is almost a perfect match)....then when dry, use some paint polishing compound to smooth it out. Unless you know it, you will hardly be able to tell it's there....
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