I believe i should have my '10 R3 revoked from me from the rotary gods but i got curb rash w/ 1600miles . . . . . . . please bare with me. I looked over the area and thank god that the R3 rims are like $800 a peice & high quality or else i think i'd have some harsher curb rash but anyways. The curb rash is like a 1/10 of an inch wide not even and its on the lip of rim 1 rim. I've done my fair share of reparing alloy rims but seeing as these are a bit more....expensive i was wondering how i should approach this. What i'd ususally do ----

(keep in mine this is more of a scratch rather than a dented scratched, it just took some paint off but didnt scratch downward into the rim)

--- I'd tape around the area and give a bit of slack on each side of the scratch and clean/sandpaper it with a couple sounds of sanding w/out puddy until its smooth then just like 3-4 paint coats and some scratch filler and clear coat.


Should I take this approach with these rims? I'll be posting pics in about like 30min or so. May the rotary gods be with me.

 

Heres the pics, there are 3 different locations of the rash.

 

Learn to drive

 

Lol, buddy its called life. **** happens, do u even own an rx8?

 

you're going to have to fill that in before you paint.. unless you dont mind seeing that just covered up with paint

 

Lol I realised that i typed my process out of order, yea I'm going to put scratch filler then sand pant coat etc. Sound good? Or should I put like bondo puddy or scratch filler?

 

LOL
Nope ... what's an RX8?

Edit:
BTW gawd hates us all

 

Your just damn right out Mean!! Be nice!

BTW:
Ammm but God love me k...

 

Keep religion out of this. Use a small g when referring to god.

 

Mmmmmmm but I know you love it.

I guess I must be punished.

 

k ....

 

LoL... Isn't there one God/god?

Hummm ok no devil worshipping here ok!

 

HaHa you got in trouble.

 

All I said was this fish was good enuf for jehovah

 

Sorry but this is his name as well...



Ok so how can we help this poor soul out with his rims.

 

Yeah we completely hikacked his thread.

I would just buy new/nicer rims and use the skuffed one for winter or the track

 

i'd call a wheel repair place and get a quote

 

I stick my head out the window to park most of the time. Yes I look like a fool. Yes I even do this in the work parking lot. No I do not have any curb rash.

 

you just rashed your WHEELS. There is no such thing as a RIM on a stock RX-8.
Regardless - you are screwed now as it could be very dangerous to drive the car with damaged wheel. You better go buy new wheels. Get a hold of me offline and I will take your dangerous wheels out of your hands...at No Charge to you ! Just looking out for your safety. And my desire for R3 wheels. Ha

 

just call those wheel repair shop have them fix it for ya. I have same rash on my wheel when I bought the car, never bothered me. I asked its like $100 bucks to fix.

 

wrong section?

I might as well be the ****