avelanchefan

Wondering if maybe the Camelback or Precision crew could chime in or the D&S fellas.

Wife ripped my rims to shred's hitting a curb at Taco Bell (damn taco supremes!). She hit the curb so hard that the rim went into the side tire wall and shredded that. So after a trip to Precision for an oil change and check up, they found the side wall damage, and I ended up having to get two new tires also.

So back to the rims, I found this article on how to fix the rims, (http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm) but despite two hours of searching I cannot find what type of paint to use for the Enkei rims. Or since they are chrome wheels do I need to buff them out?

Thanks for the help.

moonray

Tough one to answer to without seeing pictures of the damage.

rj

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Originally Posted by avelanchefan

but despite two hours of searching I cannot find what type of paint to use for the Enkei rims. Or since they are chrome wheels do I need to buff them out?

If the rims are Chrome and they are rashed in the chrome.. not much you can do.
Remember chrome is plated on. Now if that area was polished then you could polish out that spot (if that area is clear coated then you would have to take off the clear coat).

anyway you look at it. O U C H

avelanchefan

Thanks rj and moonray, I tried taking a few pictures of them but they keep coming out blury, I will try again later, but after taking a closer look I am sure they are chrome plated, so basically I am screwed. It's a good excuse to get new rims, but that may be awhile...so I will just have to live with it.

rj

lets see the pix.. I have a nice set of marks from a steel plate in the road, my wheels are powder coated. I am just dealing with it for now.

wingsaseagles

Av fan
I live in Sahuarita and can check out your rims gime a call if I cant fix em NuWheel in Tucson can
Wade aka wingsaseagles ph:631-0232

avelanchefan

Hey thanks wade...I am off this weekend, but I work night shifts, and I put in 72 hours this week, so Saturday I will be out of commision, so maybe Sunday will work better.

You bought a house by the new Walmart right? I think I remember you saying something about that. I am currently at work so I cannot retake the pictures, I will try to post some when I get home in the morning.

DFRESH

Hey this is Doug at Precision. If you can swing by so I can check the damage out or send me some pics. I have a couple of different people that can help you out.

Give me a call 471-4084

avelanchefan

Well Wade took a look at them today and they are pretty much toast, I think to fix them would be in the same price range as getting new, so I may be in the market soon for new rims.

Thanks again Wade for taking the time.

wingsaseagles

No prob
Sorry I couldnt help,if they were polished instead of powdercoated we coulda fixed em
wings