I've scrapped my alloy on a low brick wall, it has very deep scratching all round one side. I need to repair it asap before my husband sees it (the car is 2 months old) !!!
Please help!!!Is there anything I can just rub on rather than using a kit or sanding it??
Quick and cheap ideas please !!
2006-12-05 01:06:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Unfortunately there is no easy fix for a scraped up wheel. You actually took some metal out of it when you scratched it and the only way to fix that is to replace the metal that you lost. It sounds like your pretty scared of your husband, maybe you should be looking for a good divorce attorney instead of a fix for your alloys...
2006-12-05 01:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Hawk996 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened my brother recently also. He has a 5 star alloy as in 5 spokes, he got it remoulded. Not sure what it does to the strenght and structure of the alloy, but looks ok. I think it can take a couple of days for this to be done. Not sure how much this costs but anything to do with alloys are expensive unfortunately.
Anything that looks nice or tastes nice is either expensive or bad for you!
2006-12-05 01:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Bastet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately no, there's no cheap way out when it comes to alloy wheels. You may be able to find a replacement wheel.
There's a company called "Keystone" in New Jersey that sells refurbished used wheels that look like new. You might try them.
The company is located in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
2006-12-05 01:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by Ruben E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing you can do other than sanding it or taking it to a professional as you say the scrap is deep if it had only been a small scrape and surface you could have polished it. sorry you are just going to have to face the music.
2006-12-05 01:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by Adele 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds as if there is no way of repairing the damage. It might be best to come clean with your husband before he finds the damage.
2006-12-05 01:16:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mygwai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is under no circumstances probability-free to weld alloy wheels. Aluminium is a tricky metallic to weld and get an hermetic joint, plus there is not any make particular that the wheel is structurally sound after the fix. The repairers did you a favour with the aid of attempting to weld it, even if it has no longer labored, so so you might purchase new wheels.
2016-11-23 17:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by belous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sixty quid for a proper refurbishment is your only real option. Go through an established garage who will be able to recomend somewhere. this will take a while and you will have to putthe spare on in the mean time. For this you will have to fess up. Any attempt to repair it yourself will make it worse and make your husband angrier....
2006-12-05 01:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by Litmus180 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go and buy a new Alloy! Or Blame it on your husband!!
2006-12-05 21:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by louise s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it a deep scratch there is no way to fix it. if car is new buy a new wheel from the dealer who sold you the car
2006-12-05 01:11:56 · answer #9 · answered by D42D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry i don't think there is Any thing u can do,,i feel for you,,good luck.
2006-12-05 01:11:03 · answer #10 · answered by kimble 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋