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khalsa013 · 05-31-2011, 05:13 PM

I've been very careful, ive checked my rims everyday but after a carwash yesterday there was dirt left on the rim so my cousin and i were cleaning it with a cotton shirt. And this happened, i know its not curb rash i dont know what else it could be? oh ya btw theyre on the front tires drivers left and right passenger.

SSOOCH · 05-31-2011, 05:43 PM

That's a scratch for sure.

CamaroSkooter · 05-31-2011, 05:56 PM

rub it with your finger. what kind of car wash are we talking? in the driveway by hand car wash or a brushless car wash or, heaven forbid, a car wash with swirling brushes and rollers and tracks?

khalsa013 · 05-31-2011, 08:11 PM

It was a laser one, so it's all pressureized and I would never do a brush one, both in forsy pIc and second it's a layer of paint gone no actual sand grooves in there like curb rash should be. And it's only on the front?

Rock-It Man · 05-31-2011, 09:24 PM

Car wash?

Be serious, you took your Camaro through a car wash?

khalsa013 · 05-31-2011, 10:01 PM

ya, i was gonna get it detailed after.......? so no insight into the problem anyone?

Angrybird 12 · 05-31-2011, 10:05 PM

Looks like it has rubbed against something, I don't think it is a paint problem.

fielderLS3 · 05-31-2011, 10:09 PM

Looks like scratches.

khalsa013 · 05-31-2011, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

Looks like it has rubbed against something, I don't think it is a paint problem.

possibly? but its not definately curb rash? cuz it would be like sand paper then

Rock-It Man · 05-31-2011, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalsa013

possibly? but its not definately curb rash? cuz it would be like sand paper then

Did the car wash have a conveyor?

Angrybird 12 · 05-31-2011, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalsa013

possibly? but its not definately curb rash? cuz it would be like sand paper then

Not necessarily, did that laser wash have a pipe like wheel guide? If you just brushed up against it you could make a mark without scratching it

Stealthpanda · 05-31-2011, 11:24 PM

Cause I didnt pay attention.

Good day sir. =/

khalsa013 · 06-01-2011, 01:20 AM

no it wasnt one with the track.....bc this ones uses a laser and when it trips makes a buzzing noise. so idk what else it could be.......?

Russell James · 06-01-2011, 07:17 AM

Most likely the car wash. Even the touchless ones often have some sort of rails somewhere in there to keep the car going straight. Plus, you saw it right after going through a car wash.

There is a lot of companies that do wheel refinishing. Should be able to refinish back to new.

05-31-2011, 05:13 PM	#1
khalsa013 Drives: 2ss & ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: wisconsin-Miwaukee Posts: 675	Is this curb rash or paint peeling off? I've been very careful, ive checked my rims everyday but after a carwash yesterday there was dirt left on the rim so my cousin and i were cleaning it with a cotton shirt. And this happened, i know its not curb rash i dont know what else it could be? oh ya btw theyre on the front tires drivers left and right passenger.

05-31-2011, 05:43 PM	#2
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	That's a scratch for sure. __________________

05-31-2011, 05:56 PM	#3
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	rub it with your finger. what kind of car wash are we talking? in the driveway by hand car wash or a brushless car wash or, heaven forbid, a car wash with swirling brushes and rollers and tracks? __________________ My VIN = 2G1FK1EJ9A9105017 Build Date: 04-23-2009 according to: http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

05-31-2011, 10:05 PM	#7
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	Looks like it has rubbed against something, I don't think it is a paint problem. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

05-31-2011, 10:09 PM	#8
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	Looks like scratches. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon)

05-31-2011, 08:11 PM	#4
khalsa013 Drives: 2ss & ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: wisconsin-Miwaukee Posts: 675	It was a laser one, so it's all pressureized and I would never do a brush one, both in forsy pIc and second it's a layer of paint gone no actual sand grooves in there like curb rash should be. And it's only on the front?

05-31-2011, 09:24 PM	#5
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,043 View My Garage	Car wash? Be serious, you took your Camaro through a car wash?

05-31-2011, 10:01 PM	#6
khalsa013 Drives: 2ss & ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: wisconsin-Miwaukee Posts: 675	ya, i was gonna get it detailed after.......? so no insight into the problem anyone?

05-31-2011, 11:24 PM	#12
Stealthpanda Thread Ender Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,038	Cause I didnt pay attention. Good day sir. =/ Last edited by Stealthpanda; 05-31-2011 at 11:25 PM. Reason: I am dumb sometimes.

06-01-2011, 01:20 AM	#13
khalsa013 Drives: 2ss & ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: wisconsin-Miwaukee Posts: 675	no it wasnt one with the track.....bc this ones uses a laser and when it trips makes a buzzing noise. so idk what else it could be.......?

06-01-2011, 07:17 AM	#14
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	Most likely the car wash. Even the touchless ones often have some sort of rails somewhere in there to keep the car going straight. Plus, you saw it right after going through a car wash. There is a lot of companies that do wheel refinishing. Should be able to refinish back to new.

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