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Banshee · 05-19-2015, 10:03 AM

For some reason I can't enter use the search feature...so if this has been covered before..my apologies.

I'm forgoing the $160 mobile wheel repair for my wheel as the last "mobile pro" did a so so job and feel the repair is well within my ability curve.

Curbed...actually hit a loose piece of concrete on the road but it looks like curb rash. I read in a few websites that Bondo works well after cleaning, degreasing and sanding. JB Weld was also mentioned in a few articles.

Anyone have any alternatives? Also, what paint works best for touch up?

Area is a millimeter or deep 2 mm wide and 3 inches long

Thanks!

LT1Zob · 05-19-2015, 10:25 AM

I'd personally take it to Todd at Rodgers. If you want to do it yourelf, the paint is GM 8555 black. This is where it gets tricky. Its always going to look shiny unless you clearcoat it with a 40 gloss, 60% flattener agent.

Banshee · 05-19-2015, 12:04 PM

Sounds like a plan...thats where I got 1LE from. Any rough idea on cost?

LT1Zob · 05-19-2015, 12:13 PM

Mine was a warranty issue. The factory never painted/coated the lugnut holes on all four wheels, stayed completely silver. I dropped them off last winter and had all 4 redone. Todd actually flipped the 60/40 to 40/60 matte/gloss so mine look a bit more gloss than factory. Easier to keep clean too. I'm sure it's a reasonable price, never have gotten sticker shock at Rodgers service. If it's too much, they'll tell you "it's not worth it, don't waste your money". I'm sure it's less than the $160 you paid before per wheel.

backeddy · 05-19-2015, 01:46 PM

Wait...you painted the lug-nut SEATING AREA???????????????????? Gulp...ok, good luck with that. Word of advice, carry a stick (tourque wrench) in your trunk. Just so you know, I spent 2 hours REMOVING the paint from the seat area.

Banshee · 05-19-2015, 02:08 PM

So...Todd will fix the scrape damage and paint them? My wheels have the same issue with the paint not being even..can see the uneven hue with silver bleed.

LT1Zob · 05-19-2015, 02:16 PM

"Seating part" is cleaned out after painting.

backeddy · 05-19-2015, 02:26 PM

OK, just making sure! you would not have been the first one to have done this here. I will consider my comment null/void for YOU!

backeddy · 05-19-2015, 02:29 PM

Also OP I have found that a 80/20 bondo/jb weld to be a pretty tough filler to beat (Higher % of JB is hard of sanding issues)

Punisher80 · 05-19-2015, 04:47 PM

Matte black plastidip, the paint job on the rims is not very good, so the plastidip is an easy stop gap till you decide to get the rims all redone in powdercoat.

GIDIUP · 05-20-2015, 07:43 PM

Sharpie works well until you get it painted. I have a few spots and use a sharpie. Pot holes.

It works for the time being. When I put her away for the winter I'll take the wheels to Wheels of America. I've seen there work here in Chicago and it's unbelievable.

Kendall421 · 05-23-2015, 10:29 AM

http://www.awrswheelrepair.com

http://www.foreinnovations.com/product_p/pen_black.htm

AWR does great repair work. Or you can sand the spot a little and use the black anodized paint pen and touch it up yourself.

joshxjosh · 05-23-2015, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIDIUP

Sharpie works well until you get it painted. I have a few spots and use a sharpie. Pot holes.

It works for the time being. When I put her away for the winter I'll take the wheels to Wheels of America. I've seen there work here in Chicago and it's unbelievable.

Can you post pictures of the rim with the sharpie? I was thinking this as well but, obviously, was skeptical.

Banshee · 05-24-2015, 01:48 AM

Sharpie works...

Sharpie on a curbed wheel without sanding it first is like putting expensive makeup on a ugly woman
..from far away, looks ok.

The caveat? Sharpie would look better if the area was sanded down first.

05-19-2015, 10:03 AM	#1
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	Curbed wheel.. For some reason I can't enter use the search feature...so if this has been covered before..my apologies. I'm forgoing the $160 mobile wheel repair for my wheel as the last "mobile pro" did a so so job and feel the repair is well within my ability curve. Curbed...actually hit a loose piece of concrete on the road but it looks like curb rash. I read in a few websites that Bondo works well after cleaning, degreasing and sanding. JB Weld was also mentioned in a few articles. Anyone have any alternatives? Also, what paint works best for touch up? Area is a millimeter or deep 2 mm wide and 3 inches long Thanks! __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

05-19-2015, 10:25 AM	#2
LT1Zob Drives: 23 LT1 / 19 Z06 / after 6 5th gens Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: MI Posts: 2,023 View My Garage	I'd personally take it to Todd at Rodgers. If you want to do it yourelf, the paint is GM 8555 black. This is where it gets tricky. Its always going to look shiny unless you clearcoat it with a 40 gloss, 60% flattener agent. __________________ "Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you"

05-19-2015, 12:04 PM	#3
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	Sounds like a plan...thats where I got 1LE from. Any rough idea on cost? __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

05-19-2015, 12:13 PM	#4
LT1Zob Drives: 23 LT1 / 19 Z06 / after 6 5th gens Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: MI Posts: 2,023 View My Garage	Mine was a warranty issue. The factory never painted/coated the lugnut holes on all four wheels, stayed completely silver. I dropped them off last winter and had all 4 redone. Todd actually flipped the 60/40 to 40/60 matte/gloss so mine look a bit more gloss than factory. Easier to keep clean too. I'm sure it's a reasonable price, never have gotten sticker shock at Rodgers service. If it's too much, they'll tell you "it's not worth it, don't waste your money". I'm sure it's less than the $160 you paid before per wheel. __________________ "Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you"

05-19-2015, 02:08 PM	#6
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	So...Todd will fix the scrape damage and paint them? My wheels have the same issue with the paint not being even..can see the uneven hue with silver bleed. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

05-19-2015, 01:46 PM	#5
backeddy Banned Drives: 2011 Boxster Spyder (best car ever) Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 1,529	Wait...you painted the lug-nut SEATING AREA???????????????????? Gulp...ok, good luck with that. Word of advice, carry a stick (tourque wrench) in your trunk. Just so you know, I spent 2 hours REMOVING the paint from the seat area.

05-19-2015, 02:16 PM	#7
LT1Zob Drives: 23 LT1 / 19 Z06 / after 6 5th gens Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: MI Posts: 2,023 View My Garage	"Seating part" is cleaned out after painting. __________________ "Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you"

05-19-2015, 02:26 PM	#8
backeddy Banned Drives: 2011 Boxster Spyder (best car ever) Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 1,529	OK, just making sure! you would not have been the first one to have done this here. I will consider my comment null/void for YOU!

05-19-2015, 02:29 PM	#9
backeddy Banned Drives: 2011 Boxster Spyder (best car ever) Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 1,529	Also OP I have found that a 80/20 bondo/jb weld to be a pretty tough filler to beat (Higher % of JB is hard of sanding issues)

05-19-2015, 04:47 PM	#10
Punisher80 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: CA Posts: 113	Matte black plastidip, the paint job on the rims is not very good, so the plastidip is an easy stop gap till you decide to get the rims all redone in powdercoat.

05-20-2015, 07:43 PM	#11
GIDIUP Drives: 2014 Red Hot 1LE Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Chicago Posts: 34	Sharpie works well until you get it painted. I have a few spots and use a sharpie. Pot holes. It works for the time being. When I put her away for the winter I'll take the wheels to Wheels of America. I've seen there work here in Chicago and it's unbelievable.

05-23-2015, 10:29 AM	#12
Kendall421 Drives: 1969 Z28, 1982 Z28, 2014 SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 886	http://www.awrswheelrepair.com http://www.foreinnovations.com/product_p/pen_black.htm AWR does great repair work. Or you can sand the spot a little and use the black anodized paint pen and touch it up yourself.

05-24-2015, 01:48 AM	#14
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	Sharpie works... Sharpie on a curbed wheel without sanding it first is like putting expensive makeup on a ugly woman ..from far away, looks ok. The caveat? Sharpie would look better if the area was sanded down first. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?