DIY Wheel rash/curb repair (33 pictures 3.75mb)

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

03-06-2011, 03:42 AM

whazzzzuup

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (22)

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 1,827

DIY Wheel rash/curb repair (33 pictures 3.75mb)

My Work SC1 wheels were damaged in an accident a few months back. I finally got around to repairing them.

I spent less than 2 hours fixing this wheel. This wheel was mounted on the rear driver-side of the Lexus (as pictured). I am happy with the results of the repair.

Here are the pictures from the accident; that shows how the wheel was affected from the accident.

Here is the damage from the accident.

I spent less than 5 minutes with my angle grinder (w/ 60 grit sanding disc) to remove the metal shards from the damaged portions of the wheel.

I had my friend TIG weld some aluminum to the damaged portions of the wheel.

Welds (before grinding them smooth):

03-06-2011, 03:42 AM

whazzzzuup

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (22)

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 1,827

Welds (after grinding them smooth):

After 60 grit angle grinder leveling:

120 grit (dry):

320 grit:

400 grit:

600 grit:

800 grit:

1000 grit:

2000 grit:

Mother's polish:

03-06-2011, 03:43 AM

whazzzzuup

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (22)

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 1,827

Results:

Thanks for looking!

03-06-2011, 04:46 AM

phatboislim

Senior Member

iTrader: (27)

Join Date: Jan 2006

Posts: 5,162

thats alot of work...EXCELLENT WORK THO!!!!!!

03-06-2011, 09:20 AM

whazzzzuup

Senior Member

Thread Starter

iTrader: (22)

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 1,827

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatboislim

thats alot of work...EXCELLENT WORK THO!!!!!!

Haha thanks man! Each step took less than 10 minutes though. Just a lot of elbow grease!

03-06-2011, 10:36 AM

t6378tp

Turbo 3.5

iTrader: (69)

Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: Philly

Posts: 7,796

great work better than buying another wheel

03-06-2011, 12:35 PM

ChrisMan287

Got Retrofit?

iTrader: (34)

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: NY

Posts: 14,802

Awesome work! Looks perfect.

03-06-2011, 12:39 PM

tookrzy4u192

iTrader: (19)

Join Date: Nov 2008

Location: Oklahoma City

Posts: 8

looks good! seems as if the damage was never there

btw saw you on expressway the other day, ride looks good

03-06-2011, 01:03 PM

n1smojunkie

Junior Member

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Washington

Posts: 62

This thread will come in handy in the near future

03-08-2011, 05:02 AM

#10

burgy

Senior Member

iTrader: (4)

Join Date: Jun 2008

Location: Tampa Bay

Posts: 539

Great work!

03-08-2011, 06:22 PM

#11

SeedyROM

Member

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: SoCal

Posts: 242

Well done! Looks just as good as the work I paid quite a bit to have done on my Racing Harts.

04-01-2011, 08:40 AM

#12

2kmaxseblack2k

Senior Member

Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 828

thanks for the write up..getting ready to try this on the se-r wheels I just orderd...ill post some pics of before and after...when I get it done.

04-01-2011, 05:05 PM

#13

gdal

Member

iTrader: (2)

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Fredericksburg, VA

Posts: 168

great repair ... your friend's good weld bead made the repair a lot easier.

05-03-2011, 08:38 PM

#14

Jaeden09

Junior Member

Join Date: May 2011

Posts: 18

Wow... Amazing work. Wheel looks awesome afterwards.

05-29-2011, 07:02 AM

#15

itgogitrev

Junior Member

Join Date: May 2011

Posts: 20

That is IMPRESSIVE! I was thinking that this would be another 'fill scratches with JB Weld and paint', but this is a great solution for a lot of the wheel lips I have.

BTW: Schwerts are one of my favorite wheels ever.

08-10-2011, 01:46 AM

#16

99LakeshoreSE-L

Junior Member

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Temecula, CA

Posts: 21

I know this is an old post but Great Job!! Just wondering though, I have some road rashed wheels too and wondering if after polishing you would need to apply some wheel clear coat or would reapplying metal wheel polisher continue to work??

08-10-2011, 10:11 AM

#17

Snypa

Senior Member

iTrader: (35)

Join Date: May 2007

Location: I-75 4th_Laud

Posts: 7,396

Jeeez Mannn.!just seeing this...thats just wonderful right there. I'll have my rims shipped out asap. !

08-28-2011, 02:02 PM

#18

Rsprince89

Senior Member

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Bloomington, Illinois

Posts: 558

Thanks for sharing this

08-28-2011, 05:59 PM

#19

036mtmax

Senior Member

iTrader: (11)

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Mass

Posts: 783

Billet is the absolute best metal polish i have ever used in my life...I used it a few years back after sanding and polishing the frame on my streetbike and everyone thought i had it dipped.

08-31-2011, 02:25 PM

#20

4GRookie

Member

iTrader: (3)

Join Date: Feb 2002

Location: SGV, CA

Posts: 292

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99LakeshoreSE-L

Great question...I too need to refinish a couple rashes and my clear coat is actually peeling slightly so I wonder what's the best thing. Did you end up trying anything yet?