There are a few scuffs on one of the alloy wheels on my wife's Pilot fairly close to where the tire wall meets the rim of the alloy...looks like it got curbed during parallel parking. It isn't serious or too noticeable, but I just as soon try to get it fixed if possible. Is there any way to buff it out? Or is there a shop in the Orlando area that can do this?

These alloys have a clear coat so before I do anything myself that can screw up the clear coat I like to know if anyone has dealt with this.

Thanks.

 

I can fix it I bet, or give you some pointers to help you do it your self
This is a cracked wheel I fixed for a friend

 

Sure...any help would be great...the scuffing is in the area where the crack is in your pic.

 

I will shoot you some info latter today

 

Im interested as well Ben.

 

Hard to match that finish. If you were closer I would recomend Glen's Wheel polishing. They do a great job of fixing wheels. You will probably have to buff it out and then reclear the wheel.

 

Depending on how bad it is you can use a Dremal or other rotary tool (I use an air tool) with a few light and medium abrasive discs. Take your time and move around the area so as not to make an uneven mark in the lip of the rim. After a few passes with an assortment of grits and then a final polish it will be hardly noticeable at all. You will remove the clear coat in the area your working but, as long as you keep up with cleaning and a polish when needed it will stay look good.

Good luck

 

O.k...I guessed that I would need to use a rotary tool. I assume you start with medium and then move to finer grains to finish the project. I am new to this...so do you have any suggestions regarding the type of disks and the type of polish to finish? In the interests of domestic tranquity, I plan to work on a few minor scraps on my daily driver to practice before I work on my wife's Pilot. Thanks.

 

Depending on the tool you use see what grits and materials are available. It would be a good idea to practice on the back side of the rim or like you said the DD

 

damn puddy is there anything you cant do?

I will get john (XupThree60) to pm you, He has some rims for the saturn that have a crack in them he has been wanting to get them fixed.