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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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Today i was pulling into a parking spot right before i went to class and i pulled in too fast and too close to the curb and i scratched the crap out of the almost the whole half of the front right rim...Imean you cant tell if your standing 5 feet away but I just have it stuck on my mind and its driving me crazy...Its not the middle of the rimd itself but its like a whole bunch of little chips taken out of the edge of the rim.....

I was just wondering if there was any way i could possibly fix this with like a compound or something....im sure this has happened to some of you so i was hoping for a good answer....please help if you can...thanks...
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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Nope, you are stuck with it that way.
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 01:21 AM
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Curb rash can DIE. I am deathly afraid of rashing my new rims- I had a close call when I took a turn too tight and run up on a curb doing about 10. Luckily I hit it just right that I ran right up it and only smacked some rubber, scared the crap out of me.

I am sorry you rashed your rim man [&:]
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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The best thing you can do is grind, sand and maybe some clear coat to "somewhat" mask the damage. It will still be there but maybe it wont be as noticable from a distance.
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Pretty much order a new rim is what you're stuck with.
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Depends on how bad it is. There are companies that fix wheels that have been scraped up.

I know you are in NY but here is a link to a company here in Michigan as an example. Could be a nationwide franchise but I don't know.

http://www.awrsm.com/
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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just sand the scratches, it will look a lot better
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