Restore Damaged Wheels! How to repair rims with deep scratches and curb rash. This wheel repair works on your aluminum alloy and steel rims no matter how deep the scratch or how bad the curb rash!
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How would I match a factory wheel color? My jeep Cherokee wheels are gold and the outer flange of the rim is exposed alloy that has tiny rust spots. Any tips on at least removing the rust spots and maybe a restoring the clear coat evenly without ruining the current paint on them?
Please do not use acrylic and enamel based paints for fixing your wheels. Trust me, I did one time before and I will never do it again. The clearcoat will fade badly after a year. Here is what I recommend for DIYers:
2K Spray Primer Paint Aerosol
1K Wheel Spray (color of choice)
2k High Gloss Clearcoat Aerosol
Eastwood or USC are fine. You will notice that these paints are 2-3x more expensive than duplicrap, but they are infinitely better. I used their clearcoat for my headlights 2 years ago and they still look fantastic. Do not use isopropyl alcohol to clean between layers. It will contaminate the surface with moisture due to the water in isopropyl alcohol and cause fisheyes. Instead, use the strongest thinner you can get away with without pulling paint off. With 2k paints, you can use lacquer thinner and be fine.
This requires all the same amount of work and can be easier/forgiving due to how much better 2k paints are.
Sorry Chrisfix, but I have a lot of trial and error experience in this field.
Excellent video. I'm impressed. Thanks!
Chris, your Fix-It videos are the best ones I've found by far. I for one am grateful to have found your channel and have been employing the things you've taught me through your videos with excellent results.
Voted 'AWESOME' by Me!
as a dad i would appreciate your sweat equity because you love me and im proud of you, knowing the valueof money means alot anyone can buy new rims but noone has a set done by you, peace and love another dad
Whos watching this for the 300th time
just with cleaning it is already looks good!
My son give me his 2010 Toyota Corolla but I notice the plastic rim have some scratches how can I able to paint it and what kind of paint to I have to used.thank You
i do body work and now i know how the wheel repair guys next door fix them wheels ha!
Damn dude it looks phenomenal. This is a huge video. I have really nice wheels on my dodge dart but I bought it used and the person before me hit alot of curbs so I need to repair them. I'll do that next summer and send you some before and after photos
Hi Chris, I really enjoyed both of your videos on how to repair your wheels. I will repairing my own wheels soon but i'm a little unsure on which process to go with! I have a 2014 mazda 3 gt alloy wheels, i believe the finishing is a powder coated silver. The issue with the wheels is the clear is coming off and there are some minor scuffs and scratches! What would you recommend?
Can this be done without removing the tires?
If you're going to spend $80+ on a project like this and spend the amount of time you're going to spend on it I would suggest you price just buying new rims.
Wow that was amazing I really like watching your videos and you have a nice voice keep up the with the awesome videos!!!!!!!
Chris have you ever thought of using one of those foam cannons and using dish soap in that to spray down the rim?
Ok I don't have rims like that and can you use spray paint
This is a good excuse to convert to metallic black wheels
too much fucking with this
Nice video! Best and most detailed one I've seen