Gutter Rash Black Rims

Fitted to the outer edge of the wheel rimskins provide a barrier between the wheel rim and the kerb.

Gutter rash black rims.

For 170 a wheel you could almost consider replacing it. We also offer custom resprays and can change the colour of your rims. Likewise if you have black rims either matte or glossy finish your options for repairing curb damage aka curb rash are different. If the dust generated is white rather than gray your wheel rim has a clear coating which must be removed to reach the curb rash.

We fix painted rims machine face rims high polished rims and work on all brands of cars including bmw audi toyota holden ford volkswagon land rover mazda and many many more. Lucky i have a brand new spare rim and tyre never been used with 120000km on the odo. Black rims tend to be more forgiving in terms of refinish quality but they also tend to show minor scratches and scrapes more easily. Step 2 remove the clear coating on the entire lip of the rim.

Sand the damaged spot on the rim with a coarse grained sandpaper about 220 grit. Here are three easy curb rash fixes for black alloy rims. Personally i wouldn t bother fixing them especially since they are rotas if they were genuine and worth fixing then maybe. I just got a mega dose of gutter rash self inflicted on a straight gutter wtf.

Rimskins can also be used to cover existing damage. So ticked off at myself yes i ever so slightly clipped a curb but a sharp piece of concrete was sticking out from it and peeled the edge of the rim like a can opener. I tired fixing a set of gutter rashed polished lips after getting half way through the first one i just filler ed the rash and sprayed them black.