Curbed a Wheel, aka a Bad Day

Titan71 · 04-08-2018, 04:38 PM

Hey all,

Unfortunately when I was leaving the gym earlier I cut too soon leaving my parking spot and caught the wheel on the curb I parked beside. It left a nice mark on the wheel. I was wondering if anyone else had curbed a wheel and had any luck with getting it repaired or at least touched up a bit? It's got just over 600 miles so far, what a way to ruin my day.

R3ctivision · 04-08-2018, 04:53 PM

That sucks. I also scraped my right rear wheel doing the same thing. Mine wasn't as bad, so I sucked it up and decided to live with it.

Atlas24601 · 04-08-2018, 06:06 PM

Ouch! That picture made me cringe. Id take it to a paint and body shop and see if they can smooth out the gash and paint it to match the rest of the wheel. You'll always know that mark is there, but if they touch it up nice it probably wouldnt be noticable to someone whos not looking for it.

This is another reason why I intend to replace the stock Supercar 3 tires with Pilot Sport 4S tires when they need replacing. Those are designed to slightly protrude on the outside edges to protect the wheels from light contact with a curb.

Drsagacity · 04-08-2018, 07:39 PM

I did the same thing with my last car. I bought a new wheel to replace it.

Pollock · 04-08-2018, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlas24601

Ouch! That picture made me cringe. Id take it to a paint and body shop and see if they can smooth out the gash and paint it to match the rest of the wheel. You'll always know that mark is there, but if they touch it up nice it probably wouldnt be noticable to someone whos not looking for it.

This is another reason why I intend to replace the stock Supercar 3 tires with Pilot Sport 4S tires when they need replacing. Those are designed to slightly protrude on the outside edges to protect the wheels from light contact with a curb.

Or just buy some touchup paint and fix it yourself. If you cant live with that then proceed to do more. I always want my cars perfect but if you drive them its not possible.

I scrapped my front spliiter and colored in the white with a sharpe. Only I know its there.

KirkH · 04-08-2018, 08:02 PM

Here's my thread on DIY wheel scuff repair

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showth...ight=diy+scuff

Pollock · 04-08-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KirkH

Here's my thread on DIY wheel scuff repair

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showth...ight=diy+scuff

How do you figure out the paint codes? The 1LE wheels are different color.

KirkH · 04-08-2018, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pollock

How do you figure out the paint codes? The 1LE wheels are different color.

You aren't going to find a touchup paint that is specific for your wheels. Autozone will allow you to return any touchup paint that doesn't match if you haven't used much of it. Pick out 2-3 colors that look close and try it out. Return the ones that don't match.

Atlas24601 · 04-08-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pollock

Or just buy some touchup paint and fix it yourself. If you cant live with that then proceed to do more. I always want my cars perfect but if you drive them its not possible.

I scrapped my front spliiter and colored in the white with a sharpe. Only I know its there.

Do they make touch up paint in the color of the 1LE wheels?

Camaro_QC · 04-08-2018, 08:40 PM

Have the tire removed, add some bondo to fill the mark, paint to match and reinstall the tire.

1hprush · 04-08-2018, 08:54 PM

Look for a alloy wheel repair company in your town, they can determine if it can be repaired. Good Luck!

Titan71 · 04-08-2018, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 1hprush

Look for a alloy wheel repair company in your town, they can determine if it can be repaired. Good Luck!

I emailed one place through their website for a quote and the captcha was "regret" lol

Thanks for all the advice everyone, it makes me feel a little less bad about it. When I first noticed it was world ending haha!

Bad Anvil Garage · 04-09-2018, 07:59 AM

That would drive me to just bite the bullet and get a new wheel. Keep that one as a spare after it's touched up. Then someday down the road when the car is more worn out and it ever happened again, I'd a have a wheel 'good enough' to swap back onto it.

zx9rmal · 04-09-2018, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlas24601

Do they make touch up paint in the color of the 1LE wheels?

Yes. It's not "1LE wheel specific", but it's supposed to be a match. I have the stick at home, but haven't used it yet. I'll post it when I get home.

04-08-2018, 04:38 PM	#1
Titan71 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: KY Posts: 9	Curbed a Wheel, aka a Bad Day Hey all, Unfortunately when I was leaving the gym earlier I cut too soon leaving my parking spot and caught the wheel on the curb I parked beside. It left a nice mark on the wheel. I was wondering if anyone else had curbed a wheel and had any luck with getting it repaired or at least touched up a bit? It's got just over 600 miles so far, what a way to ruin my day.

04-08-2018, 07:39 PM	#4
Drsagacity Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Nightfall Gray vert Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Swansea, IL Posts: 1,219	I did the same thing with my last car. I bought a new wheel to replace it. __________________ 2017 Camaro 2SS vert - Nightfall Gray Magnuson Heartbeat SC - Tuned by JRE Racing 776whp/745wtq (12psi) 2018 Corvette Z06 vert- Black To be tuned by JRE Racing TBD performance

04-08-2018, 08:02 PM	#6
KirkH Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Mosaic Blk Met-SOLD Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: KY Posts: 2,934	Here's my thread on DIY wheel scuff repair http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showth...ight=diy+scuff __________________ Official Detailer of CamaroFest 8 & 9 https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...st-8-pics.html https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=521655&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=547470&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527474 No one on Earth has detailed more Camaros. http://KirkTheDetailer.com

04-08-2018, 04:53 PM	#2
R3ctivision 1LE Convert Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 367	That sucks. I also scraped my right rear wheel doing the same thing. Mine wasn't as bad, so I sucked it up and decided to live with it.

04-08-2018, 06:06 PM	#3
Atlas24601 Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: FL Posts: 123	Ouch! That picture made me cringe. Id take it to a paint and body shop and see if they can smooth out the gash and paint it to match the rest of the wheel. You'll always know that mark is there, but if they touch it up nice it probably wouldnt be noticable to someone whos not looking for it. This is another reason why I intend to replace the stock Supercar 3 tires with Pilot Sport 4S tires when they need replacing. Those are designed to slightly protrude on the outside edges to protect the wheels from light contact with a curb.

04-08-2018, 08:40 PM	#10
Camaro_QC Drives: 08 Tiburon GS, 2018 Camaro 2.0T Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Québec Posts: 1,660	Have the tire removed, add some bondo to fill the mark, paint to match and reinstall the tire.

04-08-2018, 08:54 PM	#11
1hprush 2018 ZL1 1LE Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Westfield, IN Posts: 1,010	Look for a alloy wheel repair company in your town, they can determine if it can be repaired. Good Luck!

04-09-2018, 07:59 AM	#13
Bad Anvil Garage Drives: 2000 GMPPSV SS & 2017 ILE SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 547	That would drive me to just bite the bullet and get a new wheel. Keep that one as a spare after it's touched up. Then someday down the road when the car is more worn out and it ever happened again, I'd a have a wheel 'good enough' to swap back onto it.

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