dropped my wheel!
 

Dropped my wheel putting it into the truck after I had my winter wheels/tires put on. I have Focal F55s in black and there is a nice scrape with bare metal showing. Once the freezing temps cease I'll be putting them back on but I would like this repaired before then. Should I have these powder coated or take to the web and find a DIY method to fix them?

*Also I do not know how to post pictures on here???:iono:

**It's on the middle of the spoke - it's not curb rash

If it's that important to you, try getting them powder coated. Typically costs between 3 and $600 for a set of wheels.

If it were me, I'd sand the scrape down, tape off everything but that spoke, and try spraypaint. Depending on the coating on the wheels you can add clear coat or just leave it matte

If it bothers you that much, how much for a new rim?

Pics
Till then car is totaled.

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A) paint the wheels yourself.
B) take it to a rim repair shop, drop it off. Come back later and give them your money. Wheel will be fixed.

Rash on the middle finger, sounds painful..

Bubba says …..

I would not powder coat them. Powdercoating gives you a durable, good looking wheel but if you curb rash it it is almost impossible to match.

I would just start experimenting with paint. If the gouge is deep used JBWeld to fill it, put a good primer on it and then start trying paints.

You can take them to a wheel repair shop and they can have them repaired and painted.

DIY approach, some JB weld to fill in the damage. Sand the wheel back into proper shape. Degrease, prime, sand, degrease, tack cloth, paint.

Hard to guess what I would do without seeing it. https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=780


I know how I would fix most damage though.


Available in about 6 shades of "black" from high gloss metallic right down to dead flat.


https://web4.hobbylinc.com/gr/tes/tes1747.jpg

I've tried that once :D does not last long.

Prep is vital.
Oh and use the enamel not the acrylic.

Ouch I know your pain. On my old STI, I once dropped one of the OEM forged wheels on its face during a tire rotation. There are shops that specialize in wheel repair. I'd go there. If I remember correctly, the cost is only about $100-120. Not too bad for a quality repair. Make sure to check reviews first and see pictures of their work if possible.

I actually hit a curb for the first time in my life about 8 months ago. And man I made it count, I made that curb my bitch. It was a very weird and oddly tight intersection and I scrapped both right side wheels (front and back) pretty good. I got quotes of over $100 to have it repaired (each wheel). Seeing as how the wheels are only $175 or so new, this was crazy expensive.

Anyway, I have a Dremel and so I hit them with that and grinded down the damage to smooth. It was pretty bad originally. Then I hit it with the polishing compound that comes with any standard Dremel kit. After, the wheels look fine and you can't even tell they were ever damaged unless you are looking at the wheels from a couple inches away. Even then, you have to really search for it. Since your wheels are black this will be more of a challenge for you then mine since mine were polished so there was no reason to paint them or anything. My suggestion is to leave it or buy a new wheel unless your are confident you can color match decently. You could easily repair the damage yourself and have it smooth, but respraying it to get a good color match will be the hardest part. If your wheels are more matte finish its probably easy to color match. Color matching gloss to gloss can be pretty difficult without respraying the entire wheel.