Curb Rash Black Wheels

[JayceeP]

Not sure when and how but noticed this bit of curb rash on the gloss black wheels last night. Always knew it was a risk given the profile of the tire sidewall and how the rim spokes stick out.

Any tips on how to fix? It’s not a huge scrape. Can I spot sand and paint? What paint do I need?

For reference these are GM 22” OEM gloss black wheels.

 

[Tonyv__]

Just dabbing that with gloss black rustoleum out of a can would make it unnoticeable. If you want it to disappear then I’d recommend taking it somewhere to be refinished.

 

[JayceeP]

Just dabbing that with gloss black rustoleum out of a can would make it unnoticeable. If you want it to disappear then I’d recommend taking it somewhere to be refinished.

Perfect thank you. Yeah just looking for a 90% of the way there job. Like you said, just trying to make it not noticeable from 5-10 feet away. Would you bother trying to spot sand it first? Either way I’ll give the rustoleum
a shot!

 

[Tonyv__]

Perfect thank you. Yeah just looking for a 90% of the way there job. Like you said, just trying to make it not noticeable from 5-10 feet away. Would you bother trying to spot sand it first? Either way I’ll give the rustoleum
a shot!

i supoose sanding wouldn’t hurt. Probably even recommend.

I never did when I would touch up my wife’s wheels. We had a can and stack of throw away brushes handy lol.

 

[Tahoe14]

Most Dealers have someone that repairs wheels, you may want to contact a few and see who they use.

 

[PG01]

Sharpie

 

[ivin74]

Sharpie

^2

 

[Sparksalot]

Curb rash. Never heard of her.

Rock rash, now that’s a badge of honor.

 

[PG01]

Curb rash. Never heard of her.

Rock rash, now that’s a badge of honor.

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Ask my wife and daughters…. Although they’ll deny she exists… they know…. They know

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Gloss black nail polish seems to do the job for me every time. But that's because I'm very cautious about curb rash, and tend to make wider right turns.

 

[Big Mama]

Lots of good advice here. If the metal has deep scratches use any of the methods you’d like but do 2 or 3 light coats to fill in the scratches. You’ll notice it every time you drive it.

 

[JayceeP]

Gloss black nail polish seems to do the job for me every time. But that's because I'm very cautious about curb rash, and tend to make wider right turns.

Yeah I don’t even know where it came from. The tire wasn’t even scuffed. I knew it was a risk with these rims… the profile of the 22” gmc rim and tire sidewall is such that this was bound to happen. Never scuffed a rim in my 20+ years of driving.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Yeah I don’t even know where it came from. The tire wasn’t even scuffed. I knew it was a risk with these rims… the profile of the 22” gmc rim and tire sidewall is such that this was bound to happen. Never scuffed a rim in my 20+ years of driving.

Curb heights vary, so there's no safe sidewall height regardless. The only thing that might save grace is having a wide tire on a narrow rim. At least the curb will hit the tire before the rim. But even then, you run the risk of blowing out the tire... either way, you can't win.

 

[shekmark]

I bought giant black Sharpies on Amazon. For my Corvette black wheels. Worked great.

 

[ReaperHWK]

The best result would be a wheel repair shop. They will match it to the paint code and sand/prime it.

All the other suggestions on here would make it look better buts it’s not going to be “good” repair meaning people can tell if they looked at your wheel.

 

[jd08]

Automotive black touch up paint.

 

[CCPLuvr]

We recently bought some black touch up paint at Autozone for our Explorer's black wheels before trading that POS off. You would have had to get really close to see the repair.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

I bought giant black Sharpies on Amazon. For my Corvette black wheels. Worked great.

Gloss black nail polish is more "permanent" and won't come off so easily in most terrain or weather conditions - but it does require touch ups every 6 months under normal driving conditions. I'm still using my first nail polish bottle from 2 years ago.

 

[JayceeP]

The best result would be a wheel repair shop. They will match it to the paint code and sand/prime it.

All the other suggestions on here would make it look better buts it’s not going to be “good” repair meaning people can tell if they looked at your wheel.

Agreed but given the somewhat limited scuff, I think that would be overkill for my situation.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Agreed but given the somewhat limited scuff, I think that would be overkill for my situation.

The one and only reason I would redo the powder coat is if there was enough significant damage to the rim itself that it needed straightening. After fixing the rim, only then would I powder coat it again.