So i just bought some curbed up rotas off a fellow member at a great price, and now id like to try and fix them up as much as possible. Two of the lips are in pretty bad shape, with deep scratches, and one of the spokes has a deep scratch as well. Does anyone know of a "bondo" type material for wheels that could fill these scratches, get sanded down, and then painted? (i really dont care if they dont turn out perfect, but id like to smooth them out as nice as possible) I'd rather not have to get them repaired professionally since i bought them only to save money.

tia!!


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http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext43.shtml

found this article awhile ago, never tried it myself. worth reading it and giving it a try.

 

yea, i saw that article too. these scratches are much deeper than those, i wonder if that bondo stuff they used would hold up.

 

you could ask 'The Wheel Guy' in Novato

 

this guy on nasioc's bbs wheels were curbed as bad as yours.. he used bondo, sanded it down and repainted to look as good as new

 

www.bentrim.com

 

cool, whats the guys nasioc name?

 

Here's his thread on RS25:

http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53730

 

thanks for help guys. im looking into the aluminox stuff now. hopefully a hardware or boating store will have it in stock. ill be checking ace hardware first. jw, anyone know exactly where its sold?