Anyway to buff out dinged wheels?

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I bought a demo Volvo C70 with low profile tires. On one of the aluminum wheels the edge next to the tire is dinged up from hitting the curb (probably from parallel parking). Is there any way to correct this? I was thinking a Dremel tool with some kind of buffing/grinding attachment might work. Any ideas?
 
The dealer gave me an extra $400 off the sale price as compensation. Now I want to fix it.
 
look for a used wheel on Ebay or local Craigslist.
 
Stuttgarter said:
I bought a demo Volvo C70 with low profile tires. On one of the aluminum wheels the edge next to the tire is dinged up from hitting the curb (probably from parallel parking). Is there any way to correct this? I was thinking a Dremel tool with some kind of buffing/grinding attachment might work. Any ideas?
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Don't try it you will make it alot worst i think i can be sure of this i have been working for volvo for 30 plus years.Post a picture i may be able to help you out:xyxthumbs:
 
Give me a few minutes and I'll take a picture. I need to figure out how to post pictures. I'll check the FAQ.
 
Here is a picture of two of the three dinged up areas of the wheel rim. Is there anything I can do to get this out?
 
Stuttgarter said:
Here is a picture of two of the three dinged up areas of the wheel rim. Is there anything I can do to get this out?
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It doesn't look like it. You could try smoothing it out with a dremel type rotary tool and hitting it with some touch up paint and call it good if that is what your looking to do, however it may end up just looking worse. The only other thing to do would be to take the wheel to someone that reconditions wheels and they will make it look brand new, and it is usually cheaper than buying a new wheel.
 
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You're probably right. I was trying to save some cash by doing it myself but I'm not skilled at this type of repair. Next month when I put my snow tires on I'll take the wheel to the body shop and pray it won't cost me a fortune to repair.
 
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