Curb damaged Gloss Black wheel, looking for repair guide

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00birdy

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Ate this damage today on a curb avoiding an accident. Assuming I can do this myself or should I take it to a shop? This wheel is no longer produced by OZ in gloss black but this should be ok to repair I'd imagine. I've had a hard time in the past getting wheel curb marks sanded smooth by hand. Should I just have a shop do it? Tool wise I have a Dremel and Griot's G9 with the usual polishes. A quality paint that matches/sticks and doesn't degrade under heat would probably be needed also. Is there a good write up guide on this that would apply here, any tips or advice thanks in advance.

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You could put some body filler on it sand back and paint,
But the wheel shop do this everyday so I would see a professional.
 
There are some mobile wheel repair businesses which specialize in small-scale repairs like this. May be worth looking up one in your area.
 
I agree with the mobile repair solution. I have used them on 2 occasions. Texted a pic of the curb rash wheel and they responded with a quote. Both times the wheels came out acceptable.
 
If that tire has a bead protector, and it looks like it does, the tire should be fine. I learned this the hard way while teaching my kids to drive.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Yeah, except for the hole in the sidewall.
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Tears like that will be in the bead guard and may never compromise the side wall. I'd still get it checked out though.

I had to one tire was far worse than the picture. I had it checked out by two different tire shops and both found the tire to be safe in all ways. One even peeled it back for me and then showed me on an unmounted tire how thick/durable those areas are. I ran them for thousands of miles trouble free....just a bit ugly. The rubber around the bead guard is far thicker than you'd imagine.
 
Desertnate said:
Tears like that will be in the bead guard and may never compromise the side wall. I'd still get it checked out though.

I had to one tire was far worse than the picture. I had it checked out by two different tire shops and both found the tire to be safe in all ways. One even peeled it back for me and then showed me on an unmounted tire how thick/durable those areas are. I ran them for thousands of miles trouble free....just a bit ugly. The rubber around the bead guard is far thicker than you'd imagine.
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My apologies, I see what you are saying now. Looking at it again I guess I overestimated the aspect ratio and thought that tear was away from the bead area.
 
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