Post by HEMIly on Apr 25, 2010 14:02:17 GMT -7
Ok, I'm sure it's gonna get out there sooner or later, so I'm fessing up & owning it. I curbed the crap out of my rims on day 2. 
Yes, I'm the stupid girl that gets a fast car & curbs it.
All 4 rims were already pretty beat up, so I did some research... I read an article on the charger forums that told how to repair them, so I decided to try it on my own. Well, first, I had to make a little cart thing to roll around on...
Then I grabbed my Dremel & grinding stone
I wanted to try a small spot with just a little bit of curb rash. I dremeled it down, sanded it with 220 grit, then 400 grit, then used some NevR Dull. Here is the result:
Not bad, right? Changed the finish to more of a luster than a gloss, but I like it. Then I decided to try it out on the bad part. Here's what it looked like when I started (ouch!):
4 Grinding Stones, 2 trips to Home depot, & 1 hour later:
Then the sanding & NevR Dull:
Not as great as I'd like it to look, you can still see the crevices. I might spend some more time & use up 4 or 5 more grinding stones on another day, but I think it's better than it was...
Short of buying new rims, anyone have any suggestions on improving my method?
Yes, I'm the stupid girl that gets a fast car & curbs it.All 4 rims were already pretty beat up, so I did some research... I read an article on the charger forums that told how to repair them, so I decided to try it on my own. Well, first, I had to make a little cart thing to roll around on...
Then I grabbed my Dremel & grinding stone
I wanted to try a small spot with just a little bit of curb rash. I dremeled it down, sanded it with 220 grit, then 400 grit, then used some NevR Dull. Here is the result:
Not bad, right? Changed the finish to more of a luster than a gloss, but I like it. Then I decided to try it out on the bad part. Here's what it looked like when I started (ouch!):
4 Grinding Stones, 2 trips to Home depot, & 1 hour later:
Then the sanding & NevR Dull:
Not as great as I'd like it to look, you can still see the crevices. I might spend some more time & use up 4 or 5 more grinding stones on another day, but I think it's better than it was...
Short of buying new rims, anyone have any suggestions on improving my method?
