scuffs on one diamond cut wheel

scuffs on one diamond cut wheel

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bebetositu

Original Poster:

32 posts

159 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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I have some scuffs on one of the diamond cut wheel, sent the photos to a wheel repair shop, they said they can re-polish the whole front face, I am wondering after the re-polishing, would it looks very different to the other 3 wheels?






119

11,255 posts

50 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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You can barely see it so if it was me I’d leave it as it won’t belong before they all start corroding anyway!

bebetositu

Original Poster:

32 posts

159 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Yes, it not noticeable, maybe I will leave it and wait for all wheels to collect more damage before doing a full refurbishment, thanks for the advice.

ChocolateFrog

31,425 posts

187 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Personally I'd only do all 4 at the same time.

The finish will be slightly different and almost certainly distinguishable to a discerning eye.

Another option might be to buy a used one if there's any for sale.

Bobupndown

2,484 posts

57 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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I'd get a little clear lacquer and cover the scuffs as well as possible to prevent any corrosion from spreading.

bebetositu

Original Poster:

32 posts

159 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Yes, just bought a bottle of clear lacquer, will do the touch up when it arrives.

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5,010 posts

63 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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ChocolateFrog said:
Personally I'd only do all 4 at the same time.

The finish will be slightly different and almost certainly distinguishable to a discerning eye.

Another option might be to buy a used one if there's any for sale.
No need to do all four, you can never see all four at once, just do the worst two and put them on the same side of the car, then nobody will be able to spot any slight differences.

RGG

648 posts

31 months

Friday 27th October 2023
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Hi,

Without seeing the complete car, I'll make a guess the damaged alloy is the nearside front?

That's the one most easily damaged - during parking against a kerb.

If it's in a different location I would suggest refitting it to the nearside front. This means you reduce the chance of damaging a second alloy at some point into the future.

Hope that makes at least some sense.