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Fixing a small chip in alloy wheel?

Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Fixing a small chip in alloy wheel?

Any way to fix a small chip in the alloy wheel (on one of the spokes) other than taking it to a shop? I searched around online and couldn't find much of anything. The chip is only about the size of a pebble, but it's really annoying knowing that it's there everytime I look at the **** wheel. I just noticed it yesterday. No idea where it came from.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Replace wheel for best results
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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Really? Not worth getting it repaired instead?
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 11:47 PM
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Get it repaired, I curb checked mine and had it repaired and it looked good as new when I got it back and it only cost me $40 so it's well worth it

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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 09:00 AM
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are you talking just a paint chip, or chunk of aluminum broke out?

paint chips need fixed to prevent corrosion underneath- pick away loose edges, treat with some ospho if down to the bare metal, just dab on some touchup paint- if desired, after its dried wetsand flush with ultrafine paper, buff/wax... do at least get some touchup over it before corrosion gets under the powdercoat and starts blistering it up.

if metal damaged, theres a lot of repair shops that make them good as new. easiest option might be just get one wheel from newtakeoff.com, just you wont know condition till it shows up...
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