Scuffed alloy wheels

PunkRoquefort

Have you ever scuffed alloy wheels on the kerb and if so, have you ever got them repaired?

I stupidly, earlier this year, scuffed my two front wheels shortly after driving my brand new car from the dealership.

A local guy visited my house and got them looking perfect, for £200.

I have unfortunately done the same again, but worse, on the same two wheels.

Is it a common problem and if you have done it, have you got repairs done more than once?

TadleyBaggie

It's a very common problem if you have low profile tyres and are careless. I needed both of my nearside wheels done on my previous lease car. My current car has chunkier tyres and the alloys are perfect.

paradigital

I’ve only ever kerbed one wheel and I ended up buying a replacement wheel.  Diamond cut are never the same again once refurbished (even if it’s a great job, the fact is the face has been skimmed so an eagle eye can see that the polished face is now thicker in places for example).  The other thing with diamond cut is that they tend to be refurbished badly, and quickly start to corrode under the lacquer.

I’ve also bought second hand cars and second hand sets of wheels that have been refurbished by both the painting method and the sand blasting and powder coating method.  The latter being far more uniform and durable in my experience.

I’d not hesitate to get wheels refurbished with powder coating again, but I’d only get diamond cut refurbished to immediately sell.

Slinky

We've learned to ignore the kerbed alloys on our car. So easily done with low profile tyres, not worth wasting the money on if you own the car IMO.

Baldytyke88

I have just touched up with black paint, my daughter's alloys. This has never been a problem before, I kept the steel wheels on my van. Not sure why people want these fancy wheels.

fatbelly

It's the combination of fancy wheels and low profile tyres that doesn't work

david29dpo

I have steel wheels with plastic hub caps, never had any expensive problems.
They go round and round just as good as "alloy" wheels

flaneurs_lobster

My hometown has the deadly combination of steep cambers and high kerbs. My alloys look like they've been in a firefight.

Part of the proper Urban Gritty look that all 10yo hatchbacks should aspire to, along with the regulation dings in the bumpers and cracked wing mirrors.

Nobbie1967

My car has Michelin Pilot Sport 4 “rim protect” tyres which has a bead of rubber sticking out next to the rim which has saved me a few scrapes when parking next to the kerb. Only works at very low speed and oblique angles, but I’m generally fairly careful.

Alanp

I did kerb one of my alloys last year, we are having refurbishments where I work, the kerbs are high as the drive hasn’t been finished, I was in my dealer having a service, i mentioned that I’d kerbed my alloy and they put me in touch with a chap they used, fortunately he was in their workshop the following day and could fit me in, anyway, all done for £50, I’m very careful now when parking at work, if only I could do something about the flaming pigeons….