Diamond Cut - Curbed Wheel

[Balboa]

Has anyone had any experience repairing a curbed rim that is Diamond Cut? I'm wondering what my best option is and how much I should expect to pay? Any insight is appreciated.

TY!

 

[crestima]

There are specialized repair shops for that but pricing really depends on the extent of damage and thr location of the shop. I have been lucky so far with the Emira but did have to repair one on my 911 once. Generally, in Florida something like your picture shows would run between $150.00 to $250.00 per wheel. The tricky part given the damage to the gun metal/dark grey portion is that it’ll require spraying too whereas it’s mostly not necessary with polished alloy sections. The good news is that, as bad as I may look now, you will not even be able to notice it after the repair.

 

[geoffbland]

If it's not too bad and too deep you can do a fairly decent job yourself. it just needs spending a while with some sandpaper and some matching paint. Note that the "silver" parts I had thought were just clear varnish on the alloys do in fact seem to be painted silver instead - the alloy of the wheel is a much light silver, you can see this in your pictures. There's plenty of tutorials on YouTube for this.

Thanks to parking in a place with a protruding kerb stone I didn't see, I have had to do this myself. Unless you get very close you can't see my repairs. It's nowhere near as good as a professional repair - but I will save that for a few years later - I'm sure I'll kerb them again and then have the whole wheel done.

Edit: I also should mention if you really ding them hard - it is worth having them done professionally so they can be checked for cracks and check that the wheels are still straight.

 

[gdotp]

Ouch. Bad luck. My wife’s polestar 2 had diamond cut wheels and it was about £175 to fix one with worse damage. Hers however were diamond cut and then polished which may be easier as any diamond cut marks are also polished out.

 

[netsinah]

A few years back, I had an expensive gun metal rim with a scrape mark and a chunk taken out of it, from a damaged Costco curb that was sticking out with a sharp edge. A rim repair shop fixed it so you couldn't tell it had ever been damaged. I was surprised it looked so perfect. Depending upon the amount of damage, the usual charge in my area of Canada, is $150 to $250 per rim. I'm now a firm believer in repairing expensive rims.

 

[OppositeLock]

That is an easy fix at a reputable wheel shop. I've had much more extensive curb rash fixed on similar looking diamond cut wheels on my Cayenne, and it cost me about $150/wheel in the bay area of CA, which is an expensive area. It's no big deal, you just need to do some legwork to find that kind of shop.

 

[Rayjoedef]

160 in NJ....no biggie, however I know that sound!!

 

[harleyujoe]

I have fixed my own wheels very close to what you have done...
I have used small sanding disc 2 inch on drill or pencil grinder "air: best method
and then used scotch brite pad on 2 inch disc..
Then used a 8/32 or close to phono finish you have threads finish Tap on vise grips
and pulled as deep as you can few times to give finish..
And should be able to find paint close to your color on wheel..
The wheel will need to be balanced after work..
You will notice repair for a few weeks and then over time becomes normal looking.. I know!