This document provides instructions for repairing damaged Audi wheels with surface issues like curb rash or pitting. It outlines the materials needed like sandpaper, steel file, JB Weld epoxy, gloves, solvents and paint. The process involves pre-washing the wheel, filing down any sharp edges from damage, sanding the surface, applying JB Weld to fill gaps, letting it cure, sanding smooth, prepping and painting the wheel to restore it to the original state. With some basic tools and materials, surface damage on wheels can be repaired rather than replacing the entire rim.
1. fix your audis wheels
This editorial is a fundamental how-to, and facts regarding how to go about fixing, and mending
rims which may have damaged paint or coating, gouged surface from curb-rash (I refer to it as
curbage), gravel pitting, etc.
Basically, less than bent, or structurally broken rims, I am going to let you to correct, and restore
rims in to original state.
Check-list before initiating project:
1) detect whether damages to the rim is surface damage. If no bends, or structural damage which
could ruin integrity on the wheel, go on.
2) materials:
-- A bunch of sand paper of many different grits (100-400)
-- Steel file
-- JB-Weld
-- Disposable surface, and stir rods, or Popsicle sticks.
-- A lot of nitrile or, latex work gloves.
-- Laquer thinner / Paint- thinner
-- Etching primer
-- Paint
3) remove wheel weights, tires.
Methodology:
Repairing rims, is really simple, and if you glanced at the above materials, you ought to be in a
position to guess what I am about to say...
We will begin 1st with a Pre-rinse, Metal-file the bead off the rim, Sand the rim, really clean the
surface. Apply JB-weld. Let cure, Sand even, Prep wheel for Painting.
The actual procedure:
Start off with pre-washing the rims. A basic hose will be sufficient. There isnt any need spend a lot
of time, just cleanse it good enough, so that you would not mind lifting it up, plus moving it without
messing up your clothes, and getting your hands black.
Basically, we shall start by utilizing a metal file. go along the rim, in one direction, going up and
down, until you remove protruding, sharp edges from the curb-rash, you can go across the face of
the gouge, or curbage damage...