Wheel Restoration || How to Repair and Restore Wheel Curb Rash and Rim Scratches

[@StaufferGarage]

WATCH TILL THE END to see the trailer for this Saturdays detail! You don't want to miss this one! Also... thanks to a generous valet guy for restructuring my rims lol

[@-curedetailing2162]

Hahahahaha What can't you do? It's really cool. Excellent. It's really perfectly restored the wheels. I will practice by watching the video again and again.

[@charleennicholson6280]

🙄🙄🙄🙄 Wow, thank goodness you knew how to fix it, that sucks!!!!

[@claudedjawoye6345]

Not to sure

[@skodakatie7341]

The wheel looked amazing after being restored, like brand new!!.

[@TYP-TRANSAXLE]

Probalby one of the best repair vids I have seen. So clear, calm, loaded with details, free of hype and great footage. And the results look A Grade! Much appreciated from my home garage here in Avalon Sydney Australia

[@mickylindle]

Wow an actual detailed products list. Thanks

[@thehonestman26]

Funny, I clicked on this video because I wanted to see one of the tools it appeared you were using that I hadn't seen before. Turns out, it was a cookie.

[@noah1876]

lmao

[@suebabyblue168]

When you DIY you put alot of love into it and it shows with the outcome 👍

[@denisherceg]

One of the best videos when it comes to rim restoration. Well done!

[@ShellyBHollis]

Perfect and thank you. This is how I'll be spending my weekend for my 4 series.

[@KhoaNguyen-r1b]

Great job. That looks fantastic . WOW! Great job. Well done!.

[@johnmikitanov]

No wonder You have so many subs! Great video,and beautifully explained...

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@Droopydog79]

Thanks i just fd up my wheel👍👍

[@josevidelatobar5685]

El mejor video de los muchos que he visto. Con el Dremel se hace un excelente trabajo. Lijas y mucha paciencia.

[@i-am-nem]

Hard to watch a man do auto work in flip flops, but you do you sir. Lol great vid

[@NJFPV]

Old comment, but I just figured I'd throw out there that I just did a new charge pipe, turbo outlet pipe, downpipe, and brakes in crocks.

[@CafeRacer1975]

What!? I do all my shit in slides. Pulling engines, swapping engines, complete partouts, etc. Always in my "garage slides"

[@Taylor666CR]

Hey man, thank you for this great video, you did an amazing job restoring those wheels 😎🙌 God bless you and everyone who watches this video 🙏

[@HunterDFtwo]

Nice job, did well to scuff those wheels with those anti curb tyres.

[@cbitt4645]

Wow, great job! Thank you…I need to do this for all four of my ribs. Thank you for the step by step bro

[@StaufferGarage]

Any time!

[@merayhamra7817]

Wow just wow I can’t believe it’s that easy to do. Amazing thanx for sharing

[@tkn24s]

And it was all done with flip fops. Respect for you sir.! Thank for the tips, im going to do this with my honda wheels..

[@stemmentor9700]

Worth giving a try as curb rash on 4 tires was an estimated 800-1200$. I was thinking of doing this, but concerned about possibly leaving rim unbalanced with bondo. also wife’s car has 2 tone paint with high gloss black in between spokes. Will be interesting. I just know them curbs come right back at ya later 😛

[@DannySebahar]

The weight of the metal that was scraped off will be heavier than the weight of the Bondo you apply. Bonda is pretty light and its purpose really is only to fill in holes. Once you have applied the Bondo you sand it down to the level it was before the gouge. Only the gouge will be filled in ideally.

[@dridex223]

you can always go get your wheels balanced when done, still cheaper than buying new wheels or getting them fixed. if you believe it’s necessary that is.

[@ArvinCastro]

wow, that looked awesome!!

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks and still lasting till this day

[@gachasleepy]

Those fudge cookies are amazing! I love them

[@LuckyStar4648]

I like your tips and tricks, it gives more mr insight on what should I do for painting, sanding, and repairing curb rash :3

[@MoReInSouL718]

Bro, I’m watching this video and I’m jamming your background music ..like yo NOT BAD LOL

[@VernonWard-k7b]

Looks fantastic and what a fine job! The only thing is any paint cans supplied in the UK piss out of the can sideways and leave large paint drops on the surface. Yours looks great though!

[@mohammadammar4314]

Really a fan of your work!

[@StaufferGarage]

Much appreciated!

[@fredastaire6156]

super excited about doing this myself. I just bought some old, questionable BBS gold rims (saved over 2100 bucks because they are rare rims). I have the potential to save so much money. Not to mention I have a Black Widow sprayer that I believe will give me some banging results!! thank you so much for posting this!! I am so grateful to you!!

[@NeverMind0113]

WOW!! THANKS MEN!!! You are really good

[@reginaldbrown8012]

Great job. That looks fantastic 👍🏿

[@kianward5999]

that was just amazing great job done pal

[@michaelm4021]

This is a first-rate instructional video. Thank you very much for posting it. I do have a QUESTTION about Clear Coat. Recently, I restored the wheels on my C5 Corvette using the process described in this video. For the most part, they look beautiful! I used "Dupli-Color High Performance Wheel Coating, Gloss Black" for the Paint Coat. However, I did not apply the "Dupli-Color Wheel Gloss CLEAR COAT". By not applying the Clear Coat, will that create a problem in the future? Thank you to anyone who feels compelled to answer my question (:

[@yessanknow302]

No one is interested.

[@davida871]

Sorry no one provided feedback sooner. Clear coat is a protective layer for UV damage so black gloss may not last. Lightky scuff with 400-600 to remove gloss to matt finish then respray black gloss then clear with 2k from Eastwood and your set.

[@lg97x]

wow you clean and detail cars and fix damage to them as well, talent 😁

[@fahimshaik2740]

I paused half way. It's 5pm here in South Africa. I'm glad I paused. What a relaxing video AND STRESS RELIEVER AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK. THANKS MR. JAMES.... Unfortunately I'm lazy AF. And won't be attempting this P.S. lucky my car has wheel caps LOL. That reminds me. I need to do an oil change .. the oil I've bought almost a month ago,, LMAO

[@woodrowboudreaux9951]

Love your honesty. Arthritis sucks.

[@twista101287]

They look AMAZING!!! 👌👑🔥💎

[@SPAZWIK82]

Lots of good info! I’m restoring some old Honda wheels that have curb rash and pitting from de-icer. I used a lot of these steps and products except I used glazing putty so I didn’t have to use hardener and I also had to let all the air out of tires so the index cards would slide and stay in place.

[@behuman374]

Wow Bravo maestro 👍, I have same problem, and I did not now hao to repaer, but this is very good tips, thank you, you are profi bravo👍

[@Fenrir11119]

This is a very interesting video but you need to be very careful around the edges. If you grind past the lowest point of the damage you are making it thinner and sharper. So if you hit a pot hole after the tire will go into the lip and get cut. You also end up changing the shape of the wheel. So you just need to be careful depending on the type of damage you have. It may be best to have them professionally finished depending on the severity.

[@thomaswild2957]

which part "professionals" are doing different?

[@kurt359]

Lol

[@zappedcustomdesigns788]

@@thomaswild2957 welding metal to the wheel then shaping that back to original.

[@DIYwithBB]

Yeah with a professional price tag attached to the job. 😂 I’ll take my chances with how he did it. I was quoted almost $1000 for my 4 rims. When I can spend about $100 in materials and do it myself.

[@avexcas]

@@DIYwithBB Bruh, for a 1600 i can find new wheels and sell the olds for 400-500... lmao

[@elandy1613]

I appreciated this video helped me out with my new car! Thanks much

[@charleennicholson6280]

Holy smokes... I've learned everything about taking care of the aesthetic of my vehicle from you, and this is just gravy. So AMAZING. Is this a personal vehicle or a job for a client? If it's a client, about how much do you charge for this service on a wheel? Great work I'm so so so IMPRESSED, as usual 😎😎😎♥️🍺

[@phiillzzz807]

Something like this can be charged around 75$/wheel.. even more if its powder coated

[@chicoh22a]

This will be my next project,awesome job there 👌🏼👌🏼

[@toddmauger]

WOW! Great job. Well done!

[@AdamB786]

Excellent work

[@Ben_9476]

Really well structured video! Clear voice, instructions and screen annotations. Liked and subbed, keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@jurubatubaze]

That's true.

[@yamo_chan]

I didn’t even know you could fix that stuff on your own. Made a dumb mistake when I was younger (knew I’d nick the curb but for some unknown reason decided to keep going anyways.... not my brightest moment) and got a small area scratched up. Everything else is perfect, so it’s always bugged me, though not enough to pay someone to fix. Now I can do it myself!

[@nestorrodriguez5985]

Excelente trabajo!!! Después de todo eso no aparcas jamas cerca de la acera!!!

[@kennythomsonjr5553]

Amazing, loved that video

[@gbodytoys]

Excellent work.

[@KingShok3Pnt]

Got some fudge cookies and blink 182 blaring in my garage and forgot what I was doing lol great video

[@tradewealth3395]

Oh, thts how. Wonderful results. Empire Legacy 🇳🇦

[@moosefishing2743]

Wow wasn't going to but now I will do it myself. The video is of high quality, well done sir.

[@geedubb-q1u]

Excellent result

[@MrNebunii]

Nice job 👍 very nice job 👍

[@liammcknight3845]

Awesome instructional! Im about to fix up and repaint my rims. Only thing is I would not mix the Bondo filler and hardener on a Porous surface because it gives and incorrect ratio. Use plastic, metal or glass.

[@vabriga1]

I am amazed. Respect.

[@Milibydearestco]

Good job man 💪💪💪

[@fernandovargas7562]

Fantastic dude

[@chilliepunjab4485]

Good video and nice tastey work 👍

[@pauljones5348]

Very interesting

[@81219931]

Impressive. Very nice.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@fernandovargas7562]

Cool video dude

[@mrlowlow514]

Damn that's a great job!!

[@Kokomo365]

There are some epoxy paint pens made for this that will match well. Clean rim, file and sand damaged area, clean again, apply, then sand area to blend and polish. If you need to repspray the whole rim you should use a 2K clear coat for better durability. A 12oz spray can is only $20. Also avoid using any reinforced fillers or epoxies with steel filings that could react with the aluminum alloy. They are hard to sand smooth and blend also. Just use a clear 2-part 5min epoxy.

[@rhoward134]

Nice. Awesome work

[@touvang1989]

Very nice I gonna try this mythic out on my STANCE wheels.

[@Jjsadiq3760]

Great video

[@zdin4665]

Wow Watching from uk 🇬🇧

[@evokiller3030]

Yea I dreed doing this ... planning it soon got a Dremel 👍🏻wish me luck😅

[@lassei4659]

Great video. Little tip. When mixing your epoxy, always a mixing board that doenst absorb the chemicals, plastic bag over the cardboard or a plastic cuttingboard.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks for the info!

[@HaidurShah21]

Job well done 👍🏻. I’m doing mine today 😅

[@jstrada5077]

Awesome video

[@porkaloo]

Thank you :)

[@StaufferGarage]

You're welcome!

[@llewellyn56]

great video. thank you

[@bolaanthony7857]

This was amazing!!!

[@joeldiaz141]

Great job

[@ぁきちゃ]

I have a soft99. No.1 repair compojit in Japan.

[@footballman11a]

looks really, good! Have a Porsche that has curb rash but since I haven't done it before I'm too nervous to try it

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Nicely done

[@JimCincinnati]

Sooo much work! All day for 1 tire. They looked perfect at the end though!

[@charleennicholson6280]

I thought he said a couple hours...? Maybe he was just referring the sanding alone?!?! 😐😐😮

[@frankvalencia9227]

Awesome vid bro!!..and blink 182 is the best alternative/punk rock band of all time !!!!!

[@stephens8175]

Well done! The wheel turned out great!

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks a bunch!

[@magnotta1977]

SUPER!!!

[@aarondarling5301]

Just got a new used car last month and the rims are bad thank you for posting this

[@jaume1333]

Nice job dude!

[@adammoore5358]

That’s a really useful how to thank you, I love these new videos in the week.

[@B1GCRICK2_757]

Good job. I'm gonna try that.

[@sadiq007]

Amazing work!

[@jimrolfgarcia1339]

A big fan of Blink 182 too 💪💪. Auto subscribe bro

[@felixmax2478]

Saludos Men desde la ciudad de Mexico 🇲🇽😎🌎👍🏽🇲🇽

[@MultiColiflower]

man i remember watching your channel years ago when you were making videos on your red ek hatch, crazy how much your channel has grown

[@jacoboest6821]

Nice

[@mrki412]

Great explanation.

[@pasanpramodya4728]

Superb

[@vitofelle5256]

Very very good

[@claudethevenaz2516]

Perfect stuff thanks for sharing

[@PuraLeche6942]

It is me or this dude have a nice house and a Rover and don't have a impact gun to make it easy to take the tire off. . Amazing 😂🤔🔥

[@Makin3m]

He has one. Idk why he didn’t use it lol

[@rickspearman344]

Not only that, but he can't afford to get the rim properly fixed ( the right way) get it welded and remachined. ""BONDO" ain't going to last, and the first time you take that tire off, it's going to disintegrate.

[@NHPhamousPolo]

@@rickspearman344 not trying to be critical, because he did a great job. But those were my exact thoughts….was questioning the durability

[@duncanmann553]

Excellent how to guide. Saturdays video should be a belter 👌

[@blanca5687]

Tbh you have the best background music in your videos. I really enjoy it!

[@turvonc]

Thank you

[@КсенияМедведева-з7ь]

Thank ❤️

[@Sam.h.u.i]

take my money! i need these

[@pandamontgomery2245]

Man did the rang rover rims have a fight with the curbs lol.

[@SuperBommer1]

Its called parking by sound

[@matthewsmith218]

Man like manwell

[@rickspearman344]

So what happens to the "BONDO" when the tire gets removed? Or do you simply sell the car prior to the tires wearing out?