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

[@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

[@skodakatie7341]

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

[@suebabyblue168]

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

[@ShellyBHollis]

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

[@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

[@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!!

[@mickylindle]

Wow an actual detailed products list. Thanks

[@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 🙏

[@denisherceg]

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

[@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.

[@KhoaNguyen-r1b]

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

[@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..

[@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!

[@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.

[@HunterDFtwo]

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

[@josevidelatobar5685]

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

[@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.

[@johnmikitanov]

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

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@merayhamra7817]

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

[@freydough3178]

Thanks i just fd up my wheel👍👍

[@MoReInSouL718]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@gachasleepy]

Those fudge cookies are amazing! I love them

[@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.

[@lg97x]

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

[@aarondarling5301]

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

[@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👍

[@moosefishing2743]

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

[@chicoh22a]

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

[@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?!?! 😐😐😮

[@reginaldbrown8012]

Great job. That looks fantastic 👍🏿

[@mohammadammar4314]

Really a fan of your work!

[@StaufferGarage]

Much appreciated!

[@ArvinCastro]

wow, that looked awesome!!

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks and still lasting till this day

[@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

[@twista101287]

They look AMAZING!!! 👌👑🔥💎

[@NeverMind0113]

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

[@KingShok3Pnt]

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

[@nestorrodriguez5985]

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

[@elandy1613]

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

[@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

[@HaidurShah21]

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

[@chipblock2854]

Great job. It sure looks great. I have polished aluminum wheels. Is there a way to do what you did without paint the wheels? I could buy new wheels but at $400 each it gets expensive.

[@ericknovamx]

yes you can! only need to sand the surface and polish after

[@AdamB786]

Excellent work

[@kianward5999]

that was just amazing great job done pal

[@richardfarmer6570]

Thanks for the comprehensive video, I have been wanting to do this to my car but have been putting it off due to the amount of work involved. Oh btw I can't believe you didn't mask off the valve stem.

[@gbodytoys]

Excellent work.

[@FinancePro203]

Nice work - I’d recommend getting a set of protective wheels sockets which you can attach to a 1/2 inch impact gun. Outside of the socket has a plastic cover so no chance of scratching lug nut area of wheel during removal.

[@StaufferGarage]

100%, at the end I recommend using painters tape on the socket but I need to pick up a set of those asap

[@FinancePro203]

@@StaufferGarage Absolutely! The tape is a great idea for the freshly painted wheels. The protective sockets are great for general use when paint isn't used. Keep up the great work and great videos!

[@fernandovargas7562]

Cool video dude

[@touvang1989]

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

[@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?

[@mrlowlow514]

Damn that's a great job!!

[@vabriga1]

I am amazed. Respect.

[@geedubb-q1u]

Excellent result

[@Jjsadiq3760]

Great video

[@rudygeorgiamulesandcountry1594]

When rattle channing your wheels it would be better to keep the can vertical than allowing the can to go hotizontal. Try standing the tire on the tread or leaning the tire /wheel against something. Paint one top section at a time as you roll it forward. Try utilizing one of those snap on handles on your can for improved control.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks for the tips!

[@ElMalito187]

Fun fact: Don't forget to set your e-brake on and use some chock blocks or a regular old brick to prevent the vehicle from rolling forward or backwards on you. Trust me "you'll thank me later". Cheers 🍻

[@kennythomsonjr5553]

Amazing, loved that video

[@tradewealth3395]

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

[@soldado23]

Exactly what I did with my wheels. I used my wife nail polisher machine.

[@MrNebunii]

Nice job 👍 very nice job 👍

[@ぁきちゃ]

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

[@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

[@pauljones5348]

Very interesting

[@fernandovargas7562]

Fantastic dude

[@toddmauger]

WOW! Great job. Well done!

[@rhoward134]

Nice. Awesome work

[@zdin4665]

Wow Watching from uk 🇬🇧

[@81219931]

Impressive. Very nice.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@chilliepunjab4485]

Good video and nice tastey work 👍

[@evokiller3030]

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

[@llewellyn56]

great video. thank you

[@Ben_9476]

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

[@jurubatubaze]

That's true.

[@Milibydearestco]

Good job man 💪💪💪

[@gregcy89]

Absolute joy to watch! Isnt it easier if you remove the tyre from the alloy wheel? Just asking

[@charleennicholson6280]

Yeah cause that's so easy... He can literally do this amazing job without doing that, so why would he?

[@vitofelle5256]

Very very good

[@Fitguy-dq7wk]

Great video brother putting in the elbow grease. I like the work, i use the 2k ckear with the button hardener on the can, its supposed to be about the same as the clear in the paint gun, seems to be the best but its like 30.00 dollars a can. Anyway take care brother just giving my input in the comments.

[@StaufferGarage]

Where do you pick that up at? This video is pretty old and that process still holds up to this day but I know I could have done better

[@europana7]

Amazon … singles, 4 pack and 6 pack. 6 pack is ~$110

[@jstrada5077]

Awesome video

[@porkaloo]

Thank you :)

[@StaufferGarage]

You're welcome!

[@barrymatthews2606]

Hi question fir you? When doing refereb on wheels dose matter what whether condition to do the job? & how long would it take say after a rainy day? Or cold day.? What would you recommend is the best time to do them.? Thank you. Love the video.

[@magnotta1977]

SUPER!!!

[@stephens8175]

Well done! The wheel turned out great!

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks a bunch!

[@ryanmartindell8936]

Amazing work man! Only thing I would change about this video is use a torque wrench !!!!

[@jeffmanzone]

Never thought about doing this. Thanks for putting the video out. Very informative and now another project for my list.

[@StaufferGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jacoboest6821]

Nice

[@Procrastinator1948]

The sad part is that it's likely, given the condition of those wheels to begin with, they'll probably be right back to that condition within a month or two. Some people never learn. Keeps guys like Stauffer in business, though.

[@TheYourLordness]

In his comment, he said a valet had done this to his own car. 😬

[@adammoore5358]

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

[@claudethevenaz2516]

Perfect stuff thanks for sharing

[@RhapsodyBD]

Mine definitely needs this

[@B1GCRICK2_757]

Good job. I'm gonna try that.

[@jaume1333]

Nice job dude!

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Nicely done