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Very, very minor curbing - solution?

Nosevi

Nosevi

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Well, I touched a curb and have very slightly scratched 2 of my wheels. It really is very slight and bearly noticable but there are a few hairline scratches on the rims. Although they are bearly noticeable (can't feel most with a finger nail, but can just feel some) I know they're there and when road grime gets in them they'll show up.

From memory the wheels are powder clear lacquered so my thought is this is all that is lightly scratched. My thoight then is to thoroughly clean the wheels then hand polish them with a polishing compound. Any thoughts on this approach?

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I do actually have a clearcoat pen but not sure how that'd work on clear powder laquer hence just thinking of polishing them out.
 
The vertical lines? Or the white scuff?

If the former, just leave it alone you big girl and deal with it as and when you properly smudge them.
 
Murph7355 said:
The vertical lines? Or the white scuff?

If the former, just leave it alone you big girl and deal with it as and when you properly smudge them.
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:laugh:

Just the vertical lines, the white scuff isn't there - just where the road grime was smudged I think.
 
Nosevi said:
:laugh:

Just the vertical lines, the white scuff isn't there - just where the road grime was smudged I think.
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Hard, nay impossible, to see how "curbing" could result in these vertical lines. Possible that they were there before and the incident made you look a bit closer? I'm rather fussy too and the rib protector on the Michelin PS2's recently saved my 355 wheels. If and when you hit a curb, marks on the tyre usually show the impact area. Have you got a cat?
 
ronrob said:
Hard, nay impossible, to see how "curbing" could result in these vertical lines. Possible that they were there before and the incident made you look a bit closer? I'm rather fussy too and the rib protector on the Michelin PS2's recently saved my 355 wheels. If and when you hit a curb, marks on the tyre usually show the impact area. Have you got a cat?
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You could well be right, might just have touched the curb with the tyre, looked and seen the lines. It was at less than walking pace while parking but I see what you mean - scratches woulf be horizontal, not vertical I guess? Cats- yes 2 but the marks are in several places on both passenger side wheels, I'd be surprised if they went round the rim doing this but I guess you never know :)
 
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