I'm starting to see a pattern here: How to fix a dent -> call the guy How to fix a wheel -> call the guy No complaints about the video though, always find it fascinating to see guys like this at work. You can always pick up a few ideas.
U not the only one mate I just scuffed my alloy wheel today it's pretty minor damage in two places but I don't think I'll be able to do diy job on it pretty annoyed with myself it could have been avoided so stupid never mind
Curbing wheels is my biggest pet hate. I have done it only once since learning to drive back in 1983, I said never again and I meant it. My gorgeous wife on the other hand used to need telling on a regular basis. Since having her new car, which is now two and a half years old, she hasn't done it once. I am very proud of her.
Loving your videos! In particular the ones on your roadster. I'm getting one soon and I'm learning a lot about them from you, and I'm getting even more excited now. Keep up the good work!
I love black wheels on Mini Roadsters was thinking about getting mine powder coated in black then gloss finished, but this is the one reason that puts me off the dreaded kerbing, OUCHHH!!!! that guy did an ace job(sorry about the pun!), interesting video Peter glad to see Ruby Roadster is now back in fine fettle.
I'm a big black wheel fan too but as they say...you can always fix it ! When I saw this car at Mini it had sliver wheels but I got them to make them black before I picked it up. They were sprayed but they did a great job and look like powder coating !
Was about to pay to have this done myself.. also have another wheel with lacquer peeling off.. but just found a man with two new wheels with good tyres which once this lockdown In the uk has been lifted I will go and pick them up.. £200 the pair.. well happy...
The refinish is top notch, but I'd have concerns as to whether the over spray on the rest of the rim would peal over time. Especially if you live in colder climates.
Great to hear. I live in Canada and it can get below minus 30 in the winter along with the road De icer. But given how much my wife likes curbing her accord coup I think I'll give it a try.......thks
Petrol Ped He’s not wrong though, You can tell by the reflection lines how much he took out. I could tell from the video just by looking. He ate a chunk of that wheel. It looks great but there’s a difference between a great looking job and a great job
It all depends on how much you want to spend, if it’s a lease, as long as it looks repaired and it lasts, if it’s an expensive wheel or just a car that means a lot to you, I guess it’s worth doing right.
I thought the same. Where was the bondo filler with Aluminium. Then maybe it wasn’t that bad (deep) and the primer had filler in. The alloy looked amazing. Great job.
I did the exact same thing to the shiny black alloy of the new Mini Cooper s. Just had the same treatment. I couldn't even look at the wheel until it had been repaired 🤦♀️
My wife drives a mustang Performance pack with black wheels and the easy way to fix curb rash for me is Buy a gallon of roast oleum and just paint over the curb rash
Hmm when they file it down, don't you end up with a mishaped wheel. He leaves the tyre on the whole time too? Doesn't all that metal shavings end up inside the wheel, bit risky?
Kerbed both my forged alloys on my GR Yaris now I really feel bad since them wheels are expensive. Better change my rims after I get them refurbished hoping the wheel place can match the Black chrome finish.
I just did the same last week on my Luna Lovinjoy... I am very particular about keeping her in top shape.... Am sick....but that looks like a great job.. How long did the job take in all,
Yeah informative , I’ve the very same wheels on my Mini Cooper s and I’ve curbed one today trying to avoid a collision with another car his fault but he sped off 🙄 so I don’t have these tools but I know now how it’s done and the price is decent £60 6/8 hours work
Ouch!! Ive taken the paint off a third of my spokes :( needs a full re spray... guess it gives me a reason to get all of my wheels painted black!! not cheap
He bounced off of course,( heard the sound steered hard the other direction, hit the other side is more likely however as our response to something unpleasant is to move away in the other direction, frequently before we can think the consequences through)
+daveybaby10 Not a fan of Carfest. The next big event will be Goodwood Revival but I have some nice breakfast meets including Wake up Wilton on 24 July and I'm going to that one in McLaren 650S Spyder 👍
I wish I could finde a guy In Houston tx who could do this, I just bought a set of wheels that cost me $2k and my wife already curb check one of them 😠
I'm in houston. I bout some black Ferrara wheels for my m3. Got them at rollos off Richmond ave. curved one a month later leaving strip club. 😡😡. Rollos fixed it for $150. Black and new again Good luck
I can GUARANTEE the tech DID NOT like being recorded while he works. We don't even like customers watching us work, like they should pull up a lawn chair and pop some popcorn
Never even knew what curbing a wheel was until video with your wife....so buy OZ wheel (first time to buy nice wheels too) and two weeks later I don't see a curb on the passenger side at pharmacy drive thru....rim & 3 spokes scraped....honest to Pete, I could cry....how can a person drive for more years than I want to think about & then curb the first set of new wheels ?? so can you fix the rim & the spoke or is it cheaper to purchase a new wheel? (about 5 inches of scuff on rim, about 1-2 inches on 3 spokes)
Do you mean from the manufacturer ? These wheels where originally silver (more than likely powder coated) but then sprayed black by the dealer when I bought the car.
Petrol Ped yeah I was just wondering if those wheels would of had a powder coat on them during the time of the repair. I'm looking to repair my own wheels and I'm assuming they are powder coated too, and I'm just trying to confirm if it's possible to refurb and paint over a powder coat (just like in this video)
LOL...no I paid for it but the video has done way better than I ever thought it would. We hindsight I should have asked for a freebie but the ad revenue has more than paid for it ;-)
Yes it does depend on your rims. My 2015 20"HSV GTS rims are around $2500au each so a repair is always in order. I actually bought a second set of after market rims for around $1200au for the full 4 wheel set and use those to protect my OME rims for when she finally goes up for sale.
0:24 next time let your wife drive her car 🤐 P.s Did he balanced the wheel after? He took off few grams in there.. if not then at least he should do other wheel same so your car wouldn drive in limp mode ;)
Kerbing wheels is not a new phenomena at all,, but these days wheels and tyre design are such, that you do a lot more damage,, this is of course deliberate as like most related industries, the motor trade see motorists as cash cow,, as it is all about taking as much cash out of our pockets as possible!! And of course "tackle tarts" are the most gullible targets!! :-" I will just degrease the wheel",,, then he rubs his bare finger over it!! Furthermore,, after taking an amount of material "Alloy" away by sanding etc.. the wheel should have bee re balanced!!
When you scratch your stuff, and you find a vid showing you’re not the only one and that there is a chance for hope......sweet!
Absolutely fixable. The wheel still looks as good as new :-)
Just scratched my black alloy today😢
Did mine myself £1.50 for a bottle of black nail varnish from asda, perfect match.
Whilst i expected this to be you doing it yourself, i actually enjoyed the video because i wondered what the process was, so thanks.
Cheers Rob :-)
I'm starting to see a pattern here:
How to fix a dent -> call the guy
How to fix a wheel -> call the guy
No complaints about the video though, always find it fascinating to see guys like this at work. You can always pick up a few ideas.
It's not product placement. I just keep doing bad things to my car !!!
U not the only one mate I just scuffed my alloy wheel today it's pretty minor damage in two places but I don't think I'll be able to do diy job on it pretty annoyed with myself it could have been avoided so stupid never mind
Curbing wheels is my biggest pet hate. I have done it only once since learning to drive back in 1983, I said never again and I meant it. My gorgeous wife on the other hand used to need telling on a regular basis. Since having her new car, which is now two and a half years old, she hasn't done it once. I am very proud of her.
That's impressive, you should see the wheels on Mrs PPs S4 ;-)
Petrol Ped I would have to look while squinting.
Just kerbed mine. I feel sick.
Same... Car is brand new, I am so angry.
did you get it fixed?
Still feeling sick after 12 Hours
Just happened to me. I feel like I need a support group to get me through this :(
@@MacMcIntire go get it fixed and you'll be fine.
Did it three times now and some are bad.. car is only few months old. Watching this to help me.
Loving your videos! In particular the ones on your roadster. I'm getting one soon and I'm learning a lot about them from you, and I'm getting even more excited now.
Keep up the good work!
Can't recommend them highly enough :-)
I love black wheels on Mini Roadsters was thinking about getting mine powder coated in black then gloss finished, but this is the one reason that puts me off the dreaded kerbing, OUCHHH!!!! that guy did an ace job(sorry about the pun!), interesting video Peter glad to see Ruby Roadster is now back in fine fettle.
I'm a big black wheel fan too but as they say...you can always fix it ! When I saw this car at Mini it had sliver wheels but I got them to make them black before I picked it up. They were sprayed but they did a great job and look like powder coating !
So glad i have 24-7 access to a fully equipped auto repair shop
Great video as always. Always wondered what this process looked like. 👍
I just kerbed mine today,I am really upset. Black wheel. Rear wheel left side. Good job you did. I am waiting for the quote.
It will all work out fine 👍
Was about to pay to have this done myself.. also have another wheel with lacquer peeling off.. but just found a man with two new wheels with good tyres which once this lockdown In the uk has been lifted I will go and pick them up.. £200 the pair.. well happy...
The refinish is top notch, but I'd have concerns as to whether the over spray on the rest of the rim would peal over time. Especially if you live in colder climates.
I had the repair done best part of 12 months ago and there is no peal yet and it still looks perfect :-)
Great to hear. I live in Canada and it can get below minus 30 in the winter along with the road De icer. But given how much my wife likes curbing her accord coup I think I'll give it a try.......thks
I've done my new discovery sport 🙈and you've made it tempting to get someone down here to fix it.
Hi Quentin. There should be someone local to you. It's worth doing to make your baby look fab again !
not a great job..he should have filled it..then sanded it! not removing more aluminium...!
Still looks great over a year later :-)
Petrol Ped He’s not wrong though, You can tell by the reflection lines how much he took out. I could tell from the video just by looking. He ate a chunk of that wheel. It looks great but there’s a difference between a great looking job and a great job
It all depends on how much you want to spend, if it’s a lease, as long as it looks repaired and it lasts, if it’s an expensive wheel or just a car that means a lot to you, I guess it’s worth doing right.
Filling it on an uneven surface ? You always buff it first so it's flat and smooth to fill it in
I thought the same. Where was the bondo filler with Aluminium. Then maybe it wasn’t that bad (deep) and the primer had filler in. The alloy looked amazing. Great job.
You feel the car bump the kerb, walk around to check the tyre is OK, Yep it's fine then you spot the chunks missing from the alloy 😠
I did the exact same thing to the shiny black alloy of the new Mini Cooper s. Just had the same treatment. I couldn't even look at the wheel until it had been repaired 🤦♀️
😢
Cheers for the video mate, top notch!
Wow - great job and great video.
You forgot to mention how much it costs
My wife drives a mustang Performance pack with black wheels and the easy way to fix curb rash for me is Buy a gallon of roast oleum and just paint over the curb rash
Good work lads
Very nice job, seems like a fair price, new rim probably a great deal more.
Still looks like new a year later :-)
Very interesting to see, thanks for the video. Enjoying the mix of car reviews & ways of keeping your clear of urban corrosion!!!
It would really help to know the price paid for this fix. Thanks
Just kerbed my FK8 alloy! Thankfully red stripe is ok but similar area to yours. May try myself
Hmm when they file it down, don't you end up with a mishaped wheel. He leaves the tyre on the whole time too? Doesn't all that metal shavings end up inside the wheel, bit risky?
Kerbed both my forged alloys on my GR Yaris now I really feel bad since them wheels are expensive. Better change my rims after I get them refurbished hoping the wheel place can match the Black chrome finish.
Ouch 😣
Hate curbs, an unnecessary piece of road furniture! Looked a nice job ,but does the chamfer show when the light catches it?
Nope, I couldn't tell you were the damage was now !
I just did the same last week on my Luna Lovinjoy... I am very particular about keeping her in top shape.... Am sick....but that looks like a great job.. How long did the job take in all,
A couple of hours. Don't worry about your baby, you can get it sorted so it's looks as good as new 👍
@@PetrolPed thanks.. yeah... Need to get it done before God cops it........... GOD being my other half lol....
How much was it? Job really well done
About £60
It was a really good job only thing I would have done different was just paint the whole wheel but still awesome job
Did he sand the primer down before the black and sand the black before lacquer?
Wow, great job!!!
It is still looking good today :-)
Great job. But how much it costed you ?
About £60 from memory 👍
Fair enough. In France it would have cost you 250€. No one would do painting jobs under this amount.
@@tsaliba nope.. propper job cost €100. Bodge will be like £35 sometimes you can overpay look comment before
Had an idiot pull out in front of me and my only option was to scrap the curb to avoid hitting him. Fucking sucks.
Gutted 😪
Yeah informative , I’ve the very same wheels on my Mini Cooper s and I’ve curbed one today trying to avoid a collision with another car his fault but he sped off 🙄 so I don’t have these tools but I know now how it’s done and the price is decent £60 6/8 hours work
This repair lasted as well 👍
Was it easy to match the black paint or did you know the paint code for your wheels?
He could match any colour onsite. He had a program that gave him the mix.
My daughter curbed mine. I just told her to take a wide turn through a drive thru and as soon as I said it, she curbed it.
:-0 !!!!!!!
How did he not get overspray on the rest of the wheel, or did he?
Ouch!! Ive taken the paint off a third of my spokes :( needs a full re spray... guess it gives me a reason to get all of my wheels painted black!! not cheap
Love the car!! 👌🏻
Thanks :-)
"Wheel refurbish specialist" washes wheel against wall 😂😂😂
They got clean and still look perfect over a year later !
whats wrong with that!?!?!
Do you have to rebalance the tires. after a job like this?
No
Good job 👍🏻
Cheers 👍
Those are PVD onyx chrome wheels. Wondering if you fixed it with same standards as PVD?
How much did the rim work cost you? In U.S. equitant?
How long was the entire process?
I just borrowed my aging dad my 3 month old mini last night. Today I have two knackered wheels. How the hell did he hit both sides of the kerb 😂
He bounced off of course,( heard the sound steered hard the other direction, hit the other side is more likely however as our response to something unpleasant is to move away in the other direction, frequently before we can think the consequences through)
Interesting stuff,they did a lovely job too,what shows/events are you going to in the near future?,guessing carfest
+daveybaby10 Not a fan of Carfest. The next big event will be Goodwood Revival but I have some nice breakfast meets including Wake up Wilton on 24 July and I'm going to that one in McLaren 650S Spyder 👍
I wish I could finde a guy In Houston tx who could do this, I just bought a set of wheels that cost me $2k and my wife already curb check one of them 😠
Ouch :-(
I'm in houston. I bout some black Ferrara wheels for my m3. Got them at rollos off Richmond ave. curved one a month later leaving strip club. 😡😡. Rollos fixed it for $150. Black and new again Good luck
texasgogetter04 I got mine fixed for $80 and looks just like new you can't really see were it was curved.
Joan Rodriguez where did you get them fixed???
Cristian Lara with some guy of perland tx he works of his own garage and does a great job
I can GUARANTEE the tech DID NOT like being recorded while he works. We don't even like customers watching us work, like they should pull up a lawn chair and pop some popcorn
Honestly, he didn't mind ;-)
It’s a free ad for the company
Why not? I watch my local mechanic carry out a full service so I know he isn't pulling a fast one...
How much did this repair cost? Thanks.
About £60-70 I think 🤔
Just done this to my mini how much did it cost to sort it
I think it was about £60 from memory 🤔
@@PetrolPed 60£ that most be a very unofficial price 😄
Never even knew what curbing a wheel was until video with your wife....so buy OZ wheel (first time to buy nice wheels too) and two weeks later I don't see a curb on the passenger side at pharmacy drive thru....rim & 3 spokes scraped....honest to Pete, I could cry....how can a person drive for more years than I want to think about & then curb the first set of new wheels ?? so can you fix the rim & the spoke or is it cheaper to purchase a new wheel? (about 5 inches of scuff on rim, about 1-2 inches on 3 spokes)
Me too! Can not even blame the wife lol
😂😂😂
How much did it cost? Been quoted £75
Nothing worse than discovering you curbed your wheel.
Oh yes...that noise :-(
what about polished alcoa wheels?
It looks like there is a slight depression where the curb rash used to be.
There is bound to be a little depression as the scuff was ground down. However, I could see where the mark is now. A great job :-)
A proper job.
Why not use some type of filler .? Wouldn’t it be necessary if there was material removed .
Great video. Thanks. I just had an estimate on a similar damage. $260 US dollars. I couldnt believe it
FAO that’s probably because they’re going to remachine the wheel, you can get this similar job for a lot less in the U.S. usually under $100.
How much did this cost you in the end?!
I think it was about £60
Alejandra Patrick how much is that in American money?
Alejandra Patrick great question
About $77
Petrol Ped these people wanna charge me 150$
For a much smaller curb rash :/
What is the cost?
About £60-80 👍
Great job.
It still looks great a year on !
How many hours did the process take?
+Kathy Klamfoth A couple of hours
Hello, are you going to add in the questions about vlogging I asked in the previous video on your q and a? Thanks again for the great content
Yep. It's on the list !
+Petrol Ped Awesome :)
It's down to you I'm doing one 😜 I've got some great questions in. Going to shoot it either this weekend or next 😎
+Petrol Ped I'm glad I could provide the inspiration/idea for the video :) I'll look forward to watching it
+Petrol Ped Another question if you haven't got it already: what gear do you use camera, editing, setup etc if possible, thanks :)
Hi Ped, did he fill the damage after he sanded it? ATB Steve.
He could have used a dark primer. Much easier to cover with the black paint....Arnt I picky....lol
It's only temporary.
I just scratched my Minis wheel last night. 😕
😢😢😢
How much did this cost
About £60 👍
Can anyone help me out and confirm whether or not those wheels would originally be powder coated? Or just painted?
Do you mean from the manufacturer ? These wheels where originally silver (more than likely powder coated) but then sprayed black by the dealer when I bought the car.
Petrol Ped yeah I was just wondering if those wheels would of had a powder coat on them during the time of the repair. I'm looking to repair my own wheels and I'm assuming they are powder coated too, and I'm just trying to confirm if it's possible to refurb and paint over a powder coat (just like in this video)
Did you get a freebie?
LOL...no I paid for it but the video has done way better than I ever thought it would. We hindsight I should have asked for a freebie but the ad revenue has more than paid for it ;-)
This exactly what I did on my car 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
overlapping previous paint with new one?
Works fine. Still looks perfect a year later :-)
dodgey as fuck
Just got pushed into the curb by a bus. Bran fire new rims fucked I'm so pissed off.
NOOOOOOOO 😳😥
You kerbed it.... on a kerb. You need to curb that!
Will I be ok with aresol tin can just do I can sell them
Gr8 job ;)
Looks expensive?
£60 👍
Just done the same thing in a car park brand new x5 black alloys 🤬
😢
Not sure I would use them. Would rather fix the rim myself and take to a powder coat company.
Still looks great 18 months later 👍
Petrol Ped
I'm glad, but the alloy rim didn't look very uniform, but I am fussy.
To bad they're not in Boston.
Cheap repair.
Most important: how much? £
About £70 👍
You need curb feelers for your car LOL
No the dentist's alot worst!
A black marker would've been just as good! 😀
Felt tip pen!😁
But you just ground it down? so the dimensions are off. its barely noticeable but not really fixed
Ruby roadster (baby) are you for real?
A new rim can't be much more expensive then paying someone for this job.
Depends on the rim...I curbed mine two days ago and the new rim is about 790USD,
Yes it does depend on your rims. My 2015 20"HSV GTS rims are around $2500au each so a repair is always in order. I actually bought a second set of after market rims for around $1200au for the full 4 wheel set and use those to protect my OME rims for when she finally goes up for sale.
Should probably wear a dust mask if you don’t want lung cancer.
Y .A. D
Massive pot hole just done mine
Oh no 🤦♂️
Claiming of council , but never hit s curb and can see more damage on wheels ,always careful but must of gone thru other pot holes
0:24 next time let your wife drive her car 🤐
P.s
Did he balanced the wheel after? He took off few grams in there.. if not then at least he should do other wheel same so your car wouldn drive in limp mode ;)
No. Tyre didn't move and wheel was still in balance 👍
Thought he was going to mask the area off. What about all the over spray ?
Fine small spray gun I guess. Finished job looks great.
+Petrol Ped was it alot cheaper than having the full wheel done ? I'm guessing around £60-£70 for a full wheel.
+Ian Cross £60 and the results are great. The last time I had wheels done I had all 4 done and got them powder coated.
for about 60 quid a wheel??????
De-greases wheel; immediately sticks greasy grubby finger all over it..... 😑
Still looks awesome 2 years later :-)
Kerbing wheels is not a new phenomena at all,, but these days wheels and tyre design are such, that you do a lot more damage,, this is of course deliberate as like most related industries, the motor trade see motorists as cash cow,, as it is all about taking as much cash out of our pockets as possible!! And of course "tackle tarts" are the most gullible targets!! :-" I will just degrease the wheel",,, then he rubs his bare finger over it!! Furthermore,, after taking an amount of material "Alloy" away by sanding etc.. the wheel should have bee re balanced!!
+chris bond Wheel still ran true and the repair still looks perfect. No complaints on the quality of the job from me.
Can`t see the damage??? Check your wallet.
Lets not take the tyre fully of and let all the debris go inside. Not smart
Totally agree, well said!