Repairing wheels

elrodvt said:

I have the 20" wheels. We've managed to scratch up a couple pretty good against curbs. Can they be refinished or otherwise made good enough to pass the lease return inspection? If so how much would it cost and who would have the equipment needed?

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I wouldn't worry too much. There are shops that refinish wheels with curb rashes..

elrodvt said:

I have the 20" wheels. We've managed to scratch up a couple pretty good against curbs. Can they be refinished or otherwise made good enough to pass the lease return inspection? If so how much would it cost and who would have the equipment needed?

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Just search online for "rim or wheel repair near me". I had one repaired on another car and it only cost $80 to fix minor (few rough spots, wheel not cracked or bent) curb rash. Looks brand new, you can't even tell where the damaged spots were.

Great, thanks for the tip.

Took it to a shop today and the 20 wheels are not painted on the flat polished surface and cannot be touched up. 550 per wheel.

elrodvt said:

Took it to a shop today and the 20 wheels are not painted on the flat polished surface and cannot be touched up. 550 per wheel.

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Ouch. I can't imagine they would hit you that hard on the lease return. I think I would leave as is and take the hit (if any) on the return.

I also might consider getting a 2nd opinion. Sometimes different shops have different capabilities.

Note to self, avoid smacking curbs.....

I have one I damaged the second day owning the car at the car wash. Stupid me. That one I'm waiting on fixing. The other was part of a minor accident repair. I'm no expert but I looked carefully and can't see how you can fix polished aluminum like that. Might be worth some shiny paint covered by mud on lease return though. ?