DIY Wheel Repair

This DIY is for painted alloy wheels. I am not responsible if you screw up.
Materials:
Painters Tape
Bondo Body Filler
Duplicolor Wheel Paint
Duplicolor Wheel Clear
Filler Primer
Sandpaper 220 + 400

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#1 Clean the wheel with paint thinner to remove any chemicals.
#2 Sand the scratched area with 220 sandpaper.
#3 Clean the area again and tape the wheel off.
#4 apply the bondo follow the mixing instructions and drying.

#5 Sand down the surface of the wheel with 220. Make the bondo flush with the wheel. Use a wooden block if you need to sand a flat area. Then with 400 to make it smooth.

#6 Spray the filler primer on the wheel follow the instructions on the can.

#7 Spray paint

#8 Spray Clear

i also did my center caps.



this is a very long process because of the drying time involved with the bondo and paint. plus i did each wheel at a time all four wheels. for small chips i suggest you dont even spray the whole wheel. you can get away with spraying the damaged area. i just saved myself a lot of money for new oem wheels. the knock offs are like 210 a piece so i dont want to know how much the real ones are.

looks good. now put that money in a drop hahaha.

nice DIY!

sweet glad to see you save yourself some cash man, diys ftw.

how much did the mats cost you?

that duplicolor wheel paint is great. got a chance to use it a few years ago, and might do it to my extremely curbed stockers. how does the paint look on the bondo parts? does it show through in any way? i was kinda curious about bondo on alloys...

ryan s said:

that duplicolor wheel paint is great. got a chance to use it a few years ago, and might do it to my extremely curbed stockers. how does the paint look on the bondo parts? does it show through in any way? i was kinda curious about bondo on alloys...

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i primed the bondoed area before teh paint. wildman about 25 bucks.

good **** i think ill try it on my accord rims...what are the drying times tho?

Old thread but i'd be a bit hesitant to put filler on a wheel. As for vtec accord99, what ever paint will say, or give you an idea. If you don't wetsand between coats, it goes fast. About 3 hours total, including drying time, except for the last coat, wait atleast overnight to mount.

hmmm not sure about bondo on wheels.. should be TIG'ing in new material..

I want to know how the bondo holds up on the wheels after a few months and car washes.