Remove Scratches from Rims?

93BMW325is · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2006, 11:05 AM

I just purchased a set of Valbrem 16"s off eBay for $100. I am very satisfied with the purchase because it was truely a great deal. However there are a few things that I did not notice in the pics during the auction that I would like to fix on the rims if at all possible. If not no biggie considering the price I paid. There are a few minor scratches on the rims and I was wondering if there was a way to cover them up and what to use to cover them up? Also according to the previous owner "These were unused spares purchased from a World Challenge Racing team campaigning E36 M3’s." The weights are duct taped to the rims on all 4 of them. He said that this was done by the racing team. Is there anything that i can use to get rid of the glue that the tape leaves behind when it is peeled off that wont damage/rust the rim?

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kevsbeamer · #2 (**permalink**) 09-01-2006, 11:28 PM

well you can get them fixed from rim shops for about $100 a rim. for the glue have u tried metho?

93BMW325is · #3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 04:49 AM

For now i'm just gonna leave the rims alone, i decided not to put them on my car until after the winter. I'll probably just leave the scratches as they are. I've never heard of metho so i will have to look into that. The only thing I will be doing is getting the glue off. If i use goo gone will that corrode the rim at all?

AllGo'n'Show · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 04:56 AM

No it wont

We use duct tape so the sticky weights dont fall off under high speed or load, if you can't see it from the front I would leave it.