I made the mistake of driving my 2010 Camaro in Washington DC. I hit a curb while parking and scufffed up the right front rim (Stock).

Does anybody have any sugestions on how to make the damage look presentable until I buy a new one?

 

I heard you can try a body shop. Can you post a pic of the damage?

 

If its only cosmetic...use jb weld or bondo to fill any deep scratches, sand it down and spray bomb the whole wheel. If it's not that big of an area, just use the touch up brush on the best matching touch up paint. I've fixed rims this way for years. It's a pain, but take your time and you might be surprised with the outcome.

 

ive curbed my 22's before...once. its not a huge deal. most people dont repair them though. body shops can do this. they basically sand the wheel down smooth and use some type of filler. then they just respray the wheel. after all, it is just paint and some metal.

 

stock polished aluminum rim got a gouge taken out when my wife had new tires mounted(after I told her not to, couldn't stop her from Afghanistan though) getting new wheels, but still it sucked.

 

the polishes aluminum may be the only one that a body shop cant repair. that would have to be sent to a wheel specialist.

 

Do a Google search for wheel repair places in your area. I've had the "hyper" silver wheels done twice so far on our 2011 2lt R/S and they look like new.Cost about $200 each time.

 

time for some new wheels!!!!

at least that would be the excuse i would give my wife... lol

 

200 a wheel?! you know you can buy a new wheel on ebay for around 150-200 bucks? any body shop can do this work and should run around 50 bucks.
i know a guy right now selling a set of 4 wheels with only 2 front tires for 300 bucks.

 

Name a body shop thay will do anything for $50! I'm just giving the guy some straight info from personal experience.PS you can buy a new knock-off brand wheel at Discount tire for about $167.But not in "hyper" silver.

 

im talking about gm midnight silver wheels that came off of a camaro with less than 100 miles. not knock offs. their all over ebay. ss eric even said theres all kinds of ss wheel sets going for sale in texas for around 600 a set. and the body shop i refer to that repaired my wheel was Lavery Chevrolet. its not a very labor intensive project and can be done quite quickly.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-CH...Q5fAccessories

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2010-...Q5fAccessories

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TWO-2...Q5fAccessories