Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
You are actually going to have this repaired?
This is just one of many things that are going to happen to your vehicle when it comes to minor cosmetic damage.
I don't agree. I have new looking thirty year old cars, and I'm not one to just grin and bear it.
Our cars don't have dents though others say its impossible, and while I'll accept things that I can't control, like some minor front bumper putting from road dust and dirt, anything I can do to keep my vehicles as new, I try to do.
Yeah, some idiot illegal may run into me tomorrow, but I like my cars to look and feel new, even when they're old.
I'll absolutely be fixing it, and I'll be using a pro...
All my new-used cars came pre-scratched...but they always had a good smooth paint finish and I maintained them that way, and any peeling patches got professionally repainted, so I can empathize.
...OTOH my "new" 10yr old alloys long ago lost some paint and lustre but not their integrity...they run smooth and are air tight for months, even though they have some mounting scratches at the rim's edge...they look a whole lot better than the rashed wheel covers they replaced, and they look fine if you don't take up-close macro-photos of them...
still...like OP, I do want to refinish them....for those who have, can they be repainted WITH THE TIRE ON THEM?
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
You are actually going to have this repaired?
This is just one of many things that are going to happen to your vehicle when it comes to minor cosmetic damage.
I don't agree. I have new looking thirty year old cars, and I'm not one to just grin and bear it.
Our cars don't have dents though others say its impossible, and while I'll accept things that I can't control, like some minor front bumper putting from road dust and dirt, anything I can do to keep my vehicles as new, I try to do.
Yeah, some idiot illegal may run into me tomorrow, but I like my cars to look and feel new, even when they're old.
I'll absolutely be fixing it, and I'll be using a pro...
All my new-used cars came pre-scratched...but they always had a good smooth paint finish and I maintained them that way, and any peeling patches got professionally repainted, so I can empathize.
...OTOH my "new" 10yr old alloys long ago lost some paint and lustre but not their integrity...they run smooth and are air tight for months, even though they have some mounting scratches at the rim's edge...they look a whole lot better than the rashed wheel covers they replaced, and they look fine if you don't take up-close macro-photos of them...
still...like OP, I do want to refinish them....for those who have, can they be repainted WITH THE TIRE ON THEM?