Kiss of the Valet (Damaged Wheel Lip) Any Fixes???

[Vipergtsbob]

I have sustained the dreaded valet "kiss" (wheel damage from curb. Does anyone know who, if anyone, repairs this type of damage. It is only 2" on the rim perimeter but is still unsightly. Any advice or tips would be much appreciated

Bob Carroll
NJ VCA

 

[Ulysses]

With a scar that large, your best bet is to send it off to a wheel repair place like "Wheels America".

 

[getbit]

Wheel America - very inexpensive and great work.

 

[Qualitywires.com]

Man, I hope the Valet people are going to pay for that. I would be pretty mad.

 

[BigsViper]

There is a certain irony in posting this right below a post by ab.......

Anyway I am not very handy, but I worked mine out with a Dremel and you can hardly tell they were damaged. All I need now is a paint number for the silver wheel paint and clearcoat and I'm set!

 

[Tiepilot]

You unfortunatly have no recourse against the Valet company if you drive off the lot. Several threads were started in the past regarding Valet parking damage.

 

[Flexx91]

Not only that - without their own admission, you'd have to somehow prove they actually did it (witness, etc.)!!!

 

[Vipergtsbob]

Thank you all for the great advice. I have contacted Wheels America and they seem to be the right remedy for the Valet's Kiss. Just another example of the Viper Nation helping one another out. Keep up the great community, we all can learn from one another a hell of a lot more than we think we know ourselves..
Bob Carroll

 

[XS TORQ]

A few things to consider - when Wheels America (or most anyone) refinishes the wheels they will likely look great BUT they will be sprayed w/ clearcoat, not powdercoated clear like from the factory. I had a 2" scar on my wheel from a curb, and I used sandpaper to get it out. Can't even tell. I figured it was worth a try to do that prior to sending them out for repair. There is no clear in that spot, but so far (more than a year) it hasn't caused any problems. If it does, I'll have the wheel(s) powdercoated since I have recently become friends with someone "in the biz" due to the 55 Chevy 4x4 I'm building.

 

[motor602]

sorry to hear about that Bob, good luck with Wheels America.

mahesh