It was bound to happen

sonic370 · 05-05-2011, 08:58 PM

Had my 370 for just a year. Not a speck on it anywhere.
But i let my guard down today and just barely rubed up
against a curb. well you know where this is headed. i knew
these 19' rays were as soft as butter but damn i barley
touched it. so can anyone give some good advice on what
might work on buffing out the scratch's. Thanks for any help.

11Thumper · 05-05-2011, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic370

Had my 370 for just a year. Not a speck on it anywhere.
But i let my guard down today and just barely rubed up
against a curb. well you know where this is headed. i knew
these 19' rays were as soft as butter but damn i barley
touched it. so can anyone give some good advice on what
might work on buffing out the scratch's. Thanks for any help.

That sucks, sorry to hear that. Don't feel too bad, when I got my S2000 new a couple weeks after owning it I curbed a wheel while talking to my girlfriend (now my ex

). I spent $400 to replace the wheel and then about 1 year later just barely rubbed it while at a drive through. I've left it alone since and just came to terms with it.

I'm hoping (PRAYING) I don't scratch the Rays wheels but it happens. If you try to chase down every little scratch you'll go broke and insane.

Pics?

Dreezy562 · 05-05-2011, 10:32 PM

I scratched my front driverside already. Oh well im savin for some aftermarket wheels anyway

spearfish25 · 05-05-2011, 10:39 PM

I've scratched all four. I've adjusted to the wheels be expendable and something I'll fix when they get really bad. Otherwise, I'll get them refinished and I'll mess them up a couple weeks later all over again. Living in the city, it's hard not to.

kenchan · 05-06-2011, 12:01 AM

My stock rear wheel was damaged a little during the tire patch repair. Should not have trusted these buttheads... we all have them sonic.

as spearfish said, just get them repaired all together maybe when you need new tires wrapped.

cossie1600 · 05-06-2011, 01:28 AM

I have never hit a damn curb, yet I have scratches all over the rim. I honestly don't know where the hell they come from. Keeping a wheel clean is like trying to keep a pair of shoes you wear everyday clean.

nicknick · 05-06-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I have never hit a damn curb, yet I have scratches all over the rim. I honestly don't know where the hell they come from. Keeping a wheel clean is like trying to keep a pair of shoes you wear everyday clean.

Well they must come from somewhere!

kenchan · 05-06-2011, 07:42 AM

Cossie- ck for cats.

ImportConvert · 05-06-2011, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic370

Had my 370 for just a year. Not a speck on it anywhere.
But i let my guard down today and just barely rubed up
against a curb. well you know where this is headed. i knew
these 19' rays were as soft as butter but damn i barley
touched it. so can anyone give some good advice on what
might work on buffing out the scratch's. Thanks for any help.

It's not that it's soft, it's that 3200# of weight pressed an area that is jsut a few square cm up against an un-moving obstacle made of concrete while rotating it against it.

shadoquad · 05-06-2011, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

It's not that it's soft, it's that 3200# of weight pressed an area that is jsut a few square cm up against an un-moving obstacle made of concrete while rotating it against it.

Oh you and your "science".

cossie1600 · 05-06-2011, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicknick

Well they must come from somewhere!

I think they are just from rocks or something hitting it from the side. I get these 1" scratch near the center of the spokes. I am sure the use of impact guy might have scratch the lug nuts area too.

BeachZTT · 05-06-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Oh you and your "science".

Sorry, I went there too.

delusional · 05-06-2011, 01:48 PM

My rims have a bunch of rock chips on them...

Montez · 05-06-2011, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I think they are just from rocks or something hitting it from the side. I get these 1" scratch near the center of the spokes. I am sure the use of impact guy might have scratch the lug nuts area too.

Yep it does, my Z and Max has them to. Whenever I wash them I'm like a new nick etc, and I have not hit any curbs etc...

sonic370 · 05-06-2011, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

It's not that it's soft, it's that 3200# of weight pressed an area that is jsut a few square cm up against an un-moving obstacle made of concrete while rotating it against it.

true but any wheel you can pickup with a couple of fingers is light..
maybe not soft.. does anyone know what a 19' ray weighs........

05-05-2011, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	It was bound to happen Had my 370 for just a year. Not a speck on it anywhere. But i let my guard down today and just barely rubed up against a curb. well you know where this is headed. i knew these 19' rays were as soft as butter but damn i barley touched it. so can anyone give some good advice on what might work on buffing out the scratch's. Thanks for any help.

05-05-2011, 10:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I've scratched all four. I've adjusted to the wheels be expendable and something I'll fix when they get really bad. Otherwise, I'll get them refinished and I'll mess them up a couple weeks later all over again. Living in the city, it's hard not to. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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delusional Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NewYork Posts: 968 Drives: 09 PG T/S/N 7AT Rep Power: 15	My rims have a bunch of rock chips on them... __________________ 2009 Platinum Graphite Touring [ Sport Package ¦¦ Navigation ¦¦ 7 Speed Automatic ] [ Berk ¦ H&R ¦ ONEighty ¦ K&N ¦ Stillen ¦ Eibach ¦ Cobb ¦ Ichiba ¦ Hankook ]

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