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MG MGF Technical - Alloy Scratch Repair - help?

I've just stupidly scratched the passenger side front alloy whilst parking this evening!

Can anyone please advise me on the best route for repair?

Am I able to repair it myself? It's not severely damaged, but just rough to the touch - more annoying than anything as they are not perferct now!!

Thanks.
Simon S

halfords do a repair kit ,about 25.00 inc filler paint etc... personally id do it myself[i have ] ,with a touch up paint ,i think it was rover silver birch mettalic, fill in any deep bits with filler ,sand and then top coat. i used the brush type not the spray. its not perfect but a lot better than it was.............mel.........
m e johnson

It all depends on area and depth. Smaller gashes I have dressed off the high spots with a wheel on a Dremel drill or use a Swiss file. Two part Araldite fills the damage which is a reasonable colour match. My MG Platinium Silver Touch Up brush gies a better match.

Geoff F.
G. Farthing

Simon

Wicked wheels hve had favourable reports from Elise drivers

http://www.wickedwheels.co.uk/Review/Initial_v0.01.htm

also

I believe that many of the ChipsAway franchises also do 'AlloysAway' or similar.
JohnP

simon, wicked wheels will come to your home / work to repair.

steve-s
s shorey

Steve,
At what cost?
Chris
Chris Jones

Just had a kerbed front alloy wheel sorted on my Saab by Wicked Wheels.I phoned the guy on Monday and they did the job at my home 9am today (Thursday), not bad service eh!

The result was an excellent job. I can't see where the damage was and the wheel now looks as good as new. Certainly worth using a specialist for jobs like this.

Tom
Tom Grayling

Hi Tom and Steve.
Again the repeated question @ what cost?
Chris
Chris


£55+Vat depending on the amount of work that is reqiured so could be more if a large part of the wheel is damaged.

Tom
Tom Grayling

< I believe that many of the ChipsAway franchises also do 'AlloysAway' or similar. >

AlloysAway... are they based in Manchester by any chance ;-)



Chris.

ps. note to any Manchester people on here... please read the above as a joke :-)
Chris Tromans

You're a brave man Chris ...

I was originally going to mention "AlloysAway of Liverpool" but decided against it :-)
JohnP

I passed my details to ChipsAway on Monday for the local depot to contact me - still waiting having contacted the main contact number twice chasing him....poor service all round !
Simon S

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