MrsW's Polo has some large (BBS) alloys and from time to time she has scuffed one - and never knows anything about it after........
Where the alloy is grooved, I use JB Weld to fill the imperfections. To mask the tyre I make a curved section of stiff but bendable card. A cerial box will do the job. It's not usually necessary to make a whole circle, although this is easy to do, and if you get the dimensions spot on it will grip between the tyre and wheel, making the painting easier.
I then sometimes jack the wheel off the ground so I can rotate it. Not necessary if the damage is small. A quick blow with grey primer first and if it goes too far, either wet n dry it back, or cut it back with an abrasive.
Finally the silver, and it really is surpriing how on a wheel, the exact silver doesn't seem to matter. it blends well.
Be very careful if you decide to lacquer over the top. Leave the silver a couple of days if you do, and be very sparing with the lacquer, or it will cause runs in the paint.
Finally - I had some bad luck with a brand new tyre last week. It had only done 12 miles, when I caught it in the drive at home and took a small chunk out of the sidewall. The dealer reckoned it was OK but being something of a perfectionist - I had it replaced. When I did it it was careless, and stupid and left me with that sickening feeling of self annoyance and frustration...........
But not as bad as S.I.L's timing chain failure.
Oh and yesterday my hedge trimmer disintegrated in my hands - the plastic had suddenly reached a critical age and given up. At least my new trimmer only cost £66. They are getting cheaper!!!!!!
