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I just did it this weekend. You can't even tell there was curb rash on the wheel now. Here are a few tips in no particular order. This is the first time I have ever attempted something like this so I probably could have done some things better with practice.
Here is what i used:
Wurth Wheel Paint kit ($42)
included cleaner, metallic paint, clear coat/laquer, and brush
Bondo Spot Putty ($3.50)
1000 Gritt sand paper ($3.79)
Remove the wheel from the car if possible. I thought about doing it on the car at first, but decided against. It will be a lot easier to work on removed from the car. I realized that my floor jack doesn't fit under the car! The Box is just too low, so i had to use the scissor jack that came with the car.
The Bondo spot putty i used was a lot easier to work with than i thought. I thought if i put on too much, it would be very hard to sand down, but it was actually very easy to sand down, I ended up applying the bondo twice, the second time i globbed on more and just sanded down to the desired level. I used 1000grit wet/dry to do the paint prep and spot putty sanding.
The wurth paint is too metalic in my opinion. The wheel looks good, you can't even tell there was any curb rash or damage on it now, but it looks more metallic than my other wheels. The edges are a bit tricky just because there is not much room to work with. I just used a peice of paper to create an edge with the spot putty - if that makes sense.
I needed more clear coat. I used the whole can of clear coat and that wasn't enough. I only used maybe 1/8 of the actualy metalic paint. BTW, i painted the entire wheel.
From the pictures you can see that my wheel was pretty messed up before. Overall, I'd say I am happy with the results. If there is a next time, it will definitely be easier, but if I could find a reputable place that would refinish a wheel for $100 or less, I think i would take it to them.
It took several hours because i gave each coat of paints 20 minutes or so to dry. 2 coats of metallic and 2 coats of clear. The cleaning, the bondo, the taking the wheel off and putting it back on.
Good Luck,
Larez2
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