<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I know that car dealers routinely have wheels repaired without taking the tires off when prepping used cars for resale. I have seen it done on a certified used car I purchased and wasn’t a problem. As long as it is just cosmetic damage - which as others have noted, appears to be the case here - the repair should be fine. It probably won’t be as long-lasting as a proper tire-off restoration, but it won’t cost near as much either.<div><br></div><div>Jim<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Apr 2, 2025, at 9:15 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">One: If the tires are holding pressure you don't HAVE to do anything.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">Two: I've had similar damage repaired; the wheels will look better, but won't be exactly like new. Usually, the damage is tigged-up, then ground to shape. I think the tires should be dismounted for best results, but can probably be done OK with tires mounted. .</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">Bob</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class="moz-cite-prefix" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">On 4/2/2025 4:39 PM, Tim . wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:MN6PR14MB7197ED0A46DAF9565A3FE73CB4AF2@MN6PR14MB7197.namprd14.prod.outlook.com" style="font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My wife's DD has two wheels that have ever so slight damage. One pic attached. </div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One: does this look like it is bad enough it needs to be dealt with? (the other wheel is just about the same)</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Two: I have a guy who says he can do the work (he was working at a production body shop my company deals with) and says he can do it without taking the tyres off. Does not taking the tyres off sound right? </div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks guys</div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Shop content...I pulled the wheel off the boss's car to get the pic in my shop?</div><br><pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre"></pre></blockquote><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialUnicodeMS; 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