Alloy Wheel Damage

[LUCKY 1]

Yesterday while driving to work a squirrell ran out in front of me i did what comes naturally and braked and swerved i was not going very fast 25 maybe (busy traffic) missed the rat in a pretty fur coat but clipped my rear wheel on a central crossing thingy so now my wheel is a little bit scuffed but im gutted , i should have run the pesky critter over anyway any ideas?? its not chipped and its really nothing but i know its there , can you polish it out ??

[Spuffington]

Unfortunately, as far as I'm aware, it's not something you can polish out. The Mr T near me refurbs alloys for £60 each which isn't too bad.

Oh, by the way - you should've run it over. Institute of Advance Motorists (IAM) and all Police/Advanced drivers will always instruct you not to swerve to avoid a small animal, given that swerving potentially unsettles the car and could prove more dangerous (or even fatal) to yourself or other road users. Sounds heartless , but a pretty good thing to bear in mind!!!

[bert.tsport]

Yesterday while driving to work a squirrell ran out in front of me i did what comes naturally and braked and swerved i was not going very fast 25 maybe (busy traffic) missed the rat in a pretty fur coat but clipped my rear wheel on a central crossing thingy so now my wheel is a little bit scuffed but im gutted , i should have run the pesky critter over anyway any ideas?? its not chipped and its really nothing but i know its there , can you polish it out ??

i know how you feel.

my other half has been having driving lessons in my cts for a couple of mths, and last week she drove too close to the curb and grazed about a 1/4 of the rim diameter on my new 17" wheels.

i saw Edd China on the telly rub a set of wheels with sandpaper to smooth down the curb damage and touched up with alloy wheel paint worth a try. or just put your spare wheel on.

bert

[LUCKY 1]

the only problem with that fab idea is the spare does not match , major issue for me but toyota say 17 wont fit so its a standard t sport wheel it really isnt terrible i dont feel suicidal anymore just going over the park now squirrell hunting with my trusty 12 bore bye

[selfbuild]

The grey squirrel can be shot on sight (or run over) as it's classed as a pest..... the red ones however are protected and you can be prosecuted if you do any harm to them.....

[bigfiiish]

Hmmm a good advertisement for grey paint if you ask me. Any animal respnsible for car damage should indeed catch a few ounces of buckshot..