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  1. londonferrari

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    #1 londonferrari, Jun 18, 2025
    Guys, I just noticed this on my car. Is it possible that owning the car for a few months I didn't notice it, maybe given it's only visible depending on the position of the wheel. This scratch is inside the rim. To me, it looks like somebody removed a wheel balancing weight and scratched it. You can maybe see the remains of old adhesive. What do you guys think may have caused it? Thanks

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  2. INRange

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    #2 INRange, Jun 18, 2025
    I think you are right. Nothing on the car will cause that.
     
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    #3 londonferrari, Jun 19, 2025
    Previous owner had rear tires changed and because of the position of the wheel I didn't spot it before purchasing it. Shame on me. I really do check over cars, but admittedly I didn't have a look under the top of the rim.
     
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    #4 INRange, Jun 19, 2025
    Pretty sure it will clean up with some fine Emory cloth. You will probably end up doing the whole backside of the wheel to clean it up but it won't be a lot of work. As to whoever scratched it up trying to get the weights off......that person should never be allowed near any car.
     
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  5. mdrums

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    #5 mdrums, Jun 23, 2025
    100% when the tire shop guy changed the tires he used a flat head screw driver or knife like tool to scrape off the old wheel weights and so of the adhesive. Instead he needed to soak that area in GooGone or wd-40 and the adhesive would melt off. He 100% pried up the old weight with a metal flat tool instead of a plastic scrape/pry tool like used on upholstery.
     
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    #6 350MH83, Jun 24, 2025
    Came here to say this. This is definitely done by somebody scratching an old wheel weight off the wheel with a sharp tool. I worked in a tire shop when I was a kid and worked with those idiots...
     
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