Maybe your rim was getting a bubble there because of the corrosion that looks to be there, and the guy fixing your tire popped it or scratched it off to make it more visible? Some people just don't have any respect for other's cars.

If you can't get them to fix it or help pay for it, I'm with Enzo on the touch up paint. Sand it down a bit and paint over it. It's small enough you'll hardly notice.

 

One of my wheels had a deep scratch across one of the spokes. It was like this when I bought it. What I did was cleaned it out with some prep-sol and used some duplicolor touch up clear coat on it. It has been through two winters and is still not spreading. You can definitely see it, but it isn't getting any worse.
I recommend cleaning yours up first with a little with some 400 grit sandpaper just because it looks a little oxidized.

 

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not lol but anyways I love the clean look of no ugly weights on the sides causing corrosion and all that crap.

 

you could always plasti-dip them lol :P never gotta worry about them getting scratched

 

I will be plastidipping them before winter!

 

sounds like a good idea - we'll see what the manager at Midas says tomorrow morning.

 

woo hoo another win for me :P lol jk jk

 

Don't! what a waste of good looking wheels! Just keep em clean in the winter I know you can peel plastidip off but i've heard it's not a breeze to get it all off.

 

well darn than just rained on my parade lol :P

 

Get your mind out of the gutter!