Arrgh! Scuffed alloy on kerb...advice please

Jagstang · 12-09-2011, 06:05 AM

After taking great care to stay well clear of kerbs I finally caught the near side rear rim last night.

You know how it feels when you get out of the car and make that walk to the wheel to assess the damage! thats a long 10 seconds.

As it happens the damage was, luckily, very superficial a tiny chip and a almost non existent rash about 4 inches long on the outer edge...but it will darken once brake dust gets in.

My question is this... has any one managed to find a suitable colour match for touching up such a small area?

I have the standard silver chrome alloys fitted to the 370z GT (not the darker ones on the GT special edition)

Cheers...

LakeShow · 12-09-2011, 05:18 PM

Take to wheel repair shop. It will be 100% brand new

delusional · 12-10-2011, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Take to wheel repair shop. It will be 100% brand new

take it to a repair shop like what lakeshow said. but if you already have plans on painting/powdercoating it then just wait until then because they'll fix up the wheels when they paint it.

kenchan · 12-10-2011, 03:56 PM

Yah there's really no match for touch ups for this wheel that I know of
Take it to a pro.

svmtbman · 12-10-2011, 06:21 PM

Just had to have the allow rim fixed on my wife's BMW and you can't tell it was ever damaged. Cost $100 from a wheel repair shop.

12-09-2011, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jagstang Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 10 Drives: Pearl White 370z GT Rep Power: 13	Arrgh! Scuffed alloy on kerb...advice please After taking great care to stay well clear of kerbs I finally caught the near side rear rim last night. You know how it feels when you get out of the car and make that walk to the wheel to assess the damage! thats a long 10 seconds. As it happens the damage was, luckily, very superficial a tiny chip and a almost non existent rash about 4 inches long on the outer edge...but it will darken once brake dust gets in. My question is this... has any one managed to find a suitable colour match for touching up such a small area? I have the standard silver chrome alloys fitted to the 370z GT (not the darker ones on the GT special edition) Cheers...

12-09-2011, 05:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Take to wheel repair shop. It will be 100% brand new __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

12-10-2011, 06:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
svmtbman Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Macon, GA Age: 53 Posts: 219 Drives: 2011 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 14	Just had to have the allow rim fixed on my wife's BMW and you can't tell it was ever damaged. Cost $100 from a wheel repair shop. __________________ 2011 Pearl White, Persimmon, Touring, Sport, Navigation, 6sp - PW JDM shift knob, Invidia Gemini CBE, aFe dry filters, HPS intake tubes, JDM fog light, Redline shift boot, LED interior lights, Z1 hood struts, and 30% tint.

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12-10-2011, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	Yah there's really no match for touch ups for this wheel that I know of Take it to a pro.