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got a little curb rash last night on my 18" base wheels i want to fix this myself with the method found here DIY Fixing Curbed Wheels Rim Repair How

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Old 08-29-2010, 10:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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got a little curb rash last night on my 18" base wheels
i want to fix this myself with the method found here DIY Fixing Curbed Wheels Rim Repair How To - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum

but i need to find the right paint color for my wheels. anyone find any thing close? someone said duplicolor import platinum is close. any experience?
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Old 08-30-2010, 02:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I would love to do this for a few spots on my 19" Rays....
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Old 09-01-2010, 02:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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if all fails send it to a wheel repair shop... Wheels America

Wheel Collision Center Bath PA- Excellence in Refinished/Used Factory OEM Aluminum Alloy Wheel Rim Sales & Alloy Wheel Rim Straightening Repair Refinishing & Recycling! - Excellence in Refinished/Used Factory OEM Aluminum Alloy Wheel Rim Sales & Allo

they also sell repaired wheels.
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thast a cool diy
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what a lazy a$$, he didnt even take the wheel off his porshe to work on it...... idiot
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id rather just NOT hit curbs..
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best bet would be to pull the wheel and take it in to a paint supply shop and have them color match some paint. A good shop will be able to analyze the color for you and mix a match.
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Everyone. I did some searching and I found a source for the Hyper Silver paint at Express Paint. At the bottom of their webpage, enter "hyper silver" into the Quick Search window. The results are a can of HYPER SILVER Rim Paint for $29.95. Give it a try.
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ive seen this page... here is the warning. but worth a try if you want.

"Note: This color is an original color of ExpressPaint and it is not meant to match OEM rim paint. "
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Ahhh. Thanks for the clarification Kenchan.
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if you are willing to, i recommend you ship your wheel to below:

Wheel Collision Center Bath PA- Excellence in Refinished/Used Factory OEM Aluminum Alloy Wheel Rim Sales & Alloy Wheel Rim Straightening Repair Refinishing & Recycling! - Excellence in Refinished/Used Factory OEM Aluminum Alloy Wheel Rim Sales & Allo

they've fixed one of my wheels in the past (many yrs ago) and the color match was near perfect. they also sell repaired wheels.
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