Help req'd: silver paint for 18" spider alloys
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A quick question to the panel. The alloys on my Tuscan have picked up stone chips, small grazes etc over the miles. A wheel, being only a wheel, should not be too difficult to retouch. Only problem is, I don't want to end up repainting the whole wheel myself - just literally retouch where necessary.
Does anyone know what paint to use to match in with the original very sparkly silver paint and lacquer used originally? Thanks....
Does anyone know what paint to use to match in with the original very sparkly silver paint and lacquer used originally? Thanks....
Wicked Wheels will repaint the whole wheel, including making good any damage for about £45 each.
As you say, the paint on the 18" Spiders is a very bright silver, but they repaired some damage to one of my wheels and just resprayed part of it, still giving a perfect match.
www.wicked-wheels.co.uk
As you say, the paint on the 18" Spiders is a very bright silver, but they repaired some damage to one of my wheels and just resprayed part of it, still giving a perfect match.
www.wicked-wheels.co.uk
Thanks for that. I had called Wicked Wheelss to see what they could do for me. They were reluctant to paint part of wheel due to difficulty of matching the silver paint which I can understand.
The wheel in question has minor paint damage so I cannot really justify replacing it. How satisfied were you with the colour match? I only want part of the wheel doing as otherwise they will paint over the TVR logo 'printed' onto the spokes.
The wheel in question has minor paint damage so I cannot really justify replacing it. How satisfied were you with the colour match? I only want part of the wheel doing as otherwise they will paint over the TVR logo 'printed' onto the spokes.
TUS 373 said: The wheel in question has minor paint damage so I cannot really justify replacing it. How satisfied were you with the colour match? I only want part of the wheel doing as otherwise they will paint over the TVR logo 'printed' onto the spokes.
I was very pleased with the match and to be honest, although I know which wheel they did, I wouldn't be able to point out the area that they had worked on.
Whilst doing the spraying, they did comment on how bad the original paintwork on the wheels is, (loads of primer visible through the silver), and having checked a couple of other cars over the past few months, they all seem to be about the same.
I may get all four wheels on mine resprayed at some time in the future, just to improve the finish, but I don't have the TVR logo on my spokes anyway.
YOU ARE THE MAN! 
I cannot see the join - top stuff. Can you say who at Wicked Wheels did this for you as my most local chap (who admittedly hasn't seen the wheel) - was not too optimistic. My wheel is in the same condition as your's originally was.
You are tempting me to get this done - good show!
>> Edited by TUS 373 on Tuesday 29th April 19:16
I cannot see the join - top stuff. Can you say who at Wicked Wheels did this for you as my most local chap (who admittedly hasn't seen the wheel) - was not too optimistic. My wheel is in the same condition as your's originally was.
You are tempting me to get this done - good show!
>> Edited by TUS 373 on Tuesday 29th April 19:16
Can you say who at Wicked Wheels did this for you as my most local chap (who admittedly hasn't seen the wheel) - was not too optimistic.
The guy who did mine was called Kevin (Mobile 07765-254854), who I think was based round the Guildford area.
Since doing the TVR, he's also been back to repair a wheel on my wife's Golf GTI that she kerbed in the snow earlier in the year, (rim and spoke damage), and he got the same excellent results.
Each repair took him 2-3 hours, so £45 a time (plus VAT), seemed pretty reasonable.
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