More touch up - VXR8 wheels

[stevemj]

I noticed a stone chip on one of my wheels and I have some curbing too (shame!).

I'd like to make these appear better and was proposing to touch-up with silver. I've just looked at Halfords and apart from generic silver touch-up Chip/Scratch SilverCat. code: 389460-0, there are loads for all different makes.

Any suggestions please?

Steve

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I think with that you'll struggle mate. When we curbed the R8 we contacted Walkinshaw for a paint code and was told its called Shadow Chrome. It was basically Black base wit layers of silver applied equally to all four wheels at the same time. We were advised to take it to a good refurb company and to get the two wheels on the one side of the car both done, or refurb them all (which is where it all went horribly wrong )

I know yours are the 19inch standard alloy as opposed to the 20inch WP ones.

It depends how fussy you are.
Touch up pens on curbed wheels will never work IMHO.

[bathvxr]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

When we curbed the R8

Wow that didnt take you long

[Bonnie and Clyde]

bathvxr said:

Bonnie and Clyde said:

When we curbed the R8

Wow that didnt take you long

Wasn't me

thank god

[stevemj]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

It depends how fussy you are.
Touch up pens on curbed wheels will never work IMHO.

I can't imagine that touching up would make them look any worse than the dinks in there now.

To worsen things; today I went in a car park that had some high curbs and tortuous route through the payment barriers (why?!) and curbed one rear again. :-( I'm sure this will happen again if I got the whole set refurbished.

I think I'll try some ordinary £5 silver touch up and see if that helps a bit.

Steve