Alloy Wheel Paint

[rawky]

I've got a few scratches round my alloys, and I'm going to use a dremmel tool to flatten them off then prep and paint, etc. Where do I get the right coloured spray?

[7even]

Depends what make and model its for, believe it or not theres 100s of shades of silver.

More details will give acurate advice.

HTH

[rawky]

well i have 2 sets of wheels that need re-doing, i have gt Audi A3 wheels and Mille Miglia Cup I wheels (Just like the 964 cup wheels). Is there a way that I can take the wheels to a shop and have the colour matched?

[Soton Pug]

Have you spoken to Audi? If you ask nicely they might tell you what the paint code is for that color! Peugoet helped me out with a set of strange color 205gti wheels last year. Audi should have the list on their systems, especially if you can find a dealer that operates an in house crash repair centre?

Good luck

[7even]

As its full sets of alloys (by the sound of your post) then any bodyshop will do them for you. Or theres plenty mobile alloy repair workshops that could do the job for you, less hassle as they come to you. With these people the best ones are the ones you get through referal, as quality of work can vary.

Another possibility would be powder coating, but through personal experience would only advise this if the alloys are really badly corroded.

If you still want to do them yourself, Audi paint, which is probably "bright" is a fairly common colour, so you shouldnt have problems sourcing it from your local paint supplies, Brown Bros etc, just check your local Yellow pages under paint supplies or motor factors. The other wheels might be a bit more of a problem colour matching. You could always revert back to the top of the post, shouldnt cost any more that about 45/50 per rim to have them refinished profesionally.

Edited by 7even on Wednesday 12th March 23:52