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NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:26 pm
by bensale
From what I understand the NB8B wheels are painted with a clear on top? Where (if possibe) would I be able to buy some touch up paint so I can hide some 'gutter rush.' I assume its not something i'll find at the local Super Cheap Auto...
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:30 pm
by Alex
While we are at it my NB8A centre caps have started fading, anyone know a matching off the shelf paint code?
or does anyone in Sydney have some leftover from when they did theirs which I could purchase ?
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:26 pm
by bensale
So... no luck?
I dont have too much rash, although every time I look at it I'm quite annoyed. Would be nice to hide it.
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:32 pm
by stevesports
i used sunlight silver body touch up paint to cover up some of my gutter rashes. It seems to work well.
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:35 pm
by bensale
Awesome, thanks for that. So the colour match is pretty good?
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:43 pm
by stevesports
yeah. It appears that the wheels appear to be painted with sunlight silver paint. You could use the touch up paint, then lightly sand it down and then apply a thin clear coat. This is because the touch up paint is quite thick, therefore you would have clumps of paint on the wheel rather than a thin coat.
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:59 pm
by MX5CHIC
I have a great method for getting rid of Gutter Rash on almost any wheel, I recently bought a set of NB8B 16 in rims with just a little gutter rash on them, I really hate seeing a great car with damaged rims.
Just buy a tube of Metal Repair Filler from K-Mart etc. (extremely durable) $12-14.00
Mix Together and fill the gutter rash or other indents.
Wait 2 hours sand back till smooth.
Apply primer / etch primer.
Finish Coat Silver - Dry - Apply Clear Coat
With my wheels I painted the entire rim to ensure a perfect match - if you have polished rims then filling is not an option, unless you paint them. Best option for a perfect match is to buy the small cans of "Duplicolor" paint from Repco, take a few cans out to your car and compare the cap colour with your wheel in the bright sunlight.
NB8B wheel touch up paint?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:56 pm
by bensale
Thats awesome, thank you so much for your advice. I think i'll give steve's method a go first as my damage is fairly minor. If that fails I'll think about yours kate, I think i'll have a go at touching it up first though.
I'll probebly end up doing it next week, shall post pics once done. Thanks
