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inoak · 08-29-2021, 05:13 PM

Hey everyone! So I hit some pothole the other night and my wheel got some damage after that. What would be a good solution of repairing it? It's a ambit sr81 with mate gunmetal pain. Thanks for any help.

https://ibb.co/RDsMGDW

Yoshoobaroo · 08-29-2021, 05:16 PM

Good video on the basic process:

You’d be painting just a section of the wheel, so you have to find a paint that’s close. Check your local parts store for wheel paint, the duplicolor/VHT colors are very close to a lot of popular gunmetal wheels. Good luck!

alphasaur · 08-29-2021, 05:30 PM

Sanding it with a rotary and finding paint that is close enough like @Yoshoobaroo said is what I've done in the past. Obviously you also want to mask things off well too to make sure you're not getting paint on the brakes, body, or tire. This has been good enough for my in the past where you can't really tell there is damage unless you're less than a foot away from the wheel and looking for it.

soundman98 · 08-29-2021, 06:14 PM

or, you could just take the wheel off the car, and eliminate half the hassle of masking everything off but the tire

inoak · 08-29-2021, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

or, you could just take the wheel off the car, and eliminate half the hassle of masking everything off but the tire

Yeah i was thinking to do that. And also i was thinking instead of painting the whole wheel i maybe can just paint the outer edge of the wheel where is the damage only.

soundman98 · 08-29-2021, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by inoak

Yeah i was thinking to do that. And also i was thinking instead of painting the whole wheel i maybe can just paint the outer edge of the wheel where is the damage only.

only if you can get matched paint. otherwise it'll always look 'off'

Yoshoobaroo · 08-29-2021, 07:25 PM

Definitely take the wheel off. I would paint the whole outer lip.

inoak · 08-29-2021, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

only if you can get matched paint. otherwise it'll always look 'off'

I was truing to find something matching. I found duplicolor gunmetal metallic, can't find anywhere mate gunmetal yet.

soundman98 · 08-30-2021, 01:24 AM

i don't know that i've ever seen a paint code for wheels...

inoak · 08-30-2021, 07:50 PM

Finished it today, Come out not that bad actually

https://ibb.co/y0yNCX3
https://ibb.co/Byxv0KB

Yoshoobaroo · 08-30-2021, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by inoak

Finished it today, Come out not that bad actually

https://ibb.co/y0yNCX3
https://ibb.co/Byxv0KB

Looks great! Good job!

08-29-2021, 05:13 PM	#1
inoak Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: Scion FRs 2015 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wheels curb rash Hey everyone! So I hit some pothole the other night and my wheel got some damage after that. What would be a good solution of repairing it? It's a ambit sr81 with mate gunmetal pain. Thanks for any help. https://ibb.co/RDsMGDW

08-29-2021, 05:30 PM	#3
alphasaur friendly Join Date: Oct 2018 Drives: 17' 86 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 731 Thanks: 1,483 Thanked 483 Times in 293 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sanding it with a rotary and finding paint that is close enough like @Yoshoobaroo said is what I've done in the past. Obviously you also want to mask things off well too to make sure you're not getting paint on the brakes, body, or tire. This has been good enough for my in the past where you can't really tell there is damage unless you're less than a foot away from the wheel and looking for it. __________________ Seek comfort in discomfort.

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08-30-2021, 01:24 AM	#9
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,675 Times in 6,782 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i don't know that i've ever seen a paint code for wheels... __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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inoak Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: Scion FRs 2015 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Finished it today, Come out not that bad actually https://ibb.co/y0yNCX3 https://ibb.co/Byxv0KB

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