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Silver Paint for rim scrapes?

Old 12-14-06, 12:01 PM
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Default Silver Paint for rim scrapes?

I swear i read somewhere on the forums that someone used silver touchup paint on their rim rash and it matched pretty well. I've managed to screw up a couple of my rims and just want them to look decent, not perfect - i'm cheap! read the audi rim writeup, but what color do we use on the 2is? i searched the forums and didnt see a final resolution that didnt involve spending lots of money.
Old 12-14-06, 12:43 PM
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Check this thread.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=lunar

Wal-mart sells a knockoff brand of the same color for like $5. I used it and it matches the stock color pretty darn well.
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For my last car I purchased the Acura silver paint to touch up the rims when I scraped them a bit. The colour did match pretty well but the paint was hard to get to adhere to the exposed alloy.
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That is my rim pictured in the thread mentioned. Used the Tungsten Pearl touchup on both my rims and it works and matches perfectly. I've redone it maybe once and I wash the car at least weekly. It is a quick fix and makes the rash less noticeable.
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lexus tugstone pearl touch up paint
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You guys saved me at least $250 ~I don't have to replace my rim. By applying the touch-up paint I can barely see where the curb rash is. This forum rocks!!!
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