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Old Nov 3, 2018 | 08:23 AM
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Dumb question I know, but what kind of metal is the stock wheels? I assume it's an alloy or aluminum of some sort, but if it's possible to paint them with good results?
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Originally Posted by mrkitty
I know that when they fix a wheel, they repaint them the same color, so yes, I bet you can
paint them , question is, what color, I cant think of any color that will make it look better
I'm not trying to change the color, they're pretty beat up and scratched so I wanted to try and restore them.
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They are an Alumalum Alloy. A decent primer and good wheel paint will have them looking like new again.. Remember, a paint job is 95% prep work....
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Pretty sure services do them at a reasonable rate, there was a gentleman here who took them to such a shop. and I don't remember the details but remember thinking they were totally reasonable....
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Default Paint color for Lexus wheels

I bought my 2005 LS430 Premium with 70K on the odometer (192K now!) and I have one wheel that is peeling pretty badly, apparently from a previous sub-par repair.
I want to redo it myself. Anybody know of a list of paint codes for Lexus wheels? It's not anywhere in the VIN.
For reference: I have the (non-sport) 17" - 6 spoke - painted silver. I want to get close enough to the other 4 to put all 5 wheels in the tire rotation schedule.
Thanks!
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