AGAIN I Messed up a wheel parking my 2023 RC 350 F-Sport!!!!!!!! 3000 miles on the car so far, talk about pi$$ed off at myself..

I can clean the aluminum damage up...it is not deep. I need info for the color on the wheels. The body color is Caviar and the wheels are dark grey. Anyone know a code for the wheel paint and a source for the paint?

Would prefer a spray can but I guess the bottle version with a brush attached to the cap could work.

Any help appreciated.
Ray

 

I don't think there is a paint to match if they are the same wheels as our 2020. We recently had one damaged in an accident and they couldn't even repair very slight scuffs. Something about it having a specla plating.

 

Buy a dremel ,caliper paint and a small paint brush. Spray the caliper paint in the cap of the can and use paint brush to apply. It won't be perfect but it will make it look a little better.

Or
pay the $150 and have wheel place recondition it.

 

For Veritas and those who looked at my recent post. I have some "For What It Is Worth" information.

Some time ago I dinged the same wheel that I whacked a week or so ago, minor ding compared to this recent event. Back then another Forum member suggested a touch up paint supplier and a color code that he said was pretty close. I got the paint but had not used it, some surgery I needed slowed me down. Full recovery and the second curbing event (same wheel) spurred me into action. My recent inquiry here was in hopes of finding the correct code and maybe getting a spray can versus a brush. I have not gotten a spray can vet, no source found so far.

The company is called Automotive Touchup and the color code is 1C6. I think it is a close match based on the small test area I tried. It might not be a dead on match but it has to be better than looking at bare aluminum. I am going to continue searching for a code number for the wheel color and a spray code supplier but this 1C6 might be an answer. It is a two step process, base coat then clear coat, both from small bottles that have brushes attached to the cap.

In specific response to Veritas I can't comment on your statement about "special coatings" on the wheels being an issue for repainting. Cannot say I ever heard of that. Also in the FWIW category check out YOUTUBE, there are several videos showing how to remove minor curb damage from the aluminum wheel surface. Inquires such as "Aluminum Wheel Repair" / "Aluminum Wheel Touch Up" or something similar / close to those two inquiry titles could produce results that could be very helpful.

Hope this helps.