When we fixed wheels at the detail shop, we just eyeballed the paint color mixed it till it was real close and blended it. Its best not to use filler in my experience, they usually crack after a couple months if it is used relatively thick. I would always sand them out as best as I could then paint. It looks good for the 99%. I perfer to just replace the wheel

 

When we fixed wheels at the detail shop,
we just eyeballed the paint color mixed it till it was real close and blended it.

It's best not to use filler in my experience,
they usually crack after a couple months if it is used relatively thick.
I would always sand them out as best as I could then paint.
It looks good for the 99%.

I perfer to just replace the wheel.

Make those your foul weather wheels . . .

And buy a new set for summer !

That's what I would do .

Red, *<{)-

 

Thanks irchuck, I'll do as you suggest.

 

Thanks Red. I'll try irchucks suggestion first and possibly go your way the next time my wife hits the gutter but we don't really have any foul weather here in Sydney.

 

When I purchased my '06 over the summer, each wheel has some sort of touch up around the edge. This work is usually done by auto detailer catering to the dealer. They file/sand/file minor imperfections and then use a airbrush to blend in the silver paint.

That said, in my downtown area, they started to extend the curbs outs around various corners for the crosswalk. Needless to say, I kissed on of my back rims.

Since they are silver painted, I filed the rough spot down, then used JBWeld Kwik to fill level off the edge. I used a few thin coats of the JB and then sanded in-between. I made mini sanding blocks by gluing wet/dry sand paper to small pieces of wood.

Once I smoothed the area down I masked off about 2/3's of the rim/tire centering my repair area in the 1/3 exposed area.

I used "bright silver" Rustoleum wheel paint and then coated with wheel paint clear coat.

After a couple of light coats of the clear coat, concentrating on the problem area then feathering out by pull the can away as I cross wheel. I use this:


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This knocks down the clear coat edges and there is no sandy feel when everything has dried. I would practice a something else to get a feel for both the paint application and the blender.

 

THANKS

Thanks rob fed, this really is helpful. I've got a reasonable match doing as as irchuk suggests and will try to find the edge blender you mention although the body shop which did the paint hasn't heard of it here in Australia.
Thanks again,