For the first time in 14+ years of driving, I curbed a wheel. I scuffed up my brand new Carrera Classics. I am normally an expert in parallel parking, but stretched (OEM size) tires, a cold, sinus medication, a rush to pick up my morning coffee before work, and a year and a half away from living in the city (these are good excuses ... right?) made me do it.

Anyhow, now that I've unleashed a string of curse words at myself, startled a few onlookers outside Starbucks and resisted the urge to pay a homeless person to curb-stomp myself for this heinous transgression, does anyone know where to get touch-up paint for our wheels?

 

The damage itself isn't too bad. A little bit of light sanding and a smear of filler should do it, but I need the right paint.

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use Wurth wheel paint, it's the only thing that that matches
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...ISCLL_pg13.htm

available at Pelican and other detailers

your damage looks pretty minor, so it can be done on the car as shown in the video

I just finished resurrecting a set of wheels and after looking at 3 samples from different suppliers
I purchased the Wurth...it's nearly a direct match

 

Yes, I've fixed worse-looking wheels before with a little bondo and an aerosol can of correctly matched paint.

I suppose the more pertinent question would be, does anyone have the paint code for our OEM silver wheels?

 

Some more searching (slow day at the office) reveals the silver wheel paint code to be "9A1", A.K.A. "Felgensilber Metallic." It was apparently also a body color for '96-'99 Boxsters. Source here.

I've also confirmed some people who say the Wurth wheel paint is an identical, or near identical match.

I'll contact my paint guy tomorrow and have him mix up an aerosol spray can of the stuff. Luckily I have some clear and primer left over from the last bike I painted last summer. I'd like to get this fixed this weekend before it drives me crazy!

 

Wurth spraypaint is a color match but what I have found is that it needs the clear coat. Otherwise as the wheel ages or gets dirty, the non cleared repair will react differently and becomes visible. since blending clear is hard to do, to really do it right the whole wheel needs to be shot with clear.

For a repair that small I wouldn't sand it, but use a detail brush with Wurth or other paint sprayed into a cup and fix it like you would stone chips. Spraying will create a large area that needs to be prepped and repaired.

 

agree with the clear application, it tones the silver down a bit and applies protection
I wasn't completely sure after spraying a sample, but the clear does the trick

 

I have some 2k Urethane clear that I've used on wheels before with good results. I'm hoping it won't be too hard to blend with the clearcoat on the wheels. If not, the rash spot is smaller than 1/4 of an inch, so it won't be too conspicuous.

This is part of daily driving a car, I guess.

 

Man, that is a painful way to start the day, but very fortunate that it is a fixable "offense."

 

use Wurth wheel paint, it's the only thing that that matches
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/...ISCLL_pg13.htm

available at Pelican and other detailers

your damage looks pretty minor, so it can be done on the car as shown in the video

I just finished resurrecting a set of wheels and after looking at 3 samples from different suppliers
I purchased the Wurth...it's nearly a direct match[/QUOTE]

+1
I have had great results using this Wurth paint. I have touched up two different wheels on my 996 and a winter wheel on my 997. You would have to get down on your hands and knees and study the wheel very carefully to find the repair.

 

would you also recommend the wurth primer and clear coat? Thanks

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...=0&SVSVSI=4390

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...089091700&fc=Y

 

Years ago, I did a Thread on my 993 Curbed wheel repair - Search for it

 

Thanks, I found it. I noticed you did not use a primer under the silver coats. Is this not needed as other posts mentioned using a primer.

 

No primer needed - The 2 part epoxy filler accepts the paint and is easily covered by just the finish coat of paint