Touch up paint for OEM Sedan Sport 18" Wheels

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Old Aug 24, 2014 | 11:13 AM
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Touch up paint for OEM Sedan Sport 18" Wheels

I got a little nick on one of the wheels I want to touch up. Anyone know the paint code that color matches?
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 09:32 AM
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in for answer. My torque wrench has this spur on the inside that gouges the wheel if you don't use an extension (I found out after doing 3 wheels )
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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 01:54 AM
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nothing?
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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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Examining the sport wheels on my wife's G, I don't think they're painted. It looks like Enkei (the OEM supplier) uses an electroplated finish on the surface of these alloy wheels.
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 09:24 AM
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Duplicolor NG FM 236". Name is Silver Charcoal Metallic for Ford Vehicles
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gbest03
Duplicolor NG FM 236". Name is Silver Charcoal Metallic for Ford Vehicles
I suppose they are available at Ford dealers
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 02:30 PM
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I suppose they are available at Ford dealers
Duplicolor is available at most Autopart stores.
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Old Feb 12, 2015 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by joebrez
Duplicolor is available at most Autopart stores.
got mine at autozone last night
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Old Feb 12, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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Would a silver sharpie work fine? I was considering that when someone scraped my rim.
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Old Feb 13, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Gia_37s
got mine at autozone last night
Well...does it match????
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gbest03
Duplicolor NG FM 236". Name is Silver Charcoal Metallic for Ford Vehicles
Does this ford touch up paint match well? Has anybody tried it?
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 12:01 PM
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I would be interested as well, except that I suck at touching up nicks. No matter how hard I try, the touchup always stands out more than the nick itself. I think you just need to avoid using a brush and try applying microscopic amounts of paint in stages, into the nick directly with something like a toothpick.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver37
Well...does it match????
Wow 9 months later sorry about that i was unaware of your question..
It does match pretty well. the flash kinda throws it off


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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 04:05 PM
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What do the pros use? Those guys that help the dealers create CPO vehicles from lease returns? They charge like $130 a wheel, but it looks like new when they are done.
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Old Dec 2, 2015 | 04:55 PM
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Tried the Ford touch up paint

Originally Posted by dmallen2010
Does this ford touch up paint match well? Has anybody tried it?
Tried it. Match is pretty decent. Trick is to fill chips a little at a time and build it up, still not done. Here are pics of my wheel, it only has a few chips.







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