Spray paint for wheels

From my notes about this,
Ferrari Argento Nurburgring Metallic PPG 36520 is the correct color
(BMW Polaris silver is a close match if you want to use aerosols)

But depending on the paint condition of your other wheel(s) you might have to paint both of the wheels on that side of the car
otherwise whatever paint you use, they're not going to match.

 

Most automotive paint stores can make up a rattle can for you. It can be with or without gloss. Meaning if you get it without, you will have to clear it. It's your choice. The paint store should have the correct colour for Ferrari wheels in their books.
I thought grigio was the colour used.

 

This PPG silver will apply to US 85 QV? Thanks.
David

 

I used a spray can kit from Eastman on my Lancia wheels in 2003. The top picture is how that held up. Not too bad after all those years.
I did finally get the wheels professionally re-done this winter. Bottom picture is how they look now after a professional job.
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When I got my 308 a prior owner had used a spray can on the wheels. Did not look too good. I had those wheels professionally redone back in 2006 and they still look great today.

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How do you find stores that custom scan and mix paint? I've heard this several times that auto parts stores do that, but it's not easy to find them in my experience. Do you know if they also scan and mix single stage touch-up?

 

Back in the days when auto stores stocked a large number of paint colors, I brought my Mondial 3.2 wheel, and my son with much better eyes than mine, into the AutoZone and Subaru Quicksilver color was a dead-on match -- both as it looked on the cap and having used it to touch up a blemish on the wheel.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dupli-Color-EBSU13457-Quick-Silver-Metallic-Subaru-Perfect-Match-Automotive-Paint-8-oz-Aerosol/48343336?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1235&adid=2222222222748343336_1235_148716118953_18512335664&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=652228589953&wl4=pla-1841682496958&wl5=9003465&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112354589&wl11=online&wl12=48343336_1235&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjwocShBhCOARIsAFVYq0hhk8kZD-7ihyF1ubNiqJJfY4fzVntXyiLLnPOMVCGkhGGRxQWgt4waAk9gEALw_wcB

Wurth has a wheel painting kit (primer/paint/clear) that is pretty much a dead-on match for Porsche original wheels, though I've never used it on Ferrari.

 

I use : https://brownsautosupply.com/

I'm up in Ontario, Canada

 

Thanks. Hope there is an equivalent in the US.

 

https://brownsautosupply.com/
they have made base clear rattle cans and the clear/gloss added in the paint.
This is the first time I've looked at their website, unfortunately, it's not that user-friendly. I just drive in for products. They are very friendly. It would be worth a phone call.
They took their computer to match one of my vehicles for stone chips on the rocker panel. Made up a rattle can while I waited. Perfect match! $32. (2021)

The NAPA store does the same service in Chatham

 

I didn’t get any indication that it’s year specific, just that that’s the color they use for wheels.

 

fer 101 i think might be a good paint code.

 

On my '85 QV with original paint wheels, I got touch-up paint from paintscratch.com, color Fer 101 Argento Metallic, and it was a great match. I found this source here on FChat somwehere. I notice they also sell it in spray cans but haven't tried the spray.

 

I had to paint the inner barrel of one wheel after brake caliper failed. Subaru Quicksilver was a perfect match.


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That was my experience also, and Subaru Quicksilver is readily available off the shelf as linked in post #8. Definitely worth evaluating -- can always apply it to a test surface and use something else if it doesn't match, but experience says it's very likely it will match.

There is a Ferrari technical bulletin posted by Tom Shaughnessy in post #2 of this old vintage thread (https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/wheel-paint.42217/). That spec is from 1971 for Chromodora magnesium wheels, but I think Ferrari didn't change wheel paint spec much over the years. I've used Quicksilver on 1986 and 1966 Ferrari OEM wheels and it has been great match.

 

You can also get one of these depending how bad the damage is. I seem to get rock chips just by looking at the wheels.
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Wheels from different years had slightly different colour silver paint.

On my 1988 Mondial 3.2, the Wurth Silver Wheel Paint is an exact match.

 

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I thought powder coating is not recommended for Magnesium wheels because of the high heat requirements 400F+it will make the fragile

 

My powder coater has lots of experience working with Magnesium.

 

I have no real credentials accept for restoring my BBS magnesium wheels - but this is what I learned.

• I would not recommend powdercoating magnesium - it can be done but these are 40-50 years old wheels at this point - it isn't good to stress them. If you ever want to get it off it is a pita.
• Easiest thing is to just use a touch-up paint mentioned above and spot fix as best as possible. look up all the correct prep work - it is 90% of painting.
• If you spray, you will have to redo the whole wheel, that leads to doing two and why not all!
  
• If you want to find an automotive paint supply shop - google that and your city - a couple will pop up. If you go that route bring your wheel - they will have color samples and you don't have a paint code. match it on site as best as possible.
  • If you go this route, get small single stage jar/can for touch up. Their sprays are meant for immediate use - like use it all now then this thing goes bad - pro paint is different.
  • either dab or lightly brush. There are cool paint pen tools that more so fill in a chip - like this https://www.amazon.com/KINGART-920-Fine-Painting-Pen-5MM/dp/B07F6M1XBB/ref=asc_df_B07F6M1XBB/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241981439188&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13626213106188224556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031326&hvtargid=pla-475060270531&th=1

Paint is so easy to mess up. Its one of the few things I would outsource. There are tons of wheel specific paint shops that could probably fix it for not too much.

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