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djm96z28 · 04-26-2012, 06:56 AM

I've got a small nick on the edge of a rear rim that looks like it just needs a dab of touch up paint. I've seen people here mention paintscratch.com and wondering if that's a good place for wheel paint.

My 2012 SS has the standard silver wheels -- Chevy calls them Bright Silver. But on Paintscratch's site, they have 3 silver colors for wheels. Has anyone with the base rims tried any of these? I'm not sure which color I should get.

The ones listed are Blade Silver Metallic (wheel), Sterling Silver (matt/wheel), and Bavarian Silver Metallic (wheel).

Although when the 5th gens came out, Chevy called the base SS wheel Sterling Silver, the samples on Paintscratch look like the Bavarian Silver may match my wheels better.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

djm96z28 · 04-26-2012, 02:11 PM

Any at all??

djm96z28 · 04-29-2012, 02:15 PM

No one has gotten any nicks yet??

mitchw · 04-29-2012, 03:50 PM

I've got the Midnight Silver rims and did order the touchup paint from paintscratch.com. The wheels have a black primer under the powercoat/painted finish. You don't need to reprime for a nick. The paint from paintscratch is a perfect color match, and you need the clearcoat topcoat too. Problem is applying the paint with the bruch or a matchstick and it looks lumpy--so may look worse.

04-26-2012, 06:56 AM	#1
djm96z28 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,115	Touch up paint for rims I've got a small nick on the edge of a rear rim that looks like it just needs a dab of touch up paint. I've seen people here mention paintscratch.com and wondering if that's a good place for wheel paint. My 2012 SS has the standard silver wheels -- Chevy calls them Bright Silver. But on Paintscratch's site, they have 3 silver colors for wheels. Has anyone with the base rims tried any of these? I'm not sure which color I should get. The ones listed are Blade Silver Metallic (wheel), Sterling Silver (matt/wheel), and Bavarian Silver Metallic (wheel). Although when the 5th gens came out, Chevy called the base SS wheel Sterling Silver, the samples on Paintscratch look like the Bavarian Silver may match my wheels better. Any thoughts? Thanks

04-26-2012, 02:11 PM	#2
djm96z28 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,115	Any at all??

04-29-2012, 02:15 PM	#3
djm96z28 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,115	No one has gotten any nicks yet??

04-29-2012, 03:50 PM	#4
mitchw Drives: 2011 Camaro Convertible SS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 55	I've got the Midnight Silver rims and did order the touchup paint from paintscratch.com. The wheels have a black primer under the powercoat/painted finish. You don't need to reprime for a nick. The paint from paintscratch is a perfect color match, and you need the clearcoat topcoat too. Problem is applying the paint with the bruch or a matchstick and it looks lumpy--so may look worse.