MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: pitch3110 on March 25, 2009, 08:15:11 pm
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Things happen......5 weeks after ED30 ownership the wife has scuffed one of her rims.
Admittedly.....not bad at all just the rub of a kerb whilst parking but just enough to be annoying.
Has anyone carried out their own repair?
There was a lengthy 'how to' on TSN sometime ago which I guess would be good to find.
I could always practice on the daughters Clio......now thats a thought.
ta
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found it
http://autopia.org/forum/detailing-articles-videos/80657-repairing-painted-wheel-curb-scratches.html?highlight=alloy+repair
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you need the right paint though, imo most of these touch ups never quite look right, sorry to hear the bad news
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you need the right paint though, imo most of these touch ups never quite look right, sorry to hear the bad news
cheers mate...its only very minor, but i know its there.
over on another!!!! forum a guy reckons he has the match although not posted results yet.
Will wait to see the outcome
ta
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^^^^^ thats cossy, and yes hes gone quiet?? :sleepy:
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^^^^^ thats cossy, and yes hes gone quiet?? :sleepy:
Im here!, got the can through.
Havent tried it yet as weather crap at moment.
From spraying it on a bit of card and offering it up to the wheel it looks close.
Will report in over the weekend! :smiley:
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Look forward to it Cossy.
I am happy given how minor my scuffs are to have a go at the repair, although will try first on the daughters car.
ta for the reply mate
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ive ordered my can of this spray, going to go get some liquid metal and wet n dry sandpaper to clean up the mess my wife done to my nearside front alloy last week :mad:
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All wives/girl friends/partners should perhaps be issued with a NSF steelie? :grin:
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ive ordered my can of this spray, going to go get some liquid metal and wet n dry sandpaper to clean up the mess my wife done to my nearside front alloy last week :mad:
What do you reckon Phil, Isopon Metalik or putty??
I think the repairs are pretty simple, its just the paint colour which hopefully cossy will come up trumps
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^^^ either of those tbh pitch :happy2:.
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ive ordered my can of this spray, going to go get some liquid metal and wet n dry sandpaper to clean up the mess my wife done to my nearside front alloy last week :mad:
What do you reckon Phil, Isopon Metalik or putty??
I think the repairs are pretty simple, its just the paint colour which hopefully cossy will come up trumps
" its just the paint colour which hopefully cossy will come up trumps"
dont blame me if it doesnt match! I only found a supplier who says they have a match, as said I havent tried it yet! :jumping:
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Well the wheel has been filled & undercoat applied.
Next job the colour (Fingers crossed)!
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Tried my can of Pescara Paint today that finally arrived, match was pretty good, but it came in a can of aerosol, so i sprayed some into an old laquer touch up stick can, and used the brush stick to cover. As close a match as i think you'll get tbh.
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Tried my can of Pescara Paint today that finally arrived, match was pretty good, but it came in a can of aerosol, so i sprayed some into an old laquer touch up stick can, and used the brush stick to cover. As close a match as i think you'll get tbh.
Brush stick to cover?!!!!!
Mines taking about 2 weeks to complete properly!
Took an hour just to mask it off.
Filled & undercoated over the weekend.
Paint next weekend
Clearcoat/Laquer the next.
No wonder the car doesnt do any miles!!
Plan to spray just the outer rim part in the places damaged, if the match not too my liking will spray the whole outer rim.
Outer rim not very wide so hoping to blend in without effecteting the spokes/inner part of wheel (if this makes sense!)
The skinny space savers on the front, anyone got another I can put on the other side?
Itching to try 300 BHP through it!! :evilgrin:
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Tried my can of Pescara Paint today that finally arrived, match was pretty good, but it came in a can of aerosol, so i sprayed some into an old laquer touch up stick can, and used the brush stick to cover. As close a match as i think you'll get tbh.
Brush stick to cover?!!!!!
My extreme outa edge only had a couple of dinks, so was going to do total respary as it doesnt need or warrant it. Just covered the previous silver i had covered it with. match is not far out cossy, but thing you will have to do total rim.
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sounds good chaps.
do you think you will only get away with touching in the extreme rim edge as this is only where I have damage?
over to halfrauds now to get some filler to commence work
ta :happy2:
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Any news chaps on how works are progressing?????
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Any news chaps on how works are progressing?????
Hi mate just posted on my other thread re Pescara paint.