OE Wheels - Silver paint code?

Chris_h · March 29, 2006, 20:18

Had a quick search and couldn't find anything about this - so I do hope I am not covering old ground.

I have recently replaced OE alloys (2002) car that were wonderful and unblemished until last night s:(

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A kerb must have jumped out s:? :? s:? and rubbed itself against my wheel, as I now have a light 1 inch scratch despite being very very careful..

My q is this... I plan just to touch up with silver paint. I assume some of you have done this in the past - so what silver colour codes did you think matched the stock toyota silver the best?
I was just going to bung on some silver touch up from one of our other cars, but maybe there is a colour code so I can get an exact match made up?

Many thanks

kanujunkie · March 29, 2006, 20:41

if there is one i've never seen it s:? :? s:?

Chris_h · March 29, 2006, 20:53

I am sure there probably is a silver code that T wheel manufacturers use to assure consistency - but as you say, nobody seems to know s:? :? s:?

If anyone has used 'any old silver' and achieved an acceptable match, do you recall what pain it was (i.e. Ford silver etc)

Cheers,...

C

Pesky kerbs s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

kanujunkie · March 29, 2006, 20:58

best place to try is pristine wheels in Milton Keynes. They used to refurbish the wheels for Mr.T in the UK

Anonymous · March 30, 2006, 12:27

Try the silver from Frosts the car resturation people at w www.frosts.co.uk w they do a silver for alloy wheels I did my TT wheel that I curbed just before I sold it and brought the MR2 a good match but I did the whole wheel

mutley 22

Chris_h · March 30, 2006, 12:37

Quote from: "mutley 22"Try the silver from Frosts the car resturation people at w www.frosts.co.uk w they do a silver for alloy wheels I did my TT wheel that I curbed just before I sold it and brought the MR2 a good match but I did the whole wheel

mutley 22

Cheers Mutley - will give it a try

heathstimpson · March 31, 2006, 09:12

Chips Away sprayed a couple in for me at quite a reasonable cost and an excellent match s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · April 5, 2006, 13:41

I used Toyota lucerne silver that I had left from my last car and it seems a pretty good match!

Liz · April 5, 2006, 17:32

Quote from: "mutley 22"Try the silver from Frosts the car resturation people at w www.frosts.co.uk w they do a silver for alloy wheels I did my TT wheel that I curbed just before I sold it and brought the MR2 a good match but I did the whole wheel

mutley 22

Thats an estate agents site!!! Try this one... m http://www.frost.co.uk/ m