Alloy Wheel Paint

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Alpina99
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Post Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:18 pm

I know it's easy to get wheels professionally refurbished but I like the feeling of doing them myself & their looking good,
Anyone got any recommendations for silver paint / lacquer ??
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Post Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:28 pm

standard bmw colour looks like polaris silver i think, if you buy from dealers you get laquer with it
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Post Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:06 pm

Thanks,
I'll try that,
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Post Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:11 pm

yes polaris silver is the original colour.

Take your time and if you spend time on the prep work the finish will look better.
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Post Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:40 pm

bodger wrote:standard bmw colour looks like polaris silver i think, if you buy from dealers you get laquer with it
I belive the proper BMW colour in German is "felgensilber"
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Post Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:06 pm

doesn't that just translate as 'wheel silver' :mad:
cheers,

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Post Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:33 pm

Certainly does translate to that ... and that's what BMW use.
Felgensilber comes in a large can without laquer .. at least it did last time I bought some.

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