Kerbed Alloy Wheels - Touch-Up Paint

[rincewind]

mrkwats

I scuffed my grey performance alloys - same as yours. I found this was an almost perfect match.

Touch up paint for TESLA | PMNG NEU-112E STEEL GREY / MIDNIGHT SILVER | Pen Kit | eBay

Even if I look closely at the wheel I find it very hard to see the repair. However, make sure you use wet and dry first to smooth the damage, then apply the paint.

 

[pgkevet]

If'n ya paints all four wheels it doesn't matter. A tastefull cerise anyone?

 

[mrkwats]

mrkwats

I scuffed my grey performance alloys - same as yours. I found this was an almost perfect match.

Touch up paint for TESLA | PMNG NEU-112E STEEL GREY / MIDNIGHT SILVER | Pen Kit | eBay

Even if I look closely at the wheel I find it very hard to see the repair. However, make sure you use wet and dry first to smooth the damage, then apply the paint.

Thank you, I’ve ordered it

 

[Cyborg68]

If anyone is looking for a paint match to Model 3 Standard Range + Aero alloy wheels, I can recommend this from Amazon:

ANTHRACITE ALLOY WHEEL TOUCH UP KIT REPAIR KIT
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073PY8SWF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've uploaded a photo of my 'repair' to a scuffed wheel. Although it looks a bit rough in the picture, you actually have to look quite hard to find it and I'd say the paint is an almost perfect match.

Tip: I found that the brush supplied is a bit small plus paint builds up in the handle and 'blobbed' out so I used an old plastic lid to put a dollop of paint in then used a normal craft paint brush to apply it )

 

[Groovephase]

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I've curbed my alloys for my new car only 700 miles old - is there a go to touch up paint kit?

 

[Adopado]

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I've curbed my alloys for my new car only 700 miles old - is there a go to touch up paint kit?

You're going to have to say which car and which alloys .... they're not all the same!

 

[MrBadger]

A few threads were merged as the same info had become diluted across a number of similar threads, but the OP mentioned M3P in their title but year, variant etc unknown.

So in absence of any more confirmation, looking at previous posts, I would guess a 2020 Q4 M3 Performance.

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[Groovephase]

Yes, apologies its an updated M3P with the 20 inch wheels

 

[Mondi59]

Has anyone yet found a color match for the 2021 M3 19" Sports Alloys? have done the inevitable, not to bad but would like to sort it if anyone has found a match yet. Cheers

 

[Andy718]

Has anyone yet found a color match for the 2021 M3 19" Sports Alloys? have done the inevitable, not to bad but would like to sort it if anyone has found a match yet. Cheers

HI Mondi59. Did you manage to find a colour match. Just lightly kerbed my 2021 M3 19" Sports Alloy

 

[OddJob83]

Hi all any idea what the colour code is for the 2021 Q2 M3 LR 18" aero wheels

 

[Ben177]

After 8 years of cars with diamond cut wheels that I’ve never marked, I managed to catch the offside front of my 2021 M3P yesterday.
does anyone have a good colour match for the 2021 20” Uberturbine wheels?

 

[btc1k]

ever so slightly off topic but leasers beware -

upon lease return, the charge for a repair to a scuffed alloy is usually pretty low - £60 or so.

but the charge to make good a "unsatisfactory repair" is a lot more, and often they can bill for wheel replacement entirely if it's a dodgy repair with a touch up pen.

I say this because my lease recently went back with a couple of damaged alloys "repaired" by an accident repair co
£616 each for "unsatisfactory repair" from the lease co - if I'd have left them kerbed it would have been £60...

 

[Steely]

M3P Uberturbine Wheels Curbed “IT happened”

Hi all, So what I said wouldn’t happen happened in less than two weeks after collecting the car. I was parking up in Richmond, London, and didn’t notice a bit of the curb protruding out and….. It’s not really bad, but bad enough to hurt ALOT. I am not sure it warrants a full repair (getting...

teslamotorsclub.com

Similar thread with some more up to date info….

 

[Steely]

I’ve had a few messages back and forth with Chipex. Excellent responses from an excellent company.
end result, they’ve ordered a new uberturbine alloy to develop a better match for rim touch up.

 

[DigbyChicken]

ever so slightly off topic but leasers beware -

upon lease return, the charge for a repair to a scuffed alloy is usually pretty low - £60 or so.

but the charge to make good a "unsatisfactory repair" is a lot more, and often they can bill for wheel replacement entirely if it's a dodgy repair with a touch up pen.

I say this because my lease recently went back with a couple of damaged alloys "repaired" by an accident repair co
£616 each for "unsatisfactory repair" from the lease co - if I'd have left them kerbed it would have been £60...

That's good to know. Scary/ridiculous, but useful info all the same. Thanks.

 

[btc1k]

That's good to know. Scary/ridiculous, but useful info all the same. Thanks.

Definitely ridiculous but after a few leases now, I've learnt the lesson in often paying the reasonable damage charges is easier than a dodgy repair... not that I'm saying that anyone's touch up paint is dodgy of course!

 

[HenryT]

I’ve had a few messages back and forth with Chipex. Excellent responses from an excellent company.
end result, they’ve ordered a new uberturbine alloy to develop a better match for rim touch up.

Tell them it would make more sense to swap their new alloy for your chipped one - that way they can validate their repair kit on a real case. Win/win!

 

[Steely]

Now there’s an idea. …..
I told them to buy a centre cap. Amazing but £4 inc vat. I think a wheel is more like £650+

 

[Bootneckshuffl]

Revisiting this thread, has anyone actually found a decent touch up paint for 2020 Q4 M3P alloys?