Uberturbine Touch Up Paint??

[nate704]

And I’ll add these. 21” Überturbine color View attachment 825605View attachment 825606

Where can I get this?

 

[52 16 57 39]

@nate704 - my Tacoma local shop made that batch of paint to color match the Übers color. They fixed & painted my curb rash.

I asked if I can have the extra and they laughed at me.

 

[jacie6056]

And I’ll add these. 21” Überturbine color View attachment 825605View attachment 825606

Thanks for sharing! However I think this is sonic carbon for the old Model S 21: wheel color

 

[52 16 57 39]

@jacie6056 - unsure… but it matches my 21” Überturbine wheel color perfectly.

 

[jacie6056]

@jacie6056 - unsure… but it matches my 21” Überturbine wheel color perfectly.

Would you share which local paint shop you went to?

I am thinking of finding the same brand of paint shop so I can share your photo and get the same bottle from them!

 

[AlbertVanK]

Credits to the original poster (can't recall if here or Reddit) that said this was from CarQuest auto parts and a great match, I kept a screenshot of it in case we needed later.

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This woudl have been great, I called the only CarQuest in my area and the laughed at my request

 

[kimsta456]

Here are the two colors I used.

Testors® Flat Enamel Paint | Michaels

Find the best Model Making Paints for your project. We offer the Testors® Flat Enamel Paint for $2.99 with free shipping available.

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Testors® Metallic Enamel Paint | Michaels

Find the best Model Making Paints for your project. We offer the Testors® Metallic Enamel Paint for $2.99 with free shipping available.

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I used an airbrush and would mix about a teaspoon of the black metallic with a quick brush dip of the rubber color (very little) I noticed the uberturbines have just a slight warmth to the gray. the black metallic alone was really close, just a tiny bit too dark so the rubber was a good way to lighten and warm.

I used bondo to fill in the nicks. Then I sanded and wet sanded and then sprayed with automotive primer. The primer actually fills in some spots naturally. Wet sanded one more time before painting.

I curbed my rim pretty badly on a curve at the Starbucks drive thru and was so mad at myself!

Thanks Hashbrown; your repair is the best DIY repair I have seen so far.

Have you tried the gray metallic by itself? I picked up a can at Hobby Lobby today and it seems like it may be slightly lighter in color. BTW, the Testors colors are available in a small spray can. See Graphite Gray Metallic Testors Spray Enamel | Hobby Lobby | 891168

 

[IrvEV]

@nate704 - my Tacoma local shop made that batch of paint to color match the Übers color. They fixed & painted my curb rash.

I asked if I can have the extra and they laughed at me.

Did they try to charge you $300 a wheel also?

 

[MyMYLRnw]

Use a black sharpie

 

[SpicyPaneer]

Use a black sharpie

At this point leave it alone. Better to get them power coated once all of them look like crap.

 

[MyMYLRnw]

Fine grit sand paper and a sharpie fixed mine. You can’t tell from 5 feet away.

 

[1plavs]

Fine grit sand paper and a sharpie fixed mine. You can’t tell from 5 feet away.

Doesn’t it look purple with a black Sharpie? I read that a Sharpie Pro has a better color that matches closer.

 

[twinkiestar]

I have tried several paint including Zink touch up paint but couldn't find a great match until yesterday I stopped at Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint store (prob not the same residential SW paint store) . The guy said local Tesla body shop (Relentless Body Shop) has always buy paint from the store and he quickly mixed NEU106E paint based off ATX 3.5 paint line - it costs $23 for 8 oz. I applied the paint using airbrush purchased from Amazon, and the result blown me away - I asked my son to have a blind test, and he cannot tell where was the new paint.

 

[Mike_TV]

$23 for 8 oz is a great price for larger jobs and the match looks perfect from your pictures.

 

[nate704]

Awesome! I am going to stop by my local store and ask for this mix.
Do you think they will do it?

 

[Kokukenji]

Any reason why you guys are not trying the mixes I see online, specific to the wheel? Is it because you get a bigger batch?

 

[nate704]

Any reason why you guys are not trying the mixes I see online, specific to the wheel? Is it because you get a bigger batch?

Most Amazon/eBay touch up mixes are about 2 oz for $40 plus.

 

[nate704]

I just checked two local Sherwin Williams Automotive paint stores and they are out of the base paint (out of stock from company/factory). I will have to check back with them in a month or two.

 

[twinkiestar]

Any reason why you guys are not trying the mixes I see online, specific to the wheel? Is it because you get a bigger batch?

I first tried the Rustoleum Black Satin ($10), then Zink prefix ($30+shipping) and not really happy with its color match so I returned it (Zink staff was super friendly!) - the local store is fast (you can see the color at the store) so you know what you get and the staff is knowledgeable to share the tricks on how to get better result.

I guess the fact that the store has all the Tesla paint code already in the mix database, and Tesla body shop always purchased from this SW shop shows the quality of their paint must be satisfactory.

 

[Kokukenji]

I first tried the Rustoleum Black Satin ($10), then Zink prefix ($30+shipping) and not really happy with its color match so I returned it (Zink staff was super friendly!) - the local store is fast (you can see the color at the store) so you know what you get and the staff is knowledgeable to share the tricks on how to get better result.

I guess the fact that the store has all the Tesla paint code already in the mix database, and Tesla body shop always purchased from this SW shop shows the quality of their paint must be satisfactory.

Ooo, if that's the case, lol. Didn't know that Tesla body shops purchase from this shop.