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Old 07-08-2006, 01:13 PM
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NE1 Use/Know of "Wheel" Touch Up Paint?

One of my new to me, 4 month old 132s tars caught a nail from the
ubiquitous new house construction sites we have on our Mtn roads.

After a nearly two months of constantly topping up the very slow leak,
I pulled the front driver wheel and carted it down to one of our very low
tech wheel/tire joints. I begged the owner, whom I know, to be very careful
on the tire take off and put on, during the patching process.

I got it back and it looked ok, until upon very close inspection I found a
2+ inch gouge right at the tire/wheel seam probably from the initial "bite" of
the wheel iron tool they use. Zaino ain't covering it up.

I can see, most would not notice, but it's driving me fookin crazy...

Anyone know of the proper color of touch up paint; is there such a prod,
and does it work?

Thanks for letting me rant.
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Old 07-08-2006, 01:41 PM
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Hey David - I think the right stuff to use for that is Wurth wheel paint. Try goggling it...
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Old 07-08-2006, 03:33 PM
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Jay,
Great lead!

Looks like the deal...I'm gonna cop a can, spray it into
a little cup and use a brush. It is barely visible to a
casual viewer, but I know it's there and it pops out at
me like a sore thumb. Pizzes me off, too.
Thanks for the name...
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Old 07-08-2006, 03:41 PM
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my dads 132 wheels seems to be a magnet for small surface scratches that cover the the outer edges of the spokes. Anybody with 132s have the same problem? With enough rubbing you can get 99% of them out. but its a major pain that ive never seen with any other wheel.
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Old 07-08-2006, 09:02 PM
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Wurth wheel paint is the exact match. Works great to hide the scratches. get the clearcoat lacquer too to make it look like new.
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