"Can you colour match my wheels?"
We can colour match your wheels if you can supply the paint codes. But unfortunately, very few cars come complete with the paint codes for the alloy wheels. Often car manufacturers buy in their alloys already painted, so even if you contact the vehicle manufacturer they are unable to tell you the paint codes. The actual manufacturer of the wheels may be in Italy, Canada America or Japan, and are not easily contacted. It's been our experience that trying to find the exact paint codes can mean spending hours on the phone, often without result (they promise to phone you back, do they ever?). To give you an idea of the lengths our wheel man has gone to, he has even had the paintwork on some wheels analized to try and find the colours... even with this CSI-type method it isn't always possible to find a colour match.
 | | A slight scuff on a white Mini wheel. Damage often looks worse and shows up more on coloured wheels. |
The vast majority of alloy wheels are silver in colour, and most of those are a very similar shade. Some are Anthracite (metallic grey) and others are gold or white. We have a range of paints which are very close to these standard colours, and as we always paint the whole wheel, and on most cars we paint all four wheels, you would never notice any any slight difference in colour.
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| This BMW has a special coating which we cannot match. On this vehicle we repainted all four wheels to a new colour. |
Some wheels have special coating of enamel which are baked on, we are unfortunately unable to reproduce this process at the moment even if you can bring us the paint codes. We can however paint all your wheels in a new colour which is similar.
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Alloy Wheel Refurbishment FAQ
Commonly asked questions about our alloy wheel repair service answered, covers split-rims, Magnesium wheels, broken, cracked and dented wheels, colour matching and much more... Alloy Wheel Repair
A good car can really be let down by scuffed, tarnished and tatty wheels. Replacing a whole alloy wheel can cost hundreds of pounds, but repairing the damaged area or refurbishing the whole wheel can cost a fraction of that amount. Wheel Protection and Sealants
Special coating for helping to keep your wheels looking fresh, prevents dirt and brake dust from sticking and helps prevent corrosion.
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