Wheel Touch Up Paint

[C5Bob]

My '07 RX400h has the beautiful silver/grey painted wheels. There are some nicks in the paint that are unsightly. Anybody find a touch up paint that matches the wheel paint?

Thanks

[Gryphon]

Bob. Finding color coded touch-up paint for OEM wheels is usually difficult. You could ask your dealer but I doubt it is available.

Companies that supply paint to body shops have custom mixers/scanners much like Home Depot does for house paint, and can mix a small bottle for less than $10.00. But you would either need to get a chip to take in for their scanners or an entire wheel. Frankly Home Depot would probably be easier, but I don't know if house paint could survive moisture from rain and washing.

Or you can do what I did in the past when looking for a specific color for an older motorcycle--check out the DupliColor displays are mass merchants and auto parts stores. You might find a match or at least something close.

Tom

[cduluk]

Go to autozone or a store like that... Find some silver paint and black paint, and mix them until you get the right match.