Wheel touch-up paint

Anjilslaire · 09-02-2023, 02:48 PM

My 2021 RS with black forged 20" wheels have some curb rash I'd like to touch up. Is there a recommended paint to use?

Thanks!

Anjilslaire · 09-03-2023, 01:49 AM

Looks like this may work? Opinions?
Ouzorp Car Wheel Scratch Fix Rim Touch Up Paint Rim Scratch Repair Pen Quick And Easy Wheel（BLACK https://a.co/d/4dlqFIE

arpad_m · 09-03-2023, 07:38 AM

Back in the day I found this after scouring the internet. Color codes from this chart can be used for ordering touch-up paint packages from, say, paintscratch.com that I used successfully several times, or even amazon in some cases.

You may be able to do the same, or just use the black wheel color code, I don't think GM would've changed that after 2018.

dpevans · 09-03-2023, 08:07 AM

Head to the parts department they can track down your paint code and have touch up bottles.

Anjilslaire · 09-03-2023, 12:59 PM

Thanks!

Anjilslaire · 09-04-2023, 03:07 PM

Spoke to the dealership, and they don't carry wheel touch-up paint. They sent wheels out to a business that grinds them down and paints them, for $75 a wheel.
Mine are not that bad yet, imo.

LTfun · 09-05-2023, 09:26 AM

I'm pretty sure the wheels are just GM's gloss black (WA8555).

Anjilslaire · 09-05-2023, 12:33 PM

cool, thanks

Erobpaint · 02-12-2024, 01:53 PM

I used the regular car black gloss touch up paint for mine and it is dead on. I cannot see it even when i am cleaning the wheels. That close.

WhiteMale · 02-13-2024, 06:46 AM

If they're gloss black just buy a bottle of black nail polish, works like a champ and much cheaper.

CalgaryZL1 · 02-13-2024, 05:15 PM

Not hijacking, but my ZL1 wheels came with a scratch from the dealership and I have not been able to find any info on the closest possible paint match, it’s not a black and it’s not gray it’s in between. Just wondering if anybody has narrowed it down. I do realize different batches have different hues, so just looking for a close enough match.

WhiteMale · 02-15-2024, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

Not hijacking, but my ZL1 wheels came with a scratch from the dealership and I have not been able to find any info on the closest possible paint match, it’s not a black and it’s not gray it’s in between. Just wondering if anybody has narrowed it down. I do realize different batches have different hues, so just looking for a close enough match.

I just last night used the otherwise forum recommended WA748 for the ZL1 wheel and assuming the product is mixed correctly, it's not even close. It's much more black than my wheels. Of course I didn't sand, polish or clear it and the OE paint is some multi stage with Pearl and whatever. I just brushed it over to cover the scrapes and it looks bad. I don't suggest WA748 for this. I got it off Amazon from "Harpy".

arpad_m · 02-15-2024, 07:31 AM

I only have the full paint compat chart for 2018, but wheel color WA784U is a perfect match for my SS 1LE wheels (assuming your 748 is a typo). Let me post up the chart in case it helps, the ZL1 may have one of the other listed gray wheel colors.

WhiteMale · 02-15-2024, 01:19 PM

One way or another I def got something wrong, I'll look at it tonite and adjust my post if I need to.

09-02-2023, 02:48 PM	#1
Anjilslaire Drives: 2021 3LT RS A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: South Sound, Washington Posts: 438	Wheel touch-up paint My 2021 RS with black forged 20" wheels have some curb rash I'd like to touch up. Is there a recommended paint to use? Thanks!

09-03-2023, 07:38 AM	#3
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,618 View My Garage	Back in the day I found this after scouring the internet. Color codes from this chart can be used for ordering touch-up paint packages from, say, paintscratch.com that I used successfully several times, or even amazon in some cases. You may be able to do the same, or just use the black wheel color code, I don't think GM would've changed that after 2018. Attached Images __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

02-15-2024, 07:31 AM	#13
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,618 View My Garage	I only have the full paint compat chart for 2018, but wheel color WA784U is a perfect match for my SS 1LE wheels (assuming your 748 is a typo). Let me post up the chart in case it helps, the ZL1 may have one of the other listed gray wheel colors. Attached Images __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

09-03-2023, 01:49 AM	#2
Anjilslaire Drives: 2021 3LT RS A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: South Sound, Washington Posts: 438	Looks like this may work? Opinions? Ouzorp Car Wheel Scratch Fix Rim Touch Up Paint Rim Scratch Repair Pen Quick And Easy Wheel（BLACK https://a.co/d/4dlqFIE

09-03-2023, 08:07 AM	#4
dpevans Drives: 2024 Riverside Blue 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,208	Head to the parts department they can track down your paint code and have touch up bottles.

09-03-2023, 12:59 PM	#5
Anjilslaire Drives: 2021 3LT RS A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: South Sound, Washington Posts: 438	Thanks!

09-04-2023, 03:07 PM	#6
Anjilslaire Drives: 2021 3LT RS A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: South Sound, Washington Posts: 438	Spoke to the dealership, and they don't carry wheel touch-up paint. They sent wheels out to a business that grinds them down and paints them, for $75 a wheel. Mine are not that bad yet, imo.

09-05-2023, 09:26 AM	#7
LTfun Drives: 2022 LT1, 1981 320i Join Date: May 2022 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 71	I'm pretty sure the wheels are just GM's gloss black (WA8555).

09-05-2023, 12:33 PM	#8
Anjilslaire Drives: 2021 3LT RS A10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: South Sound, Washington Posts: 438	cool, thanks

02-12-2024, 01:53 PM	#9
Erobpaint Drives: 2023 Camaro Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Hockessin, De Posts: 1 View My Garage	I used the regular car black gloss touch up paint for mine and it is dead on. I cannot see it even when i am cleaning the wheels. That close.

02-13-2024, 06:46 AM	#10
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,992	If they're gloss black just buy a bottle of black nail polish, works like a champ and much cheaper.

02-13-2024, 05:15 PM	#11
CalgaryZL1 Drives: 2020 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 1,483	Not hijacking, but my ZL1 wheels came with a scratch from the dealership and I have not been able to find any info on the closest possible paint match, it’s not a black and it’s not gray it’s in between. Just wondering if anybody has narrowed it down. I do realize different batches have different hues, so just looking for a close enough match.

02-15-2024, 01:19 PM	#14
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,992	One way or another I def got something wrong, I'll look at it tonite and adjust my post if I need to.

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