[DrBlank]

Hi all,

One of my wheel lips got a nasty scuff during a tire change last year; I've posted about this before here and here. My dad--a highly experienced paint and body man--offered to try to fix the issue but he lives out of state. He is coming in this weekend and plans to lightly sand the scuff, fog in some clear, and then hit the lip with his buffing wheel. Before he arrives, however, he asked me to try to find the exact clear coat that Ford used on these wheels (a satin?) to ensure that everything blends properly. I've contacted Ford dealers and local paint shops but no one can identify a specific clear. Has anyone on IMBOC done any touch up work on 08-09 Bullitt wheels, and if so, what clear did you use?

Note: if we aren't able to get things looking right by sanding, fogging, and buffing, I'm going to take the wheel off the car and have the shop that caused the scuff redo the entire wheel lip (they are a full-service restoration shop, and they offered last year to do the repair if I wasn't able to resolve the situation on my own).

Thanks, as ever folks,
Dr. Blank

 

[brasil]

...the only way to " save " the OEM Wheels : The paint has to be removed complete... in a chemical bath. then they will be powder coated ... after that the " restorer " puts the wheel on a lathe and brings back the shine of the outer face...
After all the wheel will be powder coated complete with "clearcoat "

The result.... as you can see on the attached pic . I paid 600 Euros for all 4 wheels.

Greetings Juergen

 

[DrBlank]

Thanks for the input Juergen. I think you're probably right, and the shop I'm working with has suggested basically the same process, although without the lathe work for the lip. I think I'm going to leave well enough alone at this point and just live with the minor imperfection. It is, after all, quite difficult to see in 99% of circumstances.