Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

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I put a couple of small dings into my clear-coated aluminum wheels. Is there something I can use to touch up these spots so they don't begin to corrode?
 
Are they Painted Aluminum Wheels or Polished Aluminum Wheels that have been Clear Coated?
 
Ummm, I don't really know.......they're the factory wheels for a 2010 Camaro. The Web site says "Painted Aluminum Wheels", probably painted with clear coat.
 
look online to get a color code and try something like dr. colorchip or touchup paint and clear it. If the "small" chips are too deep you'll have have them repainted to have them look perfect again.
 
I didn't think Dr. Colorchip sold clearcoat touchup paint. Will check that on Monday.
 
what I said was either dr. colorchip OR touch up paint with the same color code and get a little bottle of clear coat to put on the plain touch up paint. If it's too deep you may have to build the paint back up and wet sand it like you would a deep chip/scratch on paint...
 
My wheels aren't painted with colored paint, they're just clear coated.
 
mcpp66 said:
Ummm, I don't really know.......they're the factory wheels for a 2010 Camaro. The Web site says "Painted Aluminum Wheels", probably painted with clear coat.
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Painted aluminum wheels means they are exactly that......wheels that are made of aluminum that are painted...

A simple search on google like I suggested yields these results... the characters in bold are the color code

Midnight Silver Metallic (Wheel Color) WA263M
Black (Wheel Color) WA8555
Bavarian Silver Metallic (Wheel Color) WA9752
 
mcpp66 said:
My wheels aren't painted with colored paint, they're just clear coated.
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So you have what is called the polished aluminum on your Camaro. They're called polished aluminum, but they are clear coated. I have no idea why Chevy called them that. All you need to do is get some clear coat and touch it up. Walmart sells little cans of touch up clear coat. You might need to wetsand them down a little after you use it. I have the RS rims, and mine are painted aluminum. They're Midnight Silver Metallic. And can I ask which model of rims and Camaro you have so I know for sure?
 
IOMCAMARO said:
So you have what is called the polished aluminum on your Camaro. They're called polished aluminum, but they are clear coated. I have no idea why Chevy called them that. All you need to do is get some clear coat and touch it up. Walmart sells little cans of touch up clear coat. You might need to wetsand them down a little after you use it. I have the RS rims, and mine are painted aluminum. They're Midnight Silver Metallic. And can I ask which model of rims and Camaro you have so I know for sure?
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You can ask, but I can't answer. I have the RS model car and I'm pretty sure they're the standard wheels. I have a 2LT (I should have spent the extra money and purchased the 2SS, I'm still regretting that).
 
mcpp66 said:
You can ask, but I can't answer. I have the RS model car and I'm pretty sure they're the standard wheels. I have a 2LT (I should have spent the extra money and purchased the 2SS, I'm still regretting that).
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I have the 1LT/RS. I didn't want leather lol. I don't regret getting the 1SS or 2SS just for the price of gas. If you have the RS you could still have the polished aluminum. Do you have any pictures of your car? The polished aluminum was an option for the RS package also. My wheels have dings and stuff too, along with two of them having curb rash (don't ask what happened lol). I'm just gonna have a professional repair all of them next spring.
 
I'll have to learn how to properly post pictures first.
 
Okay, here's my whip!

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Got it. First time I tried it showed a broken link.
 
mcpp66 said:
Got it.
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Yea it looks like you have the upgraded polished aluminum. Just buy some touchup clear coat from walmart and you'll be find. After you fix them I would seal them. It helps a lot. Since I have sealed mine with NXT 2.0, I don't seem to get any more problems.
 
IOMCAMARO said:
Yea it looks like you have the upgraded polished aluminum. Just buy some touchup clear coat from walmart and you'll be find. After you fix them I would seal them. It helps a lot. Since I have sealed mine with NXT 2.0, I don't seem to get any more problems.
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I agree that I also think they are polished aluminum. Is it a different color where the chip is at as opposed to the rest of the wheel? I just want to make sure so they don't get messed up anymore than they already are. Rather than using nxt 2.0, I would use a wheel sealant like poorboys, since it doesn't break down with increased heat.
 
fairlady350z said:
I agree that I also think they are polished aluminum. Is it a different color where the chip is at as opposed to the rest of the wheel? I just want to make sure so they don't get messed up anymore than they already are. Rather than using nxt 2.0, I would use a wheel sealant like poorboys, since it doesn't break down with increased heat.
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I want to use a wheel sealant, I was just using what I had on hand. :)
 
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