sweetcorne
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Can anyone please tell me the correct colour silver for my 1990 944s2 wheels
Regards
Regards
Wheel colour
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924Srr27l
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Hi, There are No colour codes or information supplied for wheels on any car.
They are mostly subcontracted out and Powdercoated by other companies..
You may know? this uses 200 degree high temp paint, and not what the repair and
bodyshop use which is wet body paint.
All your franchises and even a bodyshop derived Porsche bodyshop will use a paint
that's close enough, but to be accurate there is not set recipe and code like your car body.
2 choices:
- Either have new paint put on top of the old (DIY Aerosols / Man in a Van / Bodyshop)
- Have the tyres removed, the wheels chemically stripped and all 4 powder coated.
This way all 4 will match and last long, and the painter will make up a suitable colour
which unless it's dramatically too dark or light or metallic etc... will be fine.
Regards, Roger
They are mostly subcontracted out and Powdercoated by other companies..
You may know? this uses 200 degree high temp paint, and not what the repair and
bodyshop use which is wet body paint.
All your franchises and even a bodyshop derived Porsche bodyshop will use a paint
that's close enough, but to be accurate there is not set recipe and code like your car body.
2 choices:
- Either have new paint put on top of the old (DIY Aerosols / Man in a Van / Bodyshop)
- Have the tyres removed, the wheels chemically stripped and all 4 powder coated.
This way all 4 will match and last long, and the painter will make up a suitable colour
which unless it's dramatically too dark or light or metallic etc... will be fine.
Regards, Roger
sweetcorne
Member
Cheers Rodger,
I was wondering if there was a certain silver that was used I guess they will have to match whats already there But who knows if thats
Original.
I was wondering if there was a certain silver that was used I guess they will have to match whats already there But who knows if thats
Original.
sweetcorne
Member
They are very good condition just a like roppy by the wheel nut holes and I would be havin all 4 done I just dont want to paint them and at the next show folk going errrr they are the wrong colour, you know what some folk are like
sweetcorne
Member
Barry South Wales
924Srr27l
New member
Ok, I know a few Wheel restorers in the country, the nearest though would be Swindon
direction ! contact scott@ www.platinumalloys.com of you want to have a full strip resto,
or find a decent bodyshop for a front face only new paint on top of the old etc..
If the bolt holes are corroding ? or scratched up from Sockets etc...you may be better stripping them
especially if the insides re corroding too ? and the more expensive job will last longer than any cosmetic
work which if you're planning on keeping the car for a while ? is much more cost effective.
R
direction ! contact scott@ www.platinumalloys.com of you want to have a full strip resto,
or find a decent bodyshop for a front face only new paint on top of the old etc..
If the bolt holes are corroding ? or scratched up from Sockets etc...you may be better stripping them
especially if the insides re corroding too ? and the more expensive job will last longer than any cosmetic
work which if you're planning on keeping the car for a while ? is much more cost effective.
R
9four4
New member
We use Powdertec in Glasgow, the colour they use for us they call Porsche Silver. Whether that is an actual recognised colour with a code, I don't know, but the results speak for themselves..
I remember your wheels Andy, they had a very fine silver fleck through them and the shade of silver was ever so slightly darker than usual but did not quite merit a refinish at the time.
We also use Spit & Polish in Tonbridge for Fuchs or anything else that requires a diamond cut and a pro finish. I would recommend either of those places, though you will have to take the wheels off and send them away to use either of those guys.
Finish with new lightweight nuts (£60 a set) and some new crested centre caps for that concours look.
I remember your wheels Andy, they had a very fine silver fleck through them and the shade of silver was ever so slightly darker than usual but did not quite merit a refinish at the time.
We also use Spit & Polish in Tonbridge for Fuchs or anything else that requires a diamond cut and a pro finish. I would recommend either of those places, though you will have to take the wheels off and send them away to use either of those guys.
Finish with new lightweight nuts (£60 a set) and some new crested centre caps for that concours look.
sweetcorne
Member
Cheers Gents,
I have a company here that will do them Just need to find the correct colour,
I used Spit and Polish when I had my X pax wheels done. They did a great job
I have a company here that will do them Just need to find the correct colour,
I used Spit and Polish when I had my X pax wheels done. They did a great job
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