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F8 Wheel touch up color???

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Greg Macmillen, Jun 4, 2022.

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  1. Greg Macmillen

    Greg Macmillen Karting

    Dec 9, 2018
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    Gregory R Macmillen
    Hello All, Went for a nice ride last night heard a rock kick up pretty hard. The roads here in CT suck. Anyway found a decent chip on my wheel. They are the new F8 Diamond cut wheel. Does anyone know what the color is for touchup on these wheels. Thanks for the help
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  2. cchan842

    cchan842 Karting

    Jun 20, 2009
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    SF Bay Area
    Grigio Corsa (matte)???
     
  3. MikeS

    MikeS Karting

    Nov 21, 2003
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    Connecticut
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    Local hobby shop. Testors enamel model paint. Hold a few bottles to the wheel for a match.


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  4. Greg Macmillen

    Greg Macmillen Karting

    Dec 9, 2018
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    Thanks Cchan842. I had a small 2oz touch up paint made up with Grigio Corsa base coat #
    248642. it matches absolutely perfect. I mixed it 1 to 1 with reducer. can't even tell where I touched up. Thank you for the advise. I never realized that was the color name for the wheels
     
  5. cchan842

    cchan842 Karting

    Jun 20, 2009
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    Great to know it works! (I’ve got the same wheels)
    Where did you order the touch up paint from?
     
  6. Viperjoe

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    So is this the same color as dark painted forged alloy wheels on the F8?
     
  7. Dseig001

    Dseig001 Formula Junior
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    Jun 21, 2017
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    Same here, just in case!
     
  8. Greg Macmillen

    Greg Macmillen Karting

    Dec 9, 2018
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    Gregory R Macmillen
    Yes, Looks identical
     
  9. Greg Macmillen

    Greg Macmillen Karting

    Dec 9, 2018
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    Gregory R Macmillen
    Hello, I went to a local auto body paint supplier and had it mixed in a standard solvent based, base coat. Most auto body suppliers will make up small 2 oz touchups of any color if you ask them for it. I then purchased a small container of reducer that goes along with that paint. If you mix the reducer with the paint, it makes the paint a little thiner and allows it to flatten out better in the chipped out spots. Im not sure which brand paint they used. Not sure if that really matters as long as it is a solvent based base coat

    Best
    Greg
     
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