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    Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    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?

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    Are they Painted Aluminum Wheels or Polished Aluminum Wheels that have been Clear Coated?

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    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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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    No suggestions??

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    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.

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    I didn't think Dr. Colorchip sold clearcoat touchup paint. Will check that on Monday.

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    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...

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    My wheels aren't painted with colored paint, they're just clear coated.

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    Quote Originally Posted by mcpp66 View Post
    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.
    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

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    Re: Painted Aluminum Wheels with dings

    Quote Originally Posted by mcpp66 View Post
    My wheels aren't painted with colored paint, they're just clear coated.
    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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