DIY Alloy Restoration...

[patomlin76]

By chance, has anyone here attempted DIY repairs on peeling/damage to your Passat's alloy wheels?

I have a few unslightly scrapes that have damaged the coating (and therefore are peeling), plus one that is starting to cause a 'spidering' effect, working its way under the laquer.

I've researched and noted the Wurth German Alloy Respray/Lacquer sprays, which apparently match quite well the colour of VW alloys, and intend to sand-down, fill and respray these (small) areas on my wheels.

I'm not likely to be doing anything until the weather warms up (for better spraying/drying time), but feel that this is a better option rather than let them get any worse, and therefore have to get new alloys instead...

paul.

[Col]

I've done this quite a few times with good results.

In fact my latest go was only last week!

Not on a VW but....










Quite easy to with the tyres off and quite do-able with them on only that you obviously have to mask off.

As an alternative to the Wurth paint, Fords Moondust silver is a good cheaper match.

The trick as with any cellulose spraying to getting a goof finish is in the polishing up afterwards. If you need any tips, then just ask.

[patomlin76]

looks like a great job done there..

although i won't have the luxury of being able to remove the tyres, I will be able to mask off the areas that need work doing. The only slight difference may be in the final look - on close inspection, the finish of the alloys on mine are like machined steel, very similar to a vinyl record. Obviously with the silver paint it will be more of a metallic finish - however as long as the colours are similar, no-one's going to get that close to inspect them...

[Col]

You will need to re-finish the whole of the face of the wheel to make it look right.

Masking off the tyre isn't so bad just takes a little time. Also mask off the rear of the wheel as well if your not re-finishing both sides as the overspray will look messy and is a right sod to remove.

[bigstuff]

I've used the wurth stuff before on BMW alloys and it's a good match and good quality paint.

It's all about the prep with this kind of job

[johnloaderuk]

on close inspection, the finish of the alloys on mine are like machined steel, very similar to a vinyl record.

This finish is often referred to as 'diamond' cut finish. In reality it can be a pretty rough finish, although looks good if machined correctly. Attached is a picture of one I did recently from a Mercedes AMG.

[patomlin76]

OK, so I don't want to respray the whole wheel (or all 4 if the diamond cut finish looks different on the other 3 wheels), so is there any touch-up paint that closely matches our alloys? Just thinking that I may just cover the chips with a close matching colour that looks OK from a distance - I'm talking an area of around 3-4mm2, so any close matching silver would do...

thanks.