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Loving my new RCZ

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Hi all,

After years of driving old bangers, I have finally had an opportunity (new job, easy commute) to buy something nicer and couldn't look at anything else after seeing the RCZ.

I bought it second hand but have noticed a couple of very light marks on the (black onyx) alloys from light kerbing. I was wondering if there is any product I can use to hide this, without a total refurb just yet?

There is also a very minor scuff on the front bumper which is barely visible, but I know it's there and it will bug the h*** out of me!

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions or could recommend any forum posts on here?
 
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Welcome to the forum :wave:

With regards to your scuffed alloy, there's nothing that can hide it. You should get it sorted sooner rather than later as the longer you leave it, the greater the risk of it getting worse with corrosion, etc.

Sounds like a smart repair is what you need on the bumper if it isn't able to be polished out?


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Hi and welcome. Enjoy :dance:
 
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I had my alloys refurbished in Jan, when my car went in for a 3 day detailing. I got them at an introductory offer as they had to use a different company (so it cost me £80 per wheel) best money i have ever spent and I have been ridiculously careful ever since then too!
I've attached a pic to show you an after shot :) :thumb up:
 
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You made me check there!! £67.50 per wheel and copy and paste from the email in Jan...

"this includes a 12mth warranty, something which isn't ordinarily offered by my usual suppliers. I should also add that this is a powder coating service too, and includes acid stripping, shotblasting, then powder coating of the wheel, plus them being rebalanced with new wheel weights"

Now the same product is £345 for all 4 wheels, I got mine cheaper as he had to change suppliers last minute on the day I went away.
 
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Thats not as bad then lol. Theres a place in Birmingham that does it for £20 a wheel if you remove your own tyres, so really its £40 a wheel adding a tennar to put on and take off the tyre. Im not sure if they offer warranty either.

Edit: Was. Looks like its closed down.
 
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The powder coating is also a lot thicker too rather than whatever they normal coat them with :-/

I think I could have had them touched up for a lot cheaper, but as they were going to be coated with Modesta BC-03 I thought it was worth paying the extra... got to spend my savings somehow haha! :thumbup:
 
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Abzynthe said:
Thats not as bad then lol. Theres a place in Birmingham that does it for £20 a wheel if you remove your own tyres, so really its £40 a wheel adding a tennar to put on and take off the tyre. Im not sure if they offer warranty either.

Edit: Was. Looks like its closed down.
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No wonder, at those prices = in administration
 
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Hi' Fritzeh, and welcome to the Forum, :greetings-wavingblue:

You can't beat getting the wheels fully bathed in acid so that they're completely stripped and then re-coated in the colour and finish of your choice ,,,,BUT until you're ready to do that, as a short term fix try a suitably coloured nail varnish!! Let me finish :eusa-think: as TRUST ME it stops the bare alloy colour from showing through the onyx shade of your wheels which is the cosmetic aspect that you may be on about AND of course the lacquer seals the scuff.

When you get round to having them professionally sorted the acid will remove the wheels back to bare alloy anyway so you risk nothing by doing it and its not easy to see unless your specifically looking for the temp repair in the first place !!
The cost per wheel is the same whether you have just one slight scuff or nine so my view is I'm gonna get my moneys worth per wheel ,,it makes sense in the same way that, would you have a complete car respray for just one scratch :?:

.the big blue (..a Forum back bencher whose onyx wheels are NOT quite 50/50 nail varnish as yet :lol: and will be getting mine professionally done once those damn kerbs stop jumping at at my wheels OR I employ a chauffeur) !
 
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RCZ-Performance said:
Nail varnish is the best stuff for small fixes..that stuff is strong, hard as nails ;)
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Pun intended Steve?

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RCZ-Performance said:
Chuzzbutt said:
RCZ-Performance said:
Nail varnish is the best stuff for small fixes..that stuff is strong, hard as nails ;)
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Pun intended Steve?

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I have been known to be funny at times :)
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Yep. I remember the jokes when you won that Pink hand bag.

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