2012SilverSnake Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Does anyone have a color match for a 2012 SVT vert wheels? I'm fixing up some slight curb rash prior to getting her back on the road in a few weeks and the dark shadow grey metallic from Duplicolor (T299) is too dark. Searched this forum and elsewhere on the 'net and am drawing a blank. TIA, MikeW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT350conv Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 You will need to find an automotive paint store or auto body supply store who can mix paint. Odds are they have the code to match OEM, if not, they can usually match any color with their color pallets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangrich Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Fellow curb feeler, Let me know what you find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Edit: Below is only useful for SVTPP wheels, which the OP does not have. Wasn't paying attention. :fool: I curb-rashed my wheel a couple of weeks back. I posted a thread here. Based on my research, the Dupli-Color match is NG FM 360. I haven't repaired mine yet, so I can't personally vouch for the match. I read various other forums and found agreement on that paint code, though. I'm sure a Google search for that code and "SVT" would pull up the same threads I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012SilverSnake Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 GT350conv, I was looking for a lazy way to do this without having to get my airbrush out. Boidster, I used the method shown here: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/realwhda.html and after prep, it looked great. After shooting it with Duplicolor #T299 (~5 oz. can equivalent to the NGFM360 touch up paint stick), the "Dark Shadow Gray Metallic" doesn't match as it is darker and it's a METALLIC. The straight Shelby SVT (not a PP) has only a silver paint. (I should have figure that out prior to spraying it, I guess it was my "Homer" moment for the weekend) Googling has drawn a blank with the paint code, i will be contacting some auto paint suppliers to see what the code is so an equivalent color may be used. I will respond with the solution soon as the weather turned nice last weekend in SW WI and I NEED TO GET THE SNAKE ON THE ROAD, we got it last October and it only has 500 miles on it. I drove our 2007 V6 Mustang for the first time this season today and I now am getting a bad case of needing to hear a supercharger whine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 The straight Shelby SVT (not a PP) has only a silver paint. Ah, sorry. N00b mistake. I'm not familiar with the "straight Shelby SVT" wheels. So they are not the stock wheels, but also not SVTPP wheels? I bookmarked that exact web page for when I do the repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012SilverSnake Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Boidster, Don't feel bad on missing that I just the SVP, I made the bigger mistake shooting the wrong paint on it and will now have to sand it off and paint it again. They are 19 x 9.5 wheels, front and rear, that came with the car. I got hold of a wholesale paint distributer late this afternoon who said she could determine the wheel color from the info on the driver's door plate, will be taking a picture of the plate and the tire and wheel to them tomorrow. Ford evidently has a lot of silver wheel colors so without the actual vehicle code, it's just matching color samples to the actual wheel. MikeW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012SilverSnake Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Now the rest of the story ... You cannot determine the wheel color by the door pillar info, its not there. We color matched what looked to be the best Ford Wheel color, YBWC, with the guy at the auto paint supply, air brushed it on and it was too dark. After calling around to a dozen body shops, I found a small two man shop that does only detailing and some custom air brushing. After removing the paint I had added, he reprimed, and then he shot a base color of Toyota # 1G8 which is a lighter shade of silver. The next coat is the trick by an artist: he shot a clear coat with just a little bit of black added so that it came out speckled when sprayed. Doing this, he could keep feathering in more of the clear coat mixture until it matched the "metallic like" color of the wheel. Once he got it to a shade he liked, he used some regular clear coat to top it off. He had heard of this trick being required on some Japanese autos and decided this was the best way to match, I agreed as you can not tell where he painted it. Got it off the jack stands last night and just drove it this morning and I had forgotten how great a ride it is, life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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