Hi All, It's been a while since my last post.

I recently gave one of my 22" Stormer wheel to a local shop in Doha (supposedly one of the best)
to fix a deep curb scratch on the rim. He filled the curb scratch with some material and then
weld it (I guess) leaving a black mark. He presumed I was gonna take it for painting afterwards
(which is now a must )

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/gallery/displayim...amp;pos=23
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Unfortunately, NO paintshop in Doha would take my wheel. They all said this is not a Silver paint they
are used to work with or one that can easily be re-touched (brighty shiny silver). They offered to paint
it in regular silver but then I'll need to do all 4 wheels to match

Are these 22" Stormers really painted in SILVER or Machined-Face?
Can they be retouched? What is the code that I should be looking for?

I'll probably need to look for a paint solution online as these local shops here are not
too advanced.

Kindly advise

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Oooh thats had a fair wack .........If im honest i think i would be looking for a new wheel

Just my opinion  MY10 3.0 HSE Santorini Black, Ivory Premium & extended leather, privacy, paddles, diamond turned alloys, Ipod lead that charges, tasmods, rrsport.co.uk stickers

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I Agree.
I just wouldn't want to take a chance with something like that & have a wheel fail on me on the motorway!  2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
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GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010)
GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

I believe you guys miss understood me. There is NOTHING wrong with the wheel.
The Black color is only a residue of the curb scratch fixing process. The guy
used some welding technique to fix the rim at one spot and left these black marks

Is there a way to re-touch it?

or is there a paint code that I can use to spray it all over these 22" wheels to restore
the original factory look?

Appreciate all your ideas.

William RRS 2007 HSE V8 * Buckingham Blue * Ebony Leather * Cooler Box * Sunroof * Navigation * PTI Bluetooth * Side Steps * Mud Flaps * Body Side Mouldings * V-Kool V70 Heat Insulation Glass Film * Clear Side Repeaters * Color-coded Side Vents + Grille + Door Handles + Door Mirrors * S/C Rear Decals + Door & Steering Emblems * S/C Exhaust Catbacks * Tasmod Sills * Nokia Cradle + Phone * 22" Stormers * 1st Edition Badge

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That is the marks of alloy welding.

If it was just a scratch then why would they need to get the welder/blow torch out? They have obviously used heat to treat the casting and at the same time have scorched the coating. But without knowing exactly what they have done to your rim I couldn't comment further.

I wouldn't be surprised if the wheels are metal flake powder coated actually. If thats the case then no regular painting process will match it. I think these rims are made in Italy at the same place where Land Rover gets alot of their alloy wheels from.
Check with the local powder coaters in Doha...they may have a solution for you. They may even have a clear coat over the top as well?

I recently one of my RRSC rims and thought about getting it repaired locally in Dubai but thought better of it and managed to get a free replacement from the local dealer here .
I have an aluminium repair kit ( Google HLS2000 aluminium welding) that I've used with success on quite afew projects but I wouldn't risk using it to fill a missing chunk out of a high performance car rim like a RRS!