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Your wheels are definitely darker than the body, but don't forget that the body has years of paint fade due to the weather.
Have you considered a matt clear over the current paint to bring it closer to the body paint. You can get a can of matt paint made up at most paint shops to try it out.
Truck looks good, watching with interest.
Now there's a novel idea & it would certainly be an eye catcher at a show..Quote:
I might as well paint them pink.
"Anyone seen Gav?"
"Yep that's' him over there with the gay, hard looking 101 with the Pink rims." Mmmmmm, nice eh?[biggrin]
The wheel paint looks good to me,
to put it in perspective I got some new hubcaps for the Dodge, these need paint !
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Thanks mate - Paint job on the vehicle is less than 2 years old and is the correct colour. You can tell particularly well where the new and old paint is under areas that don’t see the weather and inside the vehicle - it’s a completely different colour to the rims.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corgie Carrier
Might grab some matt clear coat and see if that helps.
Not sure why everyone is trying to convince me otherwise, I don’t like them so that’s that. 😁
Fair call. [emoji41][emoji1783][emoji106]
Bloody rivett counters [thumbsupbig]
Just use it as it is.[biggrin]
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16PMarkThe colour seems like for like based on your pics. I think it's the 'sheen' of ya new paint that is creating the issue? The reflecting light makes them look a little lighter...
Maybe?? Just me??? [emoji848][emoji1783][emoji16]
Wot he said ^^^
Recently had the olde peepers checked & my eyes tell me......
IMHO & for what it is worth, it is the same colour but the wheels are shiny & are reflecting available light, hence they look different. Take the shine look away & you are back to square 1. If for some "chemical" reason there isn't a difference, then a km or two up the road they soon will be the same.
Ignore them Gav, I’m with you on this. [emoji41]. If it isn’t right then it needs rectification.
Once you see something like that. You’ll never un-see it.
Way too many LR owners settle for “she’ll be right”.
Will be the same if you repaint them, will never get it perfect. Go for a squirt on some dirt road, splash a bit of water and dust on them , clean them , go for a squirt get them dirty , repeat, they will look the same in no time.
TBH its a way better finish that it would be getting by the squaddies with a brush (broom) , Its a LandRover FFS , near enough IS good enough.
Im purposely painting the Dodge wheels a different shades of Grey so I wont have this exact problem.
Appreciate everyone’s concern but as Tombie said if it’s wrong it’s wrong. I’m not looking for a perfect finish and the repairs will be with a brush - which I always intended to do at some stage, but I was hoping the paint I had matched was going to be right. [emoji16]