Alpina wheels paint colour? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Ratty · 29th August 2009, 23:15

Hi all,

I'd like to tidy my wheels up before another British winter does it's best to corrode them away.

Anyone know the Alpina wheel paint colour? Or a very close match.
The worst corrosion is not visible, so I just need to clean it up and get paint over it.

I'll probably have them professionally refurbed at some point in the future.

Cheers

quattroboy · 30th August 2009, 19:59

I would recommend Wurth paint, it is a german made paint that matches most OEM finishes. It comes in a silver lacquer and a clear lacquer. I have used is before with good results.

Here is a UK retailer that carries Wurth products:

Performance Motorcare Products Ltd Wurth @ Performance Motorcare Products Ltd

Cheers,

Sean

Ratty · 30th August 2009, 22:09

Thanks Sean, looks spot on to me

Cheers

Bruce M · 31st August 2009, 11:35

Just to fill the gap, there is no paint code for Alpina wheel silver. I did some checking in the past (email the wheel manufacturer etc).

A good, wheel refurbisher will be able match the colour properly.

Rahu · 1st October 2009, 22:16

BMW color "titan silver" is very similar.

Ratty · 3rd October 2009, 14:14

I've just finished my M5's rear wheels using the Wurth Silver and clear coat lacquers and they look like new again

Excellent Oem Bmw colour and the lacquer gives it a smooth deep gloss top coat which should be easy to clean. I might get some Poorboys wheel wax for them too.

I got a couple of tiny sags in the silver coat and the same in the clear coat, but they're hardly noticeable.
As a result of my over enthusiasm I didn't get 2 wheels from 1 can (400ml) but If you're careful, I think you probably could. I used 1.5 cans of silver to cover two wheels, and one can of clear lacquer..
I ordered 2 more sliver and one lacquer to do the front wheels next, and a can of Wurth undercoat.
That gives me a bit left over to tidy the corrosion on the Alpina's wheels, then I'll probably get them refubed by a pro next year.

Thanks Quattroboy, top recommendation, and the UK dealer link you provided are excellent, fast delivery, free detailing guides and I've had 3 complimentry microfibre cloths (free) as well... they do all the top quality detailing products and I'll be ordering all my bodywork bits from them in future