Refinished Turbo Twist Wheels with Wurth Silver Wheel Paint. Not happy...

[jlindsey86]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Happy Memorial Day to you2/all.

Don't be offended or burst in panic but I have to ask; did you acquire your materials from an authorized/specialized distributor or you got those from a small retailer? Obvious why I ask already so not going to elaborate why. Additionally, can you confirm the primer is one that Wurth recommend, and not one that could potentially be reactive. They seem to be from different manufacturers jugging from the canisters' label. Although I doubt this to be the problem it can't be ruled out without Wurth's confirmation. ps. when chemicals are involved... yadayada, you see why the concern and why I ask.

No offense taken at all. I used the same primer that was used in this DIY guide, which turned out great for them.
BMWTips wheel-scuff repair

This is my first time to refinish wheels but I thought I did everything 100% correctly. Not sure why mine turned out so differently...

[Nine8Six]

Thanks. Was worried to add gas on the fire, clearly noticed you aren't too happy already.

Where you got those chemicals from? Are you 100% sure those are legit imports (the wurth, particularly) and supplied by an authorized re-seller? I'm asking because all the wurth stuff we have here is all 100% counterfeit, a canister of anything "Wurth" is between $2.50~5.00 average for us domestically (see attachment). Unfortunately those fake chems 'import-pretenders' are some of the top exports due to the incentives they offer when sold via popular ecommerce platforms (eBay?!) and by other small retailers.

If indeed acquired via an official channel then I can only think of a bad batch, or something went really wrong between the primer and paint (reaction). edit: just read BFeller post above about primer color, didn't know that(!). Good info.

Lastly your wheel as-is does not look half-bad at all, bit of a trendy gun metal tone to it. Bet they look even better in real-life? Maybe try to get the center caps the same color and I'm sure they'll look killer. Re-do them next year or the following year if really that's not your thing.

[jlindsey86]

I believe I purchased the Wurth Paint and Clear from autogeek.net, if it wasn't them it was another reputable site that I typically purchase my parts from.

The wheel itself doesn't look bad but it is not the look I am wanting at all. My goal was for it to look 100% OEM, that is why I decided to go with Wurth's paint products.

I appreciate the feedback. I definitely understand that primer can effect the final color of a project. Every thread I have seen recommends using a grey primer. Many times Dupli Color Self Etch primer is recommended successfully, as shown in the link in my last post. Whatever happened turned this project into a rather frustrating one.