trying to color match rustoluem paint to car paint

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:28 pm
my car is LR9A Campanella White and i want to paint/color match my beater stock wheels white and just looking for a cheap way to match it up with rustoluem.

well what would be the best way to mix this paint since its kinda a creamy white?

which would be better to ad? alittle yellow or almond color?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:22 am
well what would be the best way to mix this paint since its kinda a creamy white?
which would be better to ad? alittle yellow or almond color?


imo, neither or rustoleum. i dont think rustoleum will last long on rims.



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:44 am
I would get some synthetic enamel, not an oil base like the rustoluem is. you can then put a hardener in it and it will dry in a couple hours. the hardener is optional it will still dry a lot faster than the oil base that will take days. cost will be about the same.
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you can use hardener with this paint

mineral spirits i have

1 quart gloss white $9.00

1/2 pint $4.00

hardener $ 20



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 4:38 pm
great go for it!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 4:43 pm
that was not the topic of my question that i posted!

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:31 pm
Well, you've got to understand this a little....this site is Autobody.101 where you come to get literally professional advice on applying "automotive" coatings to your vehicles. When doing wheels like this most guys would be asking us up front what the "best" way to paint their wheels and we'd be telling them take your paint code (easy with wheels) to your local jobber and buy some single stage or base/clear, set up your gun (or have the jobber can it for you in aerosols) and go for it. You put up a posting of what Home Depot or Lowes carries and expect these guys to help you determine color...... seriously? I get it, it's a beater and you don't want put big bucks into the wheels however we can't give you much advice on stuff that's hardware grade at best and we wouldn't be using on a car........
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:38 pm
nyckid wrote:that was not the topic of my question that i posted!


nyckid, youre on a site where people paint autos with auto paint. they go to jobbers that use formulations already determined to get the color of choice. they use different tints/dyes to make the colors using precise measurements.
or work at a place that has a mixing bank.

so theres probably no experience using rustoleum paint to color match rustoleum paint to match LR9A Campanella White.
which is probably from a company like PPG,dupont, BASF, or the likes.


i think the comment from badsix, "go for it!"
is pretty much all anyone here and say.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:24 am
Why use it?
You can buy a gallon of urethane with activator for
under $100.00 on line. And that's a super tough auto paint.
Rustoleum isn't much cheaper than that.
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