Repair damaged copper wheel trim?

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mluisbrown
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Post by mluisbrown »

Ah damn. I ordered this touch up paint from the same seller, and I also live in Portugal. Not sure why it wouldn't get shipped to Portugal, although with Brexit etc it might have to go through customs which will be a pain.
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antoniomapinho wrote: Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:49 pm Update on this: ended up not getting the touch up paint. Got in touch with the seller who issued a refund on account of "I don't think its going to get to your location." (Portugal). So, back to square 1 :(.
My touch up paint arrived today in Portugal. However, since it came from the UK (and because Brexit :roll: ) I have to pay 10 EUR customs charges, but I should get it delivered home in the next few days.
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mluisbrown wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:42 pm
antoniomapinho wrote: Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:49 pm Update on this: ended up not getting the touch up paint. Got in touch with the seller who issued a refund on account of "I don't think its going to get to your location." (Portugal). So, back to square 1 :(.
My touch up paint arrived today in Portugal. However, since it came from the UK (and because Brexit :roll: ) I have to pay 10 EUR customs charges, but I should get it delivered home in the next few days.
Failed to update this thread. got it the same as @mluisbrown, after many days...
Having tried it in my damaged wheels, I can say it works as advertised. It doesn't completely mask the damage from close but works well enough from a distance, for a fraction of the cost of a full repair.

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Nice job 👍
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Are they diamond cut or machined ? Smart repairs aren’t too bad for kerbed alloys
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Scottie wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:37 am Are they diamond cut or machined ? Smart repairs aren’t too bad for kerbed alloys
I believe they're machined.
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