apex alloys

mustang sally · 26th March 2009, 19:35

hi, can anybody tell me the exact colour off the apex alloys mg put on the late mgzt260?
got some touching up to do!!

pmessling · 26th March 2009, 19:38

it isn't really a colour its a finish, its shadow chrome, its made up of a black undercoat with the silver on top to create the effect, also called smoked chrome. i think you'll find it hard to touch them up, a lot of owners including myself have had them refurbished. as the oem finish gets worse over time.

black olive · 26th March 2009, 19:45

Ive had a reasonable job of touching minor scuffs up with a tin of ford metallic greyfrom halfords ( cant remember which shade). I matched it up to a centre cap from the alloys that I took into the shop, and for touching up used a fine paintbrush and a bit of paint sprayed into a jam jar lid

Jules · 30th March 2009, 09:43

To me the Shadow Chrome finish always looked dirty even after a good clean!! So I had a set finished in Liquid Silver (as used on Star Spokes fitted to 75 Contemporary's)
Thought they looked much "cleaner "then

There's no accounting for Taste & this is only my humble opinion of course

26th March 2009, 19:35	#1
mustang sally Newbie mg zt v8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: worcester area Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	apex alloys hi, can anybody tell me the exact colour off the apex alloys mg put on the late mgzt260? got some touching up to do!!

26th March 2009, 19:38	#2
pmessling Posted a thing or two TVR Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West london Posts: 1,084 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it isn't really a colour its a finish, its shadow chrome, its made up of a black undercoat with the silver on top to create the effect, also called smoked chrome. i think you'll find it hard to touch them up, a lot of owners including myself have had them refurbished. as the oem finish gets worse over time. __________________ Peter Essling Project carbon fibre well under way http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m.../Logo_260s.gif http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...ner468x60b.gif Last edited by pmessling; 26th March 2009 at 19:40..

26th March 2009, 19:45	#3
black olive I really should get out more....... 260 SE vin 214 ( last mark 1 260 ) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Ive had a reasonable job of touching minor scuffs up with a tin of ford metallic greyfrom halfords ( cant remember which shade). I matched it up to a centre cap from the alloys that I took into the shop, and for touching up used a fine paintbrush and a bit of paint sprayed into a jam jar lid __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

30th March 2009, 09:43	#4
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	To me the Shadow Chrome finish always looked dirty even after a good clean!! So I had a set finished in Liquid Silver (as used on Star Spokes fitted to 75 Contemporary's) Thought they looked much "cleaner "then There's no accounting for Taste & this is only my humble opinion of course __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block