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Offline Ant.W28LKR

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What colour to get wheels painted
« on: September 22, 2013, 10:45:48 pm »
I have standard alloys think they're called classics. They are in need a refurb so Thinking about changing the colour of them.  Toying with the idea of getting them powder coated white.  Thoughts?



I'm buying my mates r32 omanitys after the year. So the standard wheels will be used there after as winters.
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 10:57:56 pm »
White wheels are a pig to keep clean. Because of the light colour you can see the inside rim quite easily as well. It'll make you want to remove the wheels every time you wash it to clean them right.

How about anthracite/gunmetal? The other option I've thought about doing mine is aero chrome?
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2013, 01:15:00 am »
Or Black Chrome if you wanna go down the stealth route...
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2013, 01:21:31 am »
Gold.  :star:
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2013, 01:23:46 am »
pink/green, with matching lipstick/callys.
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2013, 09:25:53 am »
What's aero chrome ? And black chrome?    And pictures to help me make my mind up please?
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2013, 11:13:12 am »
AeroChrome - a powdercoat possibly only available at Pentland Powdercoating. Here's a set of my BBS CH002's back in the Mk4 days.  :drool:

« Last Edit: September 23, 2013, 11:15:46 am by dodds-gttdi »
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2013, 01:02:18 pm »
Gold x 2. As my daughters say "looks the shizzle" .  :confused:


Different wheels,height etc but sort of the same.  :laugh:

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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2013, 01:05:20 pm »
Something different that stands out but I'm not wanting it to look stupid.
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2013, 01:06:43 pm »
Quote from: MC71 on September 23, 2013, 01:02:18 pm
Gold x 2. As my daughters say "looks the shizzle" .  :confused:


Different wheels,height etc but sort of the same.  :laugh:





Ahhhh I likey very very much!!!   :laugh:
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2013, 01:10:02 pm »
Gun metal always looks good to me and would be my choice.

Can't say I like white to be honest mate but each to their own!
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2013, 01:17:09 pm »
Could somebody photoshop my standard wheels gold to see what it looks like?  I'll take a better picture
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2013, 01:22:58 pm »
Anthracite looks good on any car IMO.
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2013, 01:32:47 pm »
Photoshop needed for this picture please to gold wheels

« Last Edit: September 23, 2013, 07:32:00 pm by Ant.W28LKR »
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Re: What colour to get wheels painted
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2013, 03:27:59 pm »
Pescaras in M3 black chrome.

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