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: Refinishing Rims. Help me choose a colour.


vash13
06-12-2010, 09:56 AM
It is that time to refinish my rims and want to do it before the summer ends. I was pretty confident that I wanted to do them in Satin Black, but now I am having second thoughts.

Bright bright yellow with or without Polish lip.
Gunmental with Polish lip.
Satin black with or without Polish lip.
Just Keep them the same?

Help me out guys....

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1269/dscf0334p.jpg (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/dscf0334p.jpg/)

S14
06-12-2010, 10:35 AM
bright pink or baby blue

impactY
06-12-2010, 10:38 AM
turquoise or rainbow

jaretron
06-12-2010, 11:05 AM
satin black spokes with gloss black lip.

vash13
06-12-2010, 11:08 AM
hm.. only reason i might not do satin black is because it does accentuate the wheel gap a bit more. I am already lowered on Eibachs and don't want to go lower >.<.

ilvtofu
06-12-2010, 11:11 AM
Gunmetal throughout looks sleeker IMO, polished lip might look a bit tacky

!Aznboi128
06-12-2010, 11:12 AM
wheel gap looks good for dd, honestly I never liked chrome but it fits the car

vash13
06-12-2010, 11:14 AM
It's actually not chrome. It's hyper Silver and it's pretty damn hard to maintain in good condition.

keifun
06-12-2010, 11:45 AM
GOLD!!!

!Aznboi128
06-12-2010, 11:50 AM
It's actually not chrome. It's hyper Silver and it's pretty damn hard to maintain in good condition.
gunmetal is the best colour if you don't like to clean your wheels :p

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs601.snc3/31640_10150179702010504_813935503_12716939_3922485 _n.jpg

and buy this works very well. all you need to do is spray and wash

satek
06-12-2010, 11:58 AM
bronze!

Mr.Jay
06-12-2010, 11:59 AM
Bronze!!! with black lip or polish lip or none at all

vash13
06-12-2010, 12:01 PM
^ hmm.. that sounds pretty interesting.. Can anybody do a photoshop of it?

1exotic
06-12-2010, 12:07 PM
I like the way they look now... but I'd do black and leave the lip chrome.

c32
06-12-2010, 12:08 PM
i say stick with your originaly idea, flat black/satin black looks sick imo..

124Y
06-12-2010, 01:00 PM
gunmetal is the best colour if you don't like to clean your wheels :p

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs601.snc3/31640_10150179702010504_813935503_12716939_3922485 _n.jpg

and buy this works very well. all you need to do is spray and wash

This does work quite well. However, I don't know if it's for all bottles or am I just unlucky, but the sprayer kept fucking up on me. I had to switch to a different sprayer for it to work.

smk
06-12-2010, 01:58 PM
Flat Black, then blackout all your emblems and get a small drop.

jpark
06-12-2010, 04:14 PM
i honestly dont mind the way it looks right now

vash13
06-12-2010, 04:17 PM
I know it looks fine now. I need to refinish them and just to change it up for the heck of it since i had them for a good 2 years.

PDA_86
06-12-2010, 04:32 PM
I always love a black car with bronze rims combo.

1exotic
06-12-2010, 04:34 PM
I know it looks fine now. I need to refinish them and just to change it up for the heck of it since i had them for a good 2 years.

well then don't listen to anyone here...
"yo man make them pink it will look sick bro".


Go black with chrome lip or even bronze... THAT will look sick bro.

do it, do it.
http://28.media.tumblr.com/wj9Eqnxmgk38b9txgvsOcH7Zo1_250.gif

EvoFan
06-12-2010, 05:25 PM
black with polished lip

BEEB
06-12-2010, 09:59 PM
Remove tint and lower

TOPEC
06-12-2010, 10:15 PM
dark gray or dark gunmetal

Gary Oak
06-12-2010, 11:22 PM
black rims with red lip
that is if you like red

vitaminG
06-13-2010, 10:09 PM
This does work quite well. However, I don't know if it's for all bottles or am I just unlucky, but the sprayer kept fucking up on me. I had to switch to a different sprayer for it to work.

i have the exact same problem, its def the sprayer

c32
06-14-2010, 01:22 PM
ALL BLACK... no polished or red lips. that shit is so played out

vash13
06-14-2010, 03:19 PM
What black do you suggest? Matte? Satin? Gloss? Piano? Metallic?

G-spec
06-14-2010, 03:40 PM
spartan bronze ?? satin finish ??

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad88/lmted/Irvine%20Spectrum%202010/IMG_9328.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/GGG-G35/Irvine%20Meet/DSC_1330.jpg





hyperblack here

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/whitemike503/DSCN1350.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/whitemike503/DSCN1349.jpg



graphite

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd107/GGG-G35/Irvine%20Meet/DSC_1245.jpg

!Yaminashi
06-14-2010, 03:44 PM
Oh man that gold/bronze color up there is straight up sex

vash13
06-14-2010, 03:45 PM
oo I really like the bronze lip and satin finish.. my lips aren't as big as those. You think I can pull that off?

c32
06-14-2010, 03:53 PM
i would paint them all satin or matte black..

G-spec
06-14-2010, 04:12 PM
those spartan bronze wheels are the new release from the Work Gnossis line, brand new for 2010. And yes the color and finish is so gangster it would look good on anything, hell I'd paint my car that color.

black on black has been beaten to death, I don't even turn my head to check out black rims on black cars anymore. But it's up to you ultimately, if you want to blend in and do something everyone has already done and is doing then go for some sort of black out, but if you want to do something different and unique in a good way then go with the spartan bronze satin finish.

I suggest you do something unique and fresh, but that's my preference as I don't like blending in with the rest.
My new wheel setup for example I'm doing something real fresh, gloss black step lip with matte face and doing a time attack pinstripe to make it really pop.

vash13
06-14-2010, 04:17 PM
Good advice G-spec. I was thinking of something to make my car stand out but not WTF style. I want to keep my car classy and semi VIP .. I mean it's a Volvo lol. Bronze and stain black is def going to be a top choice for me. I just wonder if it has to be powder coated to get that finish or can it just be painted?

Mr.Jay
06-14-2010, 05:18 PM
Yes! bronze looks soo good on a black car

!e.lo_
06-14-2010, 05:58 PM
damn that spartan bronze is nice

i say bronze, it'd be a nice complement.

TRD Rs200
06-14-2010, 06:16 PM
time attack

Matsuda
06-14-2010, 08:28 PM
oooh nice S40!

ajax
06-14-2010, 11:09 PM
Gold!!!

G-spec
06-14-2010, 11:19 PM
black chrome is fckin gangster too, but from my knowledge the closest place that chromes wheels is California

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/jayayssohn/vsxx/IMG_2544.jpg

vash13
06-14-2010, 11:46 PM
I'm not black enough to pull black chrome off =(

Pt20
06-15-2010, 06:18 AM
you live a couple blocks from my house :)
i drive by this every day haha. nice ride

Mugen EvOlutioN
06-15-2010, 07:45 AM
black with polish lip
:thumbsup: