Painted Stock Wheels
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RE: Painted Stock Wheels
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I've been thinkin about doing this for a little while now, cant wait for the pics to see how it looks on the car. How many coats did you do?
I've been thinkin about doing this for a little while now, cant wait for the pics to see how it looks on the car. How many coats did you do?
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RE: Painted Stock Wheels
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Those should look great. The lip really sets it off, was that hard to do?
Those should look great. The lip really sets it off, was that hard to do?
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RE: Painted Stock Wheels
It's still too cloudy out to get a good pic and I'm about to start on the other side, but at least in the daylight you can see it a little better. The camera on this phone SUCKS.
I want chrome mirror caps ASAP!
I want chrome mirror caps ASAP!
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Also, what do you guys think about the center caps? Here are the three possibilities that I see:
1) Leave them alone.
2) Paint them black and then repaint the rings in silver.
3) Paint them silver and then repaint the rings in black.
1) Leave them alone.
2) Paint them black and then repaint the rings in silver.
3) Paint them silver and then repaint the rings in black.
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RE: Painted Stock Wheels
I stand by the black caps with silver rings, rather than having a silver "dot" in the middle of a rotating wheel, but that's only my opinion. As for the look on the car, fantastic! Shine the tires and on the road you'll probably even have the appearance of larger wheels (when the gloss of the wheels matches that of the tires).
I've seen black OEM wheels before, and I was never into them, but I think that's because of what I was telling you about my feeling that a black wheel needs a contrasting lip to set it off. Very, very nicely done - it really looks good. If you would, put up some straight-on profile shots of the car directly from the side, so the calipers and wheels are more visible than they are in the last pic, that was taken at an angle. Great look for the car Makes me want to say screw the black mesh wheels I've been wanting, and just paint my Italias the same way.
I've seen black OEM wheels before, and I was never into them, but I think that's because of what I was telling you about my feeling that a black wheel needs a contrasting lip to set it off. Very, very nicely done - it really looks good. If you would, put up some straight-on profile shots of the car directly from the side, so the calipers and wheels are more visible than they are in the last pic, that was taken at an angle. Great look for the car
Makes me want to say screw the black mesh wheels I've been wanting, and just paint my Italias the same way.
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RE: Painted Stock Wheels
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If you would, put up some straight-on profile shots of the car directly from the side, so the calipers and wheels are more visible than they are in the last pic, that was taken at an angle.
If you would, put up some straight-on profile shots of the car directly from the side, so the calipers and wheels are more visible than they are in the last pic, that was taken at an angle.
