my bandit

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so ive decided to keep my $300 Fikse FM10s (just dropped 250 to get the rears to 9" but its no different than my ruffs) and im thinking about powdercoating them... ive got a few different ideas but i dont know which to choose
i was thinking either...
all black centers with polished lip (cheapest)
completely black everything
black face but the side of the spokes polished or clear
the face cleared or polished and the side of the spokes black

any opinions?

my car is a satin black trans am for reference

Nite_Hawk

black face but the side of the spokes polished. This would be the bees knees.

my bandit

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im thinking about taking a challenge and going into paint (i dont have photoshop ) and trying to get some pictures

9WhiteCamaro9

My vote would be for Matte spokes with Silver or Polished lip. Are you keeping the car Matte?

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

yup the car is staying matte. its hot rod flatz so the quality is pretty damn good

here is an example. top half is the black face, regular sides: bottom is black sides regular face

9WhiteCamaro9

^ Both ways look good. Would be hard for me to pick which way to go with.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

well one of the faces the clearcoat is messed up so that might be whats taking me towards doing the face black but they would clean it up and put a clear on it since they have to scuff it up anyways to paint them
i just dont know how hard it would be to tape them up to just do the sides

Nite_Hawk

You could make the lips gloss black, matte black face, polished edges. The gloss black would make them pop.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

Damn that's a lot of work haha. One question what would be better powdercoat or paint? Since they are aluminum and the backside has threads for the bolts I'm a little worried about the powdercoat

Mr.z/28

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If I were you, Id powdercoat them flat black like these.


Your car would look insane!

Spd-Kilz

iTrader: (35)

Matte black spokes with a polished lip.

fast2006gt

iTrader: (3)

Leave the lip polished! just my .02

LS1RedZ

iTrader: (19)

Either way would look good. Did you see "Trusts" black T/A with the solid black 10s? It looked pretty sick.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

yea trusts car was sick looking! another thing about getting just the face done is i wouldnt have to take apart all 4 wheels and then have to put them back together (or pay someone to)

SHovV

iTrader: (1)

Do it both ways like you have in your pic

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

So just the all black center with the polished lip? I think I need to make a poll for this thread

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

hmm ok i talked to a powder coating place and they said 50 per wheel and thats just doing the center. is that a good price or too much?

Spd-Kilz

iTrader: (35)

I have a feeling that is pretty standard.

PLEASE DO BLACK CENTERS WITH POLISHED LIP.

No poll required.

NXPRSS

iTrader: (23)

Another vote for black centers and polished lip! and $50 a wheel is a good price... i asked a powdercoating place how much they wanted to powder coat a rim and they said $100 a rim.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

im going black centers/ polished lip but i havent decided if i want the sides of the center polished or black for that pop