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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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i am board and my rims need painted should i paint them gloss black or keep um silver.[IMG][/IMG]
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Black would probably look badass. Why not powder coat them?
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Powedercoat. It's actually not as expensive as you would think. It lasts longer and looks better.
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i am in college and don't have much money to spend
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Yea i was actually thinking about doing my rims a black color too, and i def dont got the cash to spend powder coating them, some autozone rim spray paint will be good for me, just do like 6 light coats and it will look nice and finished.
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local powder coater gets 300 to sand blast and powder coat a frame for a car..

so wheels got to be under 100 to do all 4..

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Def. go black. Im gonna powdercoat mine when i get the money.
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100 bucks if so i could afford that.but will i half to take the tires off or can they do it with them on it
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Black would look sweet with your scheme!
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100 bucks if so i could afford that.but will i half to take the tires off or can they do it with them on it
i wouldn't spray paint my rims with tires on, never mind send them to powder coat! they need the tires dismounted. your car looks good as is. black wheels don't fit into your overall look.
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definately take the tires off...

1, they can get around the edges better

2, the oven gets to 400 degrees if i remember right, i don't think your tires will like that much
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OZ Monte Carlos? ...havent seen those in a looong time


if they were some sort of deep-dish design, I'd say powdercoat 'em black with polished lips... but that style, leave 'em silver - imho, they look good as they are

maybe widen the back ones and throw some 315's on them
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Originally Posted by 67goatman455
definately take the tires off...

1, they can get around the edges better

2, the oven gets to 400 degrees if i remember right, i don't think your tires will like that much
hahaha number 2 is great, and i think pretty true HA!
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i would half to paint the plastic center caps.
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i agree with leavin them as is, i dunno if doin the black would look all that great.
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i also have tail light blackouts and if i paint them i will black out turn signals too
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im on board with the general concensus here, leave them the way they are, the car has an overall better flow to it with them silver, IMO of course
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wtf it takes me to my last post and shows no one has posted after me even though they have.
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can someone photoshop them gloss black
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