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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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I want charcoal metallic TTII's, but I want them to retain the polished aluminum or (chrome) look of the regular ones. Do I want powdercoated or painted rims? Post pics if possible.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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powdercoat, dont paint your rims.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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u should paint old or inexpensive rims. if u want something to look great and last long and be durable get them powdercoated, u can even do it yourself for cheaper then a shop.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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depends on where you are at i can powdercoat, PM me
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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Powder coat. The paint won't hold up as well as the powder coating will. I have powdercoated TT2s and I really like them.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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powdercoat..dont even second guess
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 04:43 AM
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Thats Like Trying To Make Chicken **** Out Of Chicken Soup. Just Pay The Extra Money And Powder Coat Those Rims!!!!!!
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Will they retain the "Shiny" look?
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Will they retain the "Shiny" look?

my wheels are still shiney. As long as you go with a gloss powder coat it will be shiney
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
my wheels are still shiney. As long as you go with a gloss powder coat it will be shiney
Sweet, that's all I wanted to know, thanks.
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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here is a little pic to give an idea too



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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 02:24 AM
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Wow that looks pretty good. I am trying to decide between quite a bit of wheels myself, im looking at the TTII's, TTII's with painted center, cragar SS, or just going with the cloned Eagle Alloys TTII's. I wonder if I could get the cragar SS powdercoated in the center too.. hmm..
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 03:39 AM
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powder coating if you can afford it .
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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how much is powdercoating? like a baseline
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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75-100 depending on what exactly you want
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Powder coating is the way to go, but good work can get a little pricey . You can paint you TTII's for a fraction of the cost...I got mine done for FREE, but thats because my friend and I painted mine...etching primer...base coat...clear coat.
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