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  1. Mike

    Mike New Member

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    #13 Mike, Jun 21, 2011
    Most of my wheels have been semi-gloss black. I love the low-maintenance aspect of that color choice, but I didn't want to default to that yet again without considering the options.

    Gunmetal, or some other dark but non-black color is an interesting idea. I will be powder coating the wheels, so I'd have to find the powder. I have an oven in the garage that *just* allows the wheels to fit inside without touching the wheel face or scorching the paint.

    I had white wheels once - Centerline RPM 17" wheels. They looked good, so good in fact that they were stolen off of the car one night.
     
  2. Steve

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    #14 Steve, Jun 21, 2011
    They can be but gunmetal varies in shade and color. You definitely need to see which gunmetal you're getting before buying blindly. In fact, having looked at a couple sets of gunmetal wheels with no apparent brown color at a nearby shop I assumed that's what gunmetal always looked like other than variations in shade. So, I ordered a different wheel style also called gunmetal and was surprised when they arrived and the dark grayish color had an obvious brownish tint. I like it though and still have the wheels, they look great on my Indi Blue R50. :Thumbsup:
     
  3. T8rChick

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    #16 T8rChick, Jun 21, 2011
    I like our anthracite wheels. They don't look dirty, just less shiny!

    Also you might look at Aaron's (agranger) powder coated wheels in his garage. They are probably lighter than you would want as he has a PW but they look good!
     
  4. Mike

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    #17 Mike, Jun 21, 2011
    Ghetto fab? :lol: Not my style.
     
  5. Johngo

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    #19 Johngo, Jun 21, 2011
    LOL!

    Actually, if you limit the differences to each side, nobody will know. You can never see both sides at once...:biggrin5:
     
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    #20 Rixter, Jun 22, 2011
    Regardless the color, just curious what's the process for painting? I would imagine gloss black would be slightly more forgiving of any painting imprefections
     
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    #25 Mini-Rolls, Jun 22, 2011
    I painted my wheels a few weeks ago. The inside of the wheel is flat black with a flat clear coat, the spokes are black with blue pearl and a few coats of high gloss clear.

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  8. Mike

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    #26 Mike, Jun 22, 2011
    Absolutely, I've done this on wheels in the past. Duplicolor wheel paints are particularly good for refinishing wheels.

    I've had powder-coated wheels at the track and have yet to cook the paint there. The powder used was just plain-jane polyester powder. They do have some higher temperature powders (epoxy, mixed-blend) and of course the really high-temp ceramic stuff, but as you go up in temperature tolerance, weatherability goes way down.

    Can't see your pics on my computers, would like to see them though. The "click to see full-sized pic" link takes me to a forum that then tells me I'm not logged in and am therefore forbidden to access the page.
     
  9. Justa Jim

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    #28 Justa Jim, Jun 23, 2011
    Just my luck. My wheels won't fit in my over. :nonod:

    Jim
     
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    #30 Justa Jim, Jun 26, 2011
    Since I do the cooking, maybe this is my chance to buy the Vulcan Range I always wanted. :lol:

    Jim
     
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    #31 Metalman, Jun 26, 2011
    Can you do the Vulcan Mind Meld as well?.....:D
     
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    #32 Ofioliti, Jun 26, 2011
    White roof must have white wheels! :biggrin5:
     
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    #33 Rixter, Jun 26, 2011
    Probably not, but I'll bet he makes a killer tuna melt ;)
     
  14. BlimeyCabrio

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    #35 BlimeyCabrio, Jun 27, 2011
    +1 for Anthracite / Gun Metal (non-brownish) - dark silver color
    If I ever need to refinish my PF01's, that's what they will become.

    But, of the options given to begin with... silver.
     
  15. Mike

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    #36 Mike, Jun 27, 2011
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