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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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What color should I powdercoat my wheels?

Hey, I'm looking at powdercoating my wheels on my imperial blue ss/tc but I'm not sure what color to powdercoat them. I plan on doing this in the spring when I replace the tires.

Post up your suggestions and pics if you have them!
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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i like em' stock! clean clean clean. but if you really want to, id say gunmetal. but imo, keep em stock.why mess with perfection?
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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I dunno, just would like to be different.....every tc has silver wheels so I wanna be unique
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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gunmetal
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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I was thinking either gold or bronze.....I dunno
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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well ya got two for gunmetal. how about these?

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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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They don't look bad.

I also thought about polishing them/ black chroming them or painting the rims black and machining the face of the spokes.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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DONT do gold... If anything just do a red pinstripe lip.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Ewwww red pin stripe...... Not on my car lol
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by redcblt265
well ya got two for gunmetal. how about these?

I like that!

Srsly though, I say either leave them stock (goes better with the blue than anything else) or gunmetal.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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lev then looks better with ur color
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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well than blue lol. car looked black at first glance
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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Black chrome em! That would look saweeeet and you don't see many people with them
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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still voting stock..
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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I say stock or bronze if anything.

Ew @ the red pinstripe. I hate that, looks tacky as hell in most cases
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Can someone Photoshop my car with bronze/ gold and gunmetal rims?
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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Bronze. No questions about it.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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gold black or white. i myself would choose gold
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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I wouldn't want white....silver is hard enough to keep clean lol
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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working on some photoshops right now.. not feeling the bronze on this color actually now that im looking at it
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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heres a bunch of options i made up that i thought were kinda cool lol






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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Sick lol thanks bud.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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i think gold. like the last photoshop
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