View Poll Results: Should I just repaint my gunmetal wheels or get them polished???

Repaint them

35.56%

get them polished

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Dec 4, 2007 | 07:56 AM

jamiep101

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wheels on my ss

should I just repaint my gunmetal gray wheels or get them polished????
doing on or the other in a few weeks time.

Dec 4, 2007 | 08:10 AM

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I say polished cause then you'll never go thru this chiping bull **** again!

Dec 4, 2007 | 08:11 AM

kenhebe

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I did a little bit of both. I had the lip and spokes machined polished and cleared and then had the inserts painted black.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...3&userid=10411

Dec 4, 2007 | 08:25 AM

jamiep101

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kenhebe

I did a little bit of both. I had the lip and spokes machined polished and cleared and then had the inserts painted black.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...3&userid=10411

yeah i love the look of ur balt

Dec 4, 2007 | 09:28 AM

telstaboy

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get them powdercoated.

Dec 4, 2007 | 10:22 AM

xmusic_addictx

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jamiep101

should I just repaint my gunmetal gray wheels or get them polished????
doing on or the other in a few weeks time.

After seeing the pic that someone posted in your other thread man with a red ss/sc with polished 18s.. I say go polished. Deffanately looks sexy!

Dec 4, 2007 | 10:56 AM

hinow41

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Polished looks nicer

Dec 4, 2007 | 04:57 PM

jamiep101

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yeah Im thinkin polished is the way to go

Dec 4, 2007 | 05:07 PM

Redtide

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powdercoated ftw...

my wheels are polished and i hate them...alot

Dec 4, 2007 | 05:57 PM

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jamiep101

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powdercoated ftw...

my wheels are polished and i hate them...alot

Why, Hard to keep clean?

Dec 4, 2007 | 06:30 PM

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Redtide

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Why, Hard to keep clean?

they get dirty fast.

i used to do the chrome wheel thing. got polished wheels. i hate to say it but shiny sucks

Dec 4, 2007 | 07:05 PM

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Jimmys2007CobaltSS/C

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do gunmetal...thats why i bought the 18" ss.sc wheels in the first place cause i like how it look

Dec 4, 2007 | 10:56 PM

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DARIN616

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kenhebe

I did a little bit of both. I had the lip and spokes machined polished and cleared and then had the inserts painted black.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...3&userid=10411

how much did that cost you? i love it, thinking about doing the same instead of aftermarkets