ok so my 80 wheels are startin to get all scuffed up and i managed to tear one centercap right off on my last outing so i kinda entertained the thought of painting/coating em in a flat gun metal grey, similar to the colour of my flares. so..whaddya think?

how it is now:


chopped. i dont want it a shiny finish...so imagine a bit more flat:


i like the way the shiny machine finish makes em stand out amongst the sea of black...but ive always been a sucker for gun metal grey wheels. oh btw the rear bumper is chopped so if i do choose to repaint em, it will definitely be after i get my rear bumper built.

 

I think it would look good with all that black. I think a grayish black would be kinda nice, more toward the black side but not as black as a flat black would probably look good.

 

I think the gun metal looks very cool. Your rig and mine look very simular other than your limited flares and color of course. I am looking at doing a rear bumper next also . I want a rear tire carrier for my LC spare/285.

Looks good.

 

I like the gunmetal it really goes well with all that black.


BTW where did you get your TRD decals?

 

It makes it look much meaner but not too bad as you didn't go black.

Overall IMHO, it looks much better gun metal.

 

Gunmetal would look great.

 

Another vote for the gunmetal... it won't work well on all body colors, but it looks great with yours. A nice bit of contrast to give it depth.

 

One more vote for gunmetal. It would look great with the color, and with the bumpers. Of course, you can tell that I'm a fan of dark wheels...

 

one more vote for gun metal.

Have you seen the Mojave teflon wheels? I want to copy that same color on my wheels. I wonder if they sell teflon spray paint. That would give you the matte/no bling style you're looking for, but with a smooth, easy to clean finish.

 

From what I understand, teflon is applied after the paint, and it is a pretty high temperature application. (500-600 degrees.) I have searched and havn't found a paint that contains teflon. The closest thing is a "spray-on" teflon that stays on for a short time. I think that either Miguier's makes it, or DuPont.

 

OK,

Who has mad photshop skills and wants to turn the truck sunfire red with silver limited trim and then pick me a color. If my polishing exercise does not go well, I am thinking of a high gloss silver kinda like the 5 star OEM rims.

David

 

hey thanks for your opinions guys...and i agree the gunmetal gives it that mean look. once the rear bumper gets built, there wont be any need for bling...as they say "chrome dont getcha home" haha.

oh and i got the cool guy decals over @ streetgraphics.net surprisingly he was local, so i paid under cdn$25 shipped. he can do any colour combo you want too. its a clear, and not die cut though.

 

PS some black wheels with 285's or somehting gnarley on that color combo. i have a doner pic too if needed.

1600x1200 of that pic

 

The grey looks like the wheels are dirty, go black