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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 06:06 AM
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BBS paint opinion

Just picked these bad boys up yesterday! =D


after a light wipe down and light polish with some soft scrub



what color should i paint them?? was thinking a dark bronze color or a darker silver/gunmetal and re polish the lips
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 07:35 AM
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I agree with dark bronze.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Beige.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 08:14 AM
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***** pink
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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***** pink
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Pink, baby blue, or light green.

Once I repaint my car, I'm painting my works also. Leaving the lips polished and the centers I'm doing baby blue. Never seen equips that color and think it's gonna be pretty gangsta, haha.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Pink, baby blue, or light green.

Once I repaint my car, I'm painting my works also. Leaving the lips polished and the centers I'm doing baby blue. Never seen equips that color and think it's gonna be pretty gangsta, haha.

I wasn't aware that this was the Lounge...

OP, what color is your car?

I think black with a polished lip, clearcoat only, or gunmetal look good on almost anything.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Gunmetal is all class on a white car like yours.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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+1 for gunmetal, silver or even white.

Stay away from dark centers w/ polished lips as they make your wheels look tiny. It looks good on 18's , blah on 17's and on anything smaller.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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There's no picture of your car!!!
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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this color

but seriously. chrome or black or black chrome
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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I would honestly think about doing something lighter. If you go with dark you're pretty much just running your 5zigens again.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 12:41 AM
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my car is white like in my pictures
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 12:54 AM
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i think gold makes em look like poo


white will look good on your white car!
or even silver/close to the lip color
i dont think the lip is big enough to justify black.

then again, people here usually dislike my taste =\
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 01:10 AM
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hyper chrome?
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 01:12 AM
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I think white but I also agree with gunmetal, bronze, and black chrome. I think just plain black with a chrome lip is to over done.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:11 AM
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i wouldn't put black.. too played out imo

i was thinking somewhere along these colors

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCUQ9QEwAw

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...iw=922&bih=566

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...iw=922&bih=566

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...iw=922&bih=566

sorry to lazy to upload the pictures from the sites haha

can someone photoshop it for me haha i dont have ps =[

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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Hypertek
i think gold makes em look like poo


white will look good on your white car!
or even silver/close to the lip color
i dont think the lip is big enough to justify black.

then again, people here usually dislike my taste =\
Actually, I agree [on gold being bad, and white being good] ^_^
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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***** pink
Should probably get that checked out
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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Gunmetal.

Like Robs BBS's

Last edited by -Crash-; Jan 18, 2011 at 05:14 PM. Reason: shit
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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Photoshopped ideas after I painted mine


Gunmetal I did go with, but looks kinda boring, thats why I say something bright and completely flaming. Super ghey is the only way to go nowadays... seriously!
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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^Try Metalcast if you want something colorful.

Metalcast purple on FCFRANK's vert wheels:
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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See, now that's hot!!!
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by -Crash-
Metalcast purple on FCFRANK's vert wheels:
I'm ok with that for some reason...






Personally I'd do gold or gunmetal, or maybe even white.
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