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should i paint my gxl wheels black?

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Old 02-26-03, 06:58 PM
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should i paint my gxl wheels black?
my stock wheels have alot of rock chips and permanent black marks on them. Should i spray my wheels black or leave them as they are? need opinion guys


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Old 02-26-03, 08:39 PM
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looks good but by any chance did you add a front lip spoiler by way of the computer.

looks good. i like the black
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If you paint em black, the next chip mark is REALLY gonna show up and stick out like a sore thumb.
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Old 02-26-03, 09:11 PM
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If you paint em black, the next chip mark is REALLY gonna show up and stick out like a sore thumb.
Unless you get them powdercoated
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Moving to second generation forum.
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why dont u get then machine polished and if u still want paint them
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That looks sweet man, do that!!
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I deff liek the black. . wanna do that to mine as well

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Old 02-27-03, 01:21 AM
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I like the black wheels, Now that you have MY approval go ahead and do it
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hey thanks for the feedback guys..i think im still..... undecisive..haha
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Old 02-27-03, 03:15 AM
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The black wheels would be sweet...BUT it would show up the next crack big time. /
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Old 02-27-03, 03:26 AM
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anyone know whats the price to get rims powder coated? i want to white with mine


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Old 02-27-03, 10:15 AM
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If you need to paint them, black is good choice.
It looks cool and brake dust dosen't show so much.
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I posted some pictures up about a month ago of when I painted my GXL rims black, they looked good, I liked them. Go for it.
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Old 02-27-03, 01:53 PM
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ok so im goin with black...what black did u use jdm_rx7?
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High Temp engine paint, in Flat black. 6 coats of it.
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Ok, what do you guys think of black wheels on a black car? (89 GXL wheels, flat black, with a flat grey/black car...)
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hey Dvst8, what is the color code of you FC? Its darker than mine..I like it.
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I personally think black wheels look like ***... My opinion would be not to do it. Just thought Id throw in another opinion.....
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Black looks great IMO.
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wow that looks nice I think I'll paint my GXL rims black w/hi temp powdercoat. WHOOO why didn't I think of this?

I have lots of nicks and stuff in there, hopefully that won't be a problem.
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Black is not but not the damn pizza cutters
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Originally posted by Rotorific
Black is not but not the damn pizza cutters
Believe it or not, I didn't have a headache before I read that one

I recommend painting them. And let me know how it turns out.
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i got a set of old black enkei mesh wheels with polished lips on my seven right now, although the offset is off a bit, so i'm going to swap in a set of vert mesh wheels and paint it black before i put them on... and perhaps polished lips too!!
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just got them painted.. ill post pics tomorrow
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