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Old 05-22-2011, 04:35 PM
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Painted my wheels!!!

Well, I painted a spare set I had. What do y'all think?
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Re: Painted my wheels!!!

I like them both, but I would have to say > Chrome!
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It looked great before, but then seeing the after pics, it looks meaner, more serious, and makes the before pic seem a tiny bit like a chick car, as they say.
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I liked them more before you painted them. I'm not a fan of all polished/all chrome wheels, but solid black (or graphite/any solid dark color) just reminds me of the look you get with black steel junkyard wheels. IMHO, woulda worked if you had left the lips polished/chrome to separate the rim from the tire. Like this:
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^In the before pic, they look silver, not chrome.

I like how they turned out, car looks much better
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^In the before pic, they look silver, not chrome.

I like how they turned out, car looks much better
Call it silver or polished or chromed...It amounts to the same thing to my eyes. Better than all black
(dark) since all dark blends in with black tires, even though I wouldn't choose all silver/chrome/polished myself.
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car looks sick. if i had that id drop it a tiny bit for a meaner look. but thats me. as long as your happy with your car thats all that matters
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10x better with the grey. I'm usually not a fan of the Y2K rims but painted they look nice with your setup.
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Looks pretty good to me. Either set. Good job!
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look 100x better with the dark paint
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Dark wheels look sooo much better!!!!!
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Deff. the dark ones better.
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Re: Painted my wheels!!!

Originally Posted by BlackenedBird
I liked them more before you painted them. I'm not a fan of all polished/all chrome wheels, but solid black (or graphite/any solid dark color) just reminds me of the look you get with black steel junkyard wheels. IMHO, woulda worked if you had left the lips polished/chrome to separate the rim from the tire. Like this:
100% agree......

use a black that matches your stripes, and leave the rim silver. that would look great
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