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I'm thinking about painting the aftermarket wheels I got with my car when I bought it from the previous owner. They're 18" Moda R6 wheels. They look nice, but I want to go with a darker color theme for my car. I was thinking the dark gray or graphite color paint from Dupli-Color, with glossy clear coat over it. I've seen some people in favor of painting wheels, and some not in favor. The stock wheels are painted, so what's the problem with doing it yourself?
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\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racer -
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I say go for it.
Any pics of them right now?sigpic -
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the car actually belonged to another member here, but I don't think he's active anymore.\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racerComment
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If I was going to paint my rims I would have a shop do the work for me or at least do the clear coat on them for better protection and a better shine. Or you could probably find a local shop to powdercoat them, that would definatley look the best but I dont know if you would want to spend that kind of money on the job. Thats my 2 cents :)Comment
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I think they look BA how they are now, but if you want a darker theme, i would suggestion graphite or gunmetal. Any plans besides that for the exterior?Comment
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^^Yeah..I like them the way they are too. Maybe a bit more polished, but they look great as is!
If you are still going to paint though, I'd suggest black powdercoat.sigpicComment
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Black powdercoat would look soooo BA on your car.Comment
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Black halos, Nightshades-tinted '93-'96 taillights (I'm the one who came up with blacking out the brake lights/turn signals and leaving the reverse lights as-is..a few other members followed my lead), Nightshades-tinted clear corners, and a '96-'97 SS spoiler.Originally posted by TheGr8Schlotzky
I like the wheels, I just would like them better if they were darker.\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racerComment
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oops, almost forgot. add a VFN fiberglass hood to that list. the stock-style hood - i figured I'd keep it simple, and also not attract too much attention.\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racerComment
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I don't know about polished wheels, but while I wait until Spring to order my black Z06's, I'm going to paint/clear my stock painted wheels. I'll be putting it in my progress thread [http://forum.camarov6.com/showthread.php?t=72550], within the couple weeks after I paint the car. At the rate the car is going, I should be done by the first week of November. Cheers!Comment
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GET EM DIPPED IN CHROME!!
that would look sick and its only about $100 a wheelComment
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I want the opposite for mine, I want to strip them and paint em gunmetal with a chrome ring.Originally posted by Niko97RS
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ummm....have you been reading anything I said at all?Originally posted by Niko97RS\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racerComment
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Originally posted by skorpion317
read everything, i just think the style wheel you have would look 100X better if they were chrome and u dropped the car a bit IMO
sorry if it doesnt appeal to you scorpion just my $.02Comment
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i'm just saying, I made it clear that I wanted a darker color scheme. Chrome doesn't fit in there.Originally posted by Niko97RS\'98 Camaro - SOLD<br />Best E/T: 15.489 @ 86.48 MPH<br />60\': 2.131<br /><a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/skorpion317\" target=\"_blank\">members.cardomain.com/skorpion317 </a><br />1998 Saturn SL2<br />Official <a href=\"http://www.njdisturbance.com\" target=\"_blank\">NJ Disturbance</a> bracket racerComment
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