Need Help

[harvo]

So I've got this set of wheels that I'm "borrowing" from a mate. They where painted silver but have since been stripped and had the faces polished, but I can't decide what to do with the rest of the wheel.....(centers and between spokes)

Options:

1: Bead blast and leave raw alloy/silver color

2: Paint gloss black

3: Paint gun metal

4: Paint gold

5: color code to car

6: ???

The wheels

Car color (similar to this)

Cheers Dan

[R34]

Hi Dan

Option one but cleared to make cleaning easier or option 3 for me

I've seen these gold and am not a fan

[Factory 5]

I reckon the gunmetal grey on the inner parts, then a few coats of clear over the lot to protect the polished bits especially.

if you did them green , the next owner of the rims may not be too keen...harhar!

[harvo]

Yeah, I'm not real keen on color coding them a mate suggested it (doesn't want my car to look better then his)

Whats the go with clear over polished alloy? something special or just 2 pac? have heard it turns yellow after a 12 months or so.

I've got heaps of black enamel but all the new cheap mags are black and chrome which looks shit.

Leaning towards a light gunmetal, want to get it right first time because there gonna be a pain to mask up.

[Factory 5]

I reckon do gunmetal all over,

then put them on 'a rotating hub for polishing purposes' and buff of the paint in the high spots like the spokes and rim

most alloys have a real thin clear coat on them to stop corrosion, or just polish regularly. If it goes yellow it sounds like varnish or some uv sensitive polyester.... not good!

[harvo]

Well I painted a wheel at work today in "railway black" it's a kinda satin finish, tough as and free. I recon it looks alright too

1 down, 3 to go

[Factory 5]

NIIIICE!!!!!

free stuff is always a winner!

[DC33VN]

nice it looks real sweet