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Should I powdercoat my wheels poll? Before & Afters (Opinions wanted!)

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Old 04-08-09, 01:10 PM
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Default Should I powdercoat my wheels poll? Before & Afters (Opinions wanted!)

So I'm debating on powdercoating my wheels to a Hypersilver. What do you think?

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Old 04-08-09, 01:13 PM
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Old 04-08-09, 01:16 PM
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Old 04-08-09, 01:18 PM
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i voted YES!!!!
Old 04-08-09, 01:19 PM
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maybe a darker gunmetal or mat black. the hyper silver is still an improvement though. what was the original color called?
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Its a Matte Silver from Five Axis.
Old 04-08-09, 01:23 PM
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If you vote either way (yes or no)... please explain why! Thanks!
Old 04-08-09, 01:43 PM
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I believe the after shot is the Hypersilver, and that's why I voted yes. It just seems to match your car better.
Old 04-08-09, 03:16 PM
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I vote NO... just don't want to see the uniform look of the car and the wheels..
but if you powdercoat them.. do darker color...
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I vote yes, cuz I have matte right now and its so understated, don't turn as many heads
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yes.......... but maybe not silver?
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Unfortunately on silver cars not many color looks good, only black, silver and super dark gunmetal... all in either gloss or matte.

And of all those color, dark color wheels in matte dont turn heads on the road unless they are outrageously huge or something. When I have my bright gold wheels literally everyone who passed me on the road was rubber necking, moms, dads, grandma's a like (cept pretty girls). Now I have some aggressive looking rims with mad lip and the only time I get stares is from civics or people who are into tuning lol
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no! your car looks good already, dont do **** to it! but thats just me
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Originally Posted by mikez
Unfortunately on silver cars not many color looks good, only black, silver and super dark gunmetal... all in either gloss or matte.

And of all those color, dark color wheels in matte dont turn heads on the road unless they are outrageously huge or something. When I have my bright gold wheels literally everyone who passed me on the road was rubber necking, moms, dads, grandma's a like (cept pretty girls). Now I have some aggressive looking rims with mad lip and the only time I get stares is from civics or people who are into tuning lol
my thoughts exactly... i don't mind the darker color, i like the aggressive look it gives on a lighter color car, but i wish they were metallic n' glossy...


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