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Old 08-09-11, 07:55 PM
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Default Hand Polished or Powdercoated Gloss Black???

Hey guys, I'm looking to switch things up a bit w/ my wheels. My car is crystal white pearl on polished Linea Corse Dyna's. I'm becoming somewhat bored w/ the polished finish and would like to change the finish to one of the following:

Hand Polished (almost like chrome)


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Powdercoated Gloss Black


I can't really decide. What do you guys think?
Old 08-09-11, 08:01 PM
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polished its hard to see detail in black wheels
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+1 on Polished.
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definitely polished for me, more classy and makes your car pop.
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I personally dont like gloss black on rims. If i were you, i'd do flat black and polished lip.
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Black rims are ugly!!! Too racer! Polish is pimp!
Old 08-09-11, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rookieIS
I personally dont like gloss black on rims. If i were you, i'd do flat black and polished lip.
Something like this? (which looks pretty good btw)
Old 08-09-11, 08:32 PM
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White 2IS almost always look good with black face and polished lip

btw...how much you selling the polished ones for?
Old 08-09-11, 09:46 PM
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I'm a fan of black wheels but I'd take the polished one in this case.
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I don't think he mentioned that he's selling it.

Originally Posted by KillaIS250
White 2IS almost always look good with black face and polished lip

btw...how much you selling the polished ones for?
Old 08-09-11, 10:05 PM
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Hand Polished it could look more clean and lux
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I go with polished but it looks good if you could do black face with polished lip
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Polish for the mothaeffing wayyyyyy!
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Polished!!!
I have my works wheels, first I have them with clearcoated center and black sides:

And from week I have fully polished with silver sides and looks 1000x better:
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polished. But if you decide to powdercoat them, do flat black center with polished black lip.


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