white_w203

I'm planning on re-polishing the lips on my 3-piece dtm kreuz wheels and changing the face a different color. anyone know anywhere in the bay area where i can get it done and for a good price.

also, any color suggestions guys? the wheel is already satin silver. planning to do it a little darker i.e. gunmetal. not planning to do black center tho. maybe even doing high polish.....

1Lop2K5C

PM me and I ll send you the info

06C230

wheel techniques does a great job

eunosracr

let me know how it turns out. thinkin about painting my HREs white but they charge an arm and a leg.

drexappeal

If you go with a gunmetal type color, I suggest powder coat instead of paint. The only reason I went with paint was to get an exact color match to my car, but for gunmetal type colors, you can powder coat and the chances of chipping are less.

advans

I'm thinking of painting my OE 7 spoke ones gunmetal?

xxbenzc230kxx

yo jason hit up wheels tech.. ask D about it... it prob around 150 a wheel to powder coat... and you should go GOLD chrome lip/// then lower your benz more.. damn it would look sick....

HoustonC230

I second the gold face / chrome or polished lip.

white_w203

i've been thinking of doing gold with a polished lip. i made a thread about it last year. not sure its going to look right because there's a lot of chrome accents on the car.

white_w203

as for the color change im planning to get it powder coated. are your wheels actually painted with a clear or powder coated drex?

drexappeal

Actually painted. It was a BIG risk and I was jumping back and forth, but there was no way to powder coat and get an exact match on the finish/blue color, so that's why I decided to go with paint.

I figured, if I'm gonna do it, might as well go big, ya know? Either way, I make a trip around my car to check for paint chips and such every time before and after I get out of my car. It's a pain in the ***, but it's become a ritual.

drexappeal

I think Gold center w/ polished lip would definitely look good on your car. There aren't very many body colors that can pull off gold, but the style of your rims will really stand out more with a gold center.

If you want to go more subtle, I'd try and see if you could do a "burning black" like they offer on Work wheels. My cousin has Burning Black with a chrome lip on his white EVO and it look REALLY good.

Here's a pick of his and my rims I took after we washed our cars.

mig888

yo Jason, call D - there's another place rather than wheeltech he'll give you info to .

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drexappeal

I 2nd that!

mig888

Drex, drive up here for the gathering on the 20th.. look at the list man!

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drexappeal

I was thinking about it, bro, but I can't make it. Really wish I could though.

Vegas that weekend (and the weekend after also). All my cousins are celebrating 3 of their b'days that weekend (weekend after is my homeboy's 29th b'day).

white_w203

ill proly swing by today to carlab today and ask anyway

Blake P

I'll never go back to Wheel Techniques after they missed the deadline on my HRE, broke the valve stem, and I watched the guy drop my wheel on purpose when he was done with it. I don't even see how they stay in business running such a ****ty operation.

xxbenzc230kxx

: TRUE > man how would they treat HRes like that..

mig888

and I say it again!

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white_w203

right now im leaning towards gold. here's an idea what the wheels might look like.........check out the gold colors

white_w203

how about a darker gold like jline/dtm kreuz and dpe or a brighter gold like hre and iforged???

Blake P

Don't you dare.
Go with gunmetal or titanium.

drexappeal

Scratch that...

I say you go with color match white centers!