Wheel Color Change
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Wheel Color Change
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.....
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.....
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Originally Posted by 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.....
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.....
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Originally Posted by 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.....
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.....
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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....
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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....
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Originally Posted by 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....
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Originally Posted by 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.
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Originally Posted by 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?
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.
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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Originally Posted by mig888
yo Jason, call D - there's another place rather than wheeltech he'll give you info to 
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Drex, drive up here for the gathering on the 20th.. look at the list man!
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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).
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Originally Posted by mig888
yo Jason, call D - there's another place rather than wheeltech he'll give you info to .
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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.
