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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 07:43 PM
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2020 GLC63 SUV powder-coated rims

What’s up y’all just powder coated my rims, having a tough time getting along with the color I picked. Picked a darker grey but it came out lighter than expected. Am I able to get them “darkened”? Maybe my eyes haven't adjusted to it yet but the grey I picked out looked closer to black than this. What do y’all think the move should be?

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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 07:28 AM
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Hmmmm. I think if you go with center caps with a chrome Merc logo it will make the wheels look darker.
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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 01:21 PM
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The only option is strip them and powdercoat again using a darker powder.
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 08:09 AM
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[QUOTE=Cmc63;8643219]What’s up y’all just powder coated my rims, having a tough time getting along with the color I picked. Picked a darker grey but it came out lighter than expected. Am I able to get them “darkened”? Maybe my eyes haven't adjusted to it yet but the grey I picked out looked closer to black than this. What do y’all think the move should be?

UPDATE: color has grown on me. Gonna keep it until I decide to get a new set of rims for the summer.
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 09:24 AM
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The color looks fine to me, but I agree that a different center cap would probably help. They're lacking contrast in general in my opinion.
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 11:45 AM
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The color looks fine to me, but I agree that a different center cap would probably help. They're lacking contrast in general in my opinion.
Yup, needs a small splash of chrome or color in the center. Stock chrome stars would look good-
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 11:48 AM
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I think they look great. Have you considered painting the plastic molding with the body color? That would help IMO
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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 09:08 AM
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I think they look great. Have you considered painting the plastic molding with the body color? That would help IMO
that’s the next objective to tackle any ideas on how to do it? Would think bc of the texture of the plastic it can’t be painted over.
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that’s the next objective to tackle any ideas on how to do it? Would think bc of the texture of the plastic it can’t be painted over.
A good body shop can. It will be expensive. I had the plastic side sills my Maserati painted body color. They mentioned they had to do something specific because it was plastic. The owner had the same car and also painted his sills.
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