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Posted by: desmo900rider Jul 4 2010, 03:15 PM
My original steel wheels are not in great shape, so I'd like to clean them up and have them powder coated. The question is, what color? I'm not wild about the original silver, so I was thinking white or black. Any other ideas?
Posted by: desmo900rider Jul 4 2010, 03:20 PM
Whoops, file size too large. Trying to upload. Car is red.
Posted by: KELTY360 Jul 4 2010, 03:28 PM
Paint the centers black or red, leave the outer rims silver. It's a great look.
Posted by: scotty b Jul 4 2010, 03:29 PM
Red car with white wheels huh ?
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Posted by: ripper911 Jul 4 2010, 03:38 PM
Might be an idea for a new LE concept, Candycane 
Posted by: Sleepin Jul 4 2010, 04:28 PM
Might be an idea for a new LE concept, Candycane
...it is a 914, so more like Rusty Nail!
Posted by: desmo900rider Jul 4 2010, 10:25 PM
Brutal. I guess white would be a little Santa-esque?
I'm leaning towards black. Toughen it up a bit?
Posted by: messix Jul 4 2010, 10:29 PM
argent silver.... kind of a dark silver.
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Posted by: DanT Jul 4 2010, 10:49 PM
7x15 steel wheels painted gloss black centers, and gloss grey rims...done at home with rattle can. Great for track wheels... 
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Posted by: Lennies914 Jul 4 2010, 10:56 PM
Those look pretty sharp.
Posted by: desmo900rider Jul 5 2010, 06:25 AM
7x15 steel wheels painted gloss black centers, and gloss grey rims...done at home with rattle can. Great for track wheels...
I think we have a winner! Ding ding ding ding ding!
Posted by: Silver Surfer Jul 5 2010, 12:30 PM
Steel wheels rattle can painted satin black with chrome rings. 
Posted by: Silver Surfer Jul 5 2010, 12:32 PM
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Posted by: desmo900rider Jul 5 2010, 08:18 PM
Where do those chrome trim rings come from? I like 'em...
Posted by: 76-914 Jul 5 2010, 09:19 PM
This is Hot Rod Black shot with an HVLP on top of Vari Prime. I don't recommend rattle can but it's your car.
Posted by: buhs914 Jul 5 2010, 10:19 PM
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Very nice! I have the same wheels and have never seen any pics of them like this. I like the look but i wonder how it would look with the 4 ribs chromed like the rim with everything else like it is on yours.
Posted by: Vysoc Jul 8 2010, 09:24 PM
I have 4 of those steel rims, contact me if you are looking to dress up your steelies. And by the way I vote for BLACK with silver on the rim edges.
Vysoc 
Posted by: RobW Jul 8 2010, 09:54 PM
Get Fuchs! Just kiddin'
Do what YOU like...
Posted by: DanT Jul 8 2010, 10:10 PM
Get Fuchs! Just kiddin' Do what YOU like...
like these Rob?
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Posted by: KELTY360 Jul 8 2010, 10:32 PM
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I like the look but i wonder how it would look with the 4 ribs chromed like the rim with everything else like it is on yours.
Too much bling, too busy. It would kill the look IMO.
Posted by: 70_914 Jul 9 2010, 10:46 AM
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I like the look but i wonder how it would look with the 4 ribs chromed like the rim with everything else like it is on yours.
Too much bling, too busy. It would kill the look IMO.
I think it would complete the look if the car had chrome bumpers. Everything on the car is polished and anodized or chrome, why leave the wheel lips dull silver?
Posted by: xperu Jul 9 2010, 11:26 AM
7x15 steel wheels painted gloss black centers, and gloss grey rims...done at home with rattle can. Great for track wheels...
I really like the looks of your wheels, as a matter of fact I had already bought the paint (grey and Black) and was going with this color combination on my 8 spoke Empi's, but will now I will use the colors on my steel wheels. I only wish mine were 7". Mike
Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 9 2010, 11:32 AM
This is Hot Rod Black shot with an HVLP on top of Vari Prime. I don't recommend rattle can but it's your car.
I like that! you can get good results with rattle can if you take your time though... and PREP.
that's a good look on the westerns
just my .02 I really like black wheels on black cars or silver... but I think if you leave the edge of the rime(where it meets the tire) polished, it REALLY makes the wheels POP! otherwise the black rims kinda get lost next to the tire.
Posted by: buhs914 Jul 9 2010, 12:18 PM
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I like the look but i wonder how it would look with the 4 ribs chromed like the rim with everything else like it is on yours.
Too much bling, too busy. It would kill the look IMO.
I think it would complete the look if the car had chrome bumpers. Everything on the car is polished and anodized or chrome, why leave the wheel lips dull silver?
Maybe that's what it was missing! I knew there was something that needed to be chromed haha
Posted by: Drums66 Jul 9 2010, 12:30 PM
This is Hot Rod Black shot with an HVLP on top of Vari Prime. I don't recommend rattle can but it's your car.
Don't rattle can them!
Posted by: Silver Surfer Jul 10 2010, 08:48 PM
I went rattle can on mine because it was cheap. I really didn't want to put any money into wheels I didn't intend to keep (although yes, they are still on the car). I did go with the Wurth satin black though. It came out great and I haven't had any problems.
The chrome rings were a birthday present from the wife. She got them from Auto Atlanta I think. I definitely agree that it needs chrome bumpers to finish the look, but I'm still waiting for a nice set to come along.
Posted by: nsr-jamie Jul 11 2010, 02:19 AM
I like the silver car with the black wheels, always a classic look.
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