Painting pedrini's, opinions please Options

[davep]

Whatever you do they will need to be fully painted. Example, spokes could be painted silver, or polished and then clearcoated. You need the paint on there to protect the aluminum.

My preference would be the original silver finish. Painted black would hide the rim against the tire. Painted red would not look right to me. The spokes are too small to look good when bright against a colored background. That makes the silver my preference. On a white body car you have a lot more choice. Black and silver cars also give some good choices.

[Sparky]

Blast them and then have them powder coated. Look at the wheels on the car Dave C. has in the forsale section. Those are powder coated a color called "Black Chrome". Dave has a family connection that owns a powder coating company. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

My best,
Mike D.

[ninefourteener]

Actually.... I like it...... Kinda.

I agree though..... the wheel looks a little "busy"

This is just me....... but here's my suggestions:

The WHOLE lip should be unpainted..... not just the outer portion.

Keep the "lines" black, but do the "holes" in Aluminum... that will "un-busy" the wheel a little

Go to a flat black, not a gloss black.

Use a black lugbolt, or a black lugbolt cover to "hide" the fact that its a 4-lug wheel.