Sooo in preparation of my incoming toy that I hope to pick up on Sunday, I want to make arrangements to powder coat the wheels. What color should I go with? I was planning on doing them black...But do I go gloss black or flat black? The local shop can pick up the wheels Monday and have them back on Tuesday...

What do you think?

 

Pink? :ghey:

Seriously though I would go gloss black. Flat black wheels will look like they are uber dirty polished ones

 

On flat black just lookin dirty. Not to mention it would look really weird if you ever felt like shining the tires.

Any other options besides black and black?

 

How about Hyperblack or something like that?

 

Glossy for sure.


on the dirty/worn flat look.

 

Not many options, but I really don't want to go any color other than black..

This is what they show on their web site:

Gloss Black


Flat Black


Gloss White


Mirror Red


Dark Red


Chevy Orange


Mirror Blue


Wheel Silver


Gold


Grey Primer


Gloss Clear


Metallic Silver

 

Black Chrome?

I'm actually thinking of PC-ing my stock rims too... can't decide which way to go... How much does it cost usually? Can't seem to find a good place to do this in LA area..

Shoofin, post some pictures!

 

I think somewhere around 75 to 100 per wheel is normal. And if I'm not mistaken any curbing or imperfections etc gets taken care of.

 

Personally, I like the Wheel Silver. It has a mechanical, yet understated look to it.







Terry

 

I like the black chrome idea.

 

What color is the car? I like black or gold

 

Yellow

 

a yellow car with black chrome rims will look awesome

 

Definitely black then. I can't imagine any other color looking better than black on a yellow car.

 

When I had my wheels p/c'd I initially wanted to do flat black but the p/c guy told me Matte Black looks much better and doesn't have that dirty look to it. Plus, he said flat black can leave fingerprint markings and such, he was right. So I say go for Matte black

 

Maybe its just me, but all those matte/flat black rims look like just regular rims with excessive brake dust on them.

 

Nah, they were probably just dirty.

 

IS-F Black

 

Maybe you are right.

 

u know flat black and matte black are almost identical right? none of them is shiny so they are going to look dirty in 2 days.

 

Really? Wow I didn't know that.

Actually the matte has a little bit more of a sheen to it than flat, plus the flat tends to have a more "dirtier" look. I never had problems with my wheels getting dirty quickly, especially when compared to silver or white finishes. If you're worried about your wheels getting dirty, just use better pads or learn how to keep your car clean.

flat ---> matte ---> satin ---> semi-gloss ---> gloss

 

I would say either gloss block, or a gunmetal grey.

 

It's either going to look like this:



Or like this ( SlowTypeS for stealing your pic)

 

i vote for gloss black. i had gloss black HRE p40s on my m3 and loved them

 

I just had my wheel's powder coated "Victory Grey III"



My vote goes for a dark silver/gun metal/titanium color

This might give you more ideas:

http://www.nicindustries.com/wheel_gallery.php

 

THIS


or you can go the route and do white

 

What about wrinkle black?

My friend has wrinkle grey HRE wheels. Black ones would look awesome!

 

Congrats in advance on the Lotus! If anything, those pics just confirm my opinion that gloss black would look the best.

But from your two pics, I think the top one looks best.

 

black on black is just so played out imo...just bores me to see it anymore.

BUT....I would consider black chrome.

 

the problem with black colored wheels (in any finish... maybe not gloss), is that sometimes from a distance they look like spare tire wheels. There's a black M5 around here, the guy has some kind of aftermarket wheels in black (all black, no chrome lips or anything). I think they're matte. And just about every time I see his car go by, for a few seconds, I think he's got 2 spare tires on (because I usually see it from the side). And for a few seconds, I always think to myself... "What are the chances of him getting two flat tires at once?? Get them fixed already" Then, it'll hit me... "Oh, wait... those aren't spare tires..."

 

Yellow Car + Gun Metal wheels.

 

Another vote for black chrome. Not too many cars on the road with this color on the wheels and it looks awesome.

 

i like this one better

 

This

 

This pic is the actual car I'm buying, btw....this is how it looks currently...I'm picking it up in the morning...

 

Put some Mercury Silver Volks on that thing and call it a day.

 

I think it looks pretty damn nice as is.

 

I deal with a TON of PC stuff for work, both custom and factory. I really like the Matte finish on wheels over glossy, espec on black wheels.

 

Found this picture in one of the meet threads, it should give you an idea as to how flat black would look .

 

flat black looks dirty IMO.