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Mar 8, 2005 | 04:39 PM

freshjive

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Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ?

I picked these 15" OEM EUDM Civic VTi rims few days ago. 250$ w/tires

But they need to be painted (atleast 2 of them

)
I really cant decide what color

, but I've been thinking about flat-black.
What do you guys think

Mar 8, 2005 | 04:42 PM

3.504

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

pull the clearcoat and polish them out. i dont really like paint on rims. i'd have to say if you dont feel like polishing them, pull the clearcoat anyways (with a stripper) and apply a new clear, this will bring out alot of the blemishes since they are mostly in the clear instead of the rim itself

Mar 8, 2005 | 04:43 PM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

shinny black with a polished lip.

Mar 8, 2005 | 04:56 PM

soundbomber

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (distortedfuture)

wtf is with people and black wheels and polished lips?

just leave the wheels be, they look fine

Mar 8, 2005 | 04:59 PM

FERIOkid

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (soundbomber)

silver, just put a nice ncoat on it thats all

Mar 8, 2005 | 05:02 PM

AP Kreuzer

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (slowdx9585)

leave em

Mar 8, 2005 | 05:03 PM

DaKINE-Ek

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (slowdx9585)

anyone in the US have these? i want some.

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Mar 8, 2005 | 05:04 PM

esoterEK..

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (KnightHawkEP)

damn nice find!!!!

Mar 8, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

gold

Mar 8, 2005 | 05:12 PM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (soundbomber)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by soundbomber »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wtf is with people and black wheels and polished lips?

just leave the wheels be, they look fine</TD></TR></TABLE>

black isnt gonna make them any better...

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:08 AM

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freshjive

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (KnightHawkEP)

Most people are telling me to leave them in the same color

Black is still tempting me

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:10 AM

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ChaseIntegra

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

Leave them alone. Why do you wanna paint them? What's wrong with the way they are?

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:11 AM

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freshjive

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

heheh... I have a fetish for black wheels

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:13 AM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

my vote is to keep them the way they are

but they are your wheels, do what you will with them

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:28 AM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (freshjive)

Leave them.

I've never really liked those wheels. Look like old school CRX Si wheels.

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:46 AM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (HATCHingMN)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HATCHingMN »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">gold

</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:50 AM

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itsm3paul

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (slowdx9585)

leave them the way it is

Mar 9, 2005 | 10:51 AM

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Re: Picked up new rims, what color should I paint them ? (FrostHatch)

Hot pink! Sounds like you wanna mess them up, might as well go all out.

Mar 9, 2005 | 11:28 AM

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bbarbulo

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NOOOOOOO to black!!

silver YESSSSS
gold YESSSSS
bronze

Mar 9, 2005 | 12:00 PM

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Re: (bbarbulo)

You can even send them to a shop and have them sandblasted and powdercoated or polished. You could get em really freakin shiny and it would look sweet...