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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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I like the color combo of my car but gold is hard to keep clean and I've also had the same wheels for 2yrs so I'd like to change them up a bit. I'm going to strip them and either have them painted or powder coated. Gloss black is on my mind and like a gun metal or darker grey color. I'm open to some suggestions so let's here them. Car in question is...

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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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I was going to say pearl white, but you don't want to deal with cleaning that... trust me.

I'd say a dark satin gray would be fun. Something like this:
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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Yeah I dig that. Do they have satin PC? I know in base/clear it's no problem just get a flat clear.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 01:43 PM
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Polished.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Polished.
Next set of wheels will be polished but these arent worth it to me. They're just rotas lol
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 02:38 PM
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Rotas are polished underneath. Just strip the paint and add polish.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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battleship grey.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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Yeah I dig that. Do they have satin PC? I know in base/clear it's no problem just get a flat clear.
You can get two and three stage powders, same as a standard spray-on paint. So, to answer the question, yes they've got satin powder coat.
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You can get two and three stage powders, same as a standard spray-on paint. So, to answer the question, yes they've got satin powder coat.
Yeah I knew some had multiple stages just didn't know you could do a satin finish. I looked into black chrome and that's like a 3 stage process. I'll call the guy and ask tomorrow.
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