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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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I'm considering painting my winter steelies as right now they've got some nasty rust bubbles on them. I'll be using real paint (a single stage urethane enamel over epoxy primer or DTM surfacer) so the gloss will be significant. What do you think?
My car is that honda green (it's a 98 civic LX, stock height and staying that way.) I'm thinking white may clash with the green and that I'd ought to go black. Curious as to your opinions however.

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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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paint them black, this way when you want them black ou could wipe the snow off
and leave the snow on when you want the white look
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DELshaneSOL
paint them black, this way when you want them black ou could wipe the snow off
and leave the snow on when you want the white look
Excellent idea! I never even thought of that!
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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lol
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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Paint the left side white, and the right side black
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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Paint them black with a white lip
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:24 AM
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Black.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 10:22 AM
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no
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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They also have silver paint if that's an option. Go with a green if it matches your car.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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paint them clear.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WERD up
paint them clear.
That'd show off my ugly drum brakes. Maybe I'll paint those clear as well?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 05:39 PM
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Milano Red.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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Milano Red.
Surely, you can't be serious. Well...christmas IS coming up I suppose. Hang some tinsel from my antena, I'll be all set.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by joeshmo
That'd show off my ugly drum brakes. Maybe I'll paint those clear as well?
why would you paint your drums?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WERD up
why would you paint your drums?
So you can't see them behind the invisible rims. It'd just be floating lugs and a tire.
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