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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stainesy on 14 May 2012, 21:41
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ok as some of you no i have a new mk3 project and the car came with some wheels im not to keen on.
for the time being i am stuck with them till i can afford some decent ones. so i have decided to paint them.
i want ou views on what you recon looks good.
i only have a basic photoshop program and im crap with it so i can only use a few preset colours.
the colour i really want to see is what orange looks like but thouh ti would play with a few more and see if any look good on a green car.
what do ya recon?
the top pic is as it is no not doctored
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/wash2.jpg)
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/ggolg.jpg)
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/galg.jpg)
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/gpg.jpg)
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/gpred.jpg)
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Gun metal grey will look awesome in my opinion. Don't go for loud brash colours! :cool:
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They are gunmetal grey..
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I would keep them as they are.
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They are gunmetal grey..
:grin: :grin:
I agree, as they are I think is better, but feel free to experiment.
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A very quick, crap Ps but I like orange :cool:
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/5453310c.jpg)
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gun metal all the way!
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Save the paint money and put this towards some new rims :wink: None of those new colours suit the car.
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Stay as they are....
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Save the paint money and put this towards some new rims :wink: None of those new colours suit the car.
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Paint ain't gona cost me a thing as I I have all the prep gear and my best mate is an airbrush artist so painting them is free lol. I'm loving the orange. I hate dark or black wheel.
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I quite like white
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/072ed3b7.jpg)
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Those are blatantly silver. :grin:
White could work actually although you'll love cleaning them all the time.
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:grin: not bad tho for photoshopping on a iPad while on the sh!tter :laugh:
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:grin: not bad tho for photoshopping on a iPad while on the sh!tter :laugh:
Charming. :grin:
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:grin: not bad tho for photoshopping on a iPad while on the sh!tter :laugh:
Charming. :grin:
Only trying to help :rolleyes:
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Trust i know just how you feel but like people are saying save your money towards new alloys. as you'll need primer, colour of spray and then clear coat. it all adds up.. i picked up my wheels for £50 and will do me for now till i can get some ATS cups or othewr deep dish.
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Mate it don't cost me nothing. I have done loads of wheels. I used to refurb wheels as a little private money maker for myself so trust me it dont cost me sh!t and I no exactly how :rolleyes: :grin:
I'm thinking actuly if I did them the same orange as the indicators then bought some cl orange front indicators and tinted the fog blank.
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orange could work :grin:
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Some of my old ones to help you decide orange or white imo :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/2.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/1.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC02327.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/IMG0034A.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSCF4221.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08158.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08215.jpg)
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Go nuts and paint them orange or green :smiley:
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Go nuts and paint them orange or green :smiley:
:shocked:
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Go nuts and paint them orange or green :smiley:
:shocked:
Why not, be brave and do something different
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Go nuts and paint them orange or green :smiley:
:shocked:
Why not, be brave and do something different
No I'm all for the orange. Just that you normaly do for grays n gun metal colours
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I was going to go bold with the Orange but just couldn't bring myself to do it in the end. not unless i had like 500BHP under my bonnet to LOL.
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The way I look at it is they are nasty rims and I don't plan on having them to long but I'm loving the orange. Defo thinking orange with orange front indicators. And maybe also getting some standered cl rear light and tinting them but leaving the indicators not tinted.
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Dragongreengolfgt what orange is that?
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I went orange in the winter,ended up hating them :laugh:
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa478/screech16v/Photo0707.jpg)
Did a couple of mates while i was at it :sick:
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa478/screech16v/Photo0697.jpg)
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Spray fest! That orange looks very red
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Spray fest! That orange looks very red
Indoor pics on camera phone for ya! I think it depends what style wheel you have as to what colour you can get away with,defo not long beaches
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa478/screech16v/Photo0705.jpg)
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True, I'm not a big fan of crazy coloured oem wheels
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They still look alot more red than orange to me.
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i got an idea for you, paint every wheel a different colour!
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They still look alot more red than orange to me.
This is a boat i painted with the same orange,still look red ? :angry: :laugh:
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa478/screech16v/Photo0667-1.jpg)
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White looks good on the green.
But then again, so does silver.
(http://www.bandit127.com/images/New%20Picture%20copy.jpg)
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Boat looks red....
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Those side repeaters need to be crystal first IMO...
Edit - Oops hit quote instead of modify...
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White looks good!
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Boat looks red....
I give up :grin:
What about biege/tan/cream :tongue:
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Boat looks red....
Agreed, it looks like that the fluorescent red you get to paint speedo needles.
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Painting your standard Wheels just tells people you couldn't afford nice alloys lol. Save your money buy some nice alloys then paint them orange.
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Dragongreengolfgti what orange is that?
Not sure exactly mate I can't remember but its a dark orange not florescent nor matt i do like orange and may do them again myself :smiley:
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Painting your standard Wheels just tells people you couldn't afford nice alloys lol. Save your money buy some nice alloys then paint them orange.
Your missing the point bud. He ain't gunna spray a set of shiny new wheels orange. He's spraying his cheap wheels coz its a cheap and tempory mod that's gunna look a bit different. Same with me, I was running sick coloured steels on my mk3 which looked quite cool. But now I got a new set of wheels, no paints getting any where nere them..... For now
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I went yellow with mine, got some badges and colour matched them all.
Pig to keep clean but different.
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268492_10150668148525422_556775421_19122291_7934507_n.jpg)
Just need to refurb my new set of rims for summer.
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Painting your standard Wheels just tells people you couldn't afford nice alloys lol. Save your money buy some nice alloys then paint them orange.
Don't agree at all.
Surely a set of refurbed OEm alloys will look miles better then some halfords tat..
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The wheels I Have are not standered gti wheels. Yes they where bought with the car new but were a dealer option so they are not seen as standered wheels. Plus as said before I plan on saving for a decent set of rims anyway. So saying save your money and buy a nice set just shows that you have not read what has been said. It's will not cost me a single penny to do. Plus I want to try out a theme of having orange indicators and wheels all round and see if it looks ok for a wile till I get my decent rims.
Funny thing is my mate who scraps cars for a living just rang me up and said I have a cl sitting here waiting to be scrapped mate come and take what you want.
So I now have cl orange front indicators and spare fog blanks to play with and a set of cl rear lights that are alot brighter colour orang on them to fit into what I'm trying out.
On the rear lights im actuly gona tint the bottom but dragon green and leave the top orange. Just to see how it all works together.
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now imagine the wheels the same orange as the indicators. just something funky till i save enough for nice rims.
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/576899_3677105242868_1132106970_33360805_1899262422_n.jpg)
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(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/69866ec9.jpg)
:cool:
Edit for search
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/89371b4e.jpg)
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Nice! dare you to colour match your wing mirrors to your alloys.
BTW best spray paint i found is this stuff.
http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/specialist-paints/spray_paints/Rust-Oleum-Universal-400ml-Sunset-Orange-11117716
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Cheers murraymint :wink: that looks awesome :cool:
Gota be done now. Not sure on the wing mirrors but orange rims with the indicators looks cool.
Also Gota joey the headlight yet to.
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LOL i was going to go down the orange route but backed out when i got to the paint aisle LOL.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/xsjado-man/549441_10150821321945491_753170490_12098094_1578902540_n-1.jpg)
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Cheers murraymint :wink: that looks awesome :cool:
Gota be done now. Not sure on the wing mirrors but orange rims with the indicators looks cool.
Also Gota joey the headlight yet to.
No worries bud. Still learning how to use photoshop on my iPad so good to have stuff to practise on.
Orange FTW
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LOL i was going to go down the orange route but backed out when i got to the paint aisle LOL.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/xsjado-man/549441_10150821321945491_753170490_12098094_1578902540_n-1.jpg)
you havent?? :shocked: :grin:
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Cheers murraymint :wink: that looks awesome :cool:
Gota be done now. Not sure on the wing mirrors but orange rims with the indicators looks cool.
Also Gota joey the headlight yet to.
No worries bud. Still learning how to use photoshop on my iPad so good to have stuff to practise on.
Orange FTW
yeah i like to have a play on PH and try things with my car but i cant work half of it out and i get the ars and give up :grin:
iv just got PH elements so lots of preset stuff but still can fugure half of it out :rolleyes: :grin:
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LOL i was going to go down the orange route but backed out when i got to the paint aisle LOL.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k34/xsjado-man/549441_10150821321945491_753170490_12098094_1578902540_n-1.jpg)
you havent?? :shocked: :grin:
i have not.
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lucky for me i find it pretty natural, better skills to have though :grin:
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No worries bud. Still learning how to use photoshop on my iPad so good to have stuff to practise on.
Orange FTW
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How do you do this on the iPad?
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BROWN!
be really different!
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No worries bud. Still learning how to use photoshop on my iPad so good to have stuff to practise on.
Orange FTW
How do you do this on the iPad?
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Search for photoshop touch on the app store, it's about £6.99 but I've got about 10 photo editing apps ad this ones the best, as you can do more then just put crappy filters and borders on pics
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No worries bud. Still learning how to use photoshop on my iPad so good to have stuff to practise on.
Orange FTW
How do you do this on the iPad?
Nice one
Search for photoshop touch on the app store, it's about £6.99 but I've got about 10 photo editing apps ad this ones the best, as you can do more then just put crappy filters and borders on pics
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