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Offline Misky

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Matt black wheels?!?
« on: 15 June 2010, 10:56 »
Would they just go crappy & look naff or have people had some ok results?
Just on a tight budget and matt black works out a lot cheaper.
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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #1 on: 15 June 2010, 11:28 »
i sprayed mine gloss black and after a while they go matt :))

they look alrightt tbh

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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #2 on: 15 June 2010, 11:32 »
Cheers, I tend to get a bit ocd about my wheels. So I would normally gloss them then add several coats of lacquer, but this usually ends up costing me a fortune in rattle cans & as money as tight after buying the wheels I just though several coats of matt black may be ok? 
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Offline Horney

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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #3 on: 15 June 2010, 11:44 »
Brake dust is hard to shift off Matt Black wheels. They end up looking brown.

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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #4 on: 15 June 2010, 11:46 »
i did mine the same :) 2 cans off gloss black £6.99 each and 1 laquer £6.99  big cans :))

job done for me x

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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #5 on: 15 June 2010, 11:53 »
Cheers dudes! I have good pads for stopping but the dust is a pain!
No being lazy for me then!   :cry:
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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #6 on: 15 June 2010, 11:58 »
You kind of answered yout own question being OCD with the wheels.

As a great man once said (Wayne) Do it once and do it right! :afro:

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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #7 on: 16 June 2010, 23:12 »
Just refurbed my rxii's, gone for matt black centres with yellow rims to match my colour concept, what do you think??



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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #8 on: 16 June 2010, 23:30 »
Blends in quite well mate, Looks nice!
Now lower it.. ;)
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Re: Matt black wheels?!?
« Reply #9 on: 16 June 2010, 23:37 »
Just refurbed my rxii's, gone for matt black centres with yellow rims to match my colour concept, what do you think??





Looks fooooking sexy  :laugh: But what tyres have you got on them? The profile is massive, ruins everything - get some 195/45/16's and yeah, drop the car  :grin:
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