head gonna explode, dont know what color to paint rims, my next project Options

[daazndood]

hey guys. i've started sanding down my 16 inchers, and im getting closer to actually painting them. once i paint them i cant turn back.

im having some last minute thoughts.

this is how they look btw


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/DustinLD/100_6274.jpg


before the cleaning and sanding began obviosly.


i picked up a few cans of duplicolor bronze wheel paint. but im starting to have second thoughts. my car is a white hatchback with a complete SS-III body kit.


i dont know if i want to paint them black or bronze.....


i would appreciate any input and comments.

[DiP203]

bronze would deff look clean on an all white car black is a little too off imo

[manphibian]

Go with the bronze.

See if you like it before you put the lacquer on....


If you don't you can just paint over it



(it will look great btw )

[808celica]

shoot again with silver.......then mask off the lip and the insides of the spokes. shoot black on the face and inside the tire.

[D-Man]

IMO bronze rims are Fugly. I dont like em at all. I think it'd be in your best intrest to go with a white rim on the white car, w/ caliper paint.

But IDK what your color scheme is. I've seen the white on white, and it' looks pretty clean IMO. But that's just my .02 cents.

[daazndood]

bronze would deff look clean on an all white car black is a little too off imo

i'd have to say i do like bronze more as a whole, but sometimes if it doesnt flow with the car (like too dark of a bronze or too light) it just looks weird. i feel theres less of a risk with black as most people cant really see a difference in different kinds of black. my problem is black is that i dont really want my wheels black since the tires are black. its just too much black to me.

Go with the bronze.

See if you like it before you put the lacquer on....


If you don't you can just paint over it



(it will look great btw )

this is actually a really good idea. it wont be too late to turn back then. thanks for the tip i will take this into consideration =]

shoot again with silver.......then mask off the lip and the insides of the spokes. shoot black on the face and inside the tire.

you cant go wrong with black rims with chrome lips. but i think it wouldnt look good on the rims i have since the spoke connects too close to the outside of the rim. chrome lips look better when the spokes are deeper in.

IMO bronze rims are Fugly. I dont like em at all. I think it'd be in your best intrest to go with a white rim on the white car, w/ caliper paint.

But IDK what your color scheme is. I've seen the white on white, and it' looks pretty clean IMO. But that's just my .02 cents.

i actually considered this alot when picking color. white on white does looks bad ass most of the time. my problem is having to clean them probably every 2 weeks. lol



but yeah thanks for the input guys. its hard tho becuase i cant find more then a few picturs of white celicas with painted rims.

[daazndood]

now i wanna paint them white. klajfdlsflkdsfjalsk;fsa

[mneal2_92788]

go with a gunmetal witha bronze-like tint, rather than the black...haha. i knwo its hard to imagine but its there, and if i knew where a pic was i would show you

[GotToyota]

Look no further then here:

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=60197

[808celica]

I FOUND COLOR CHANGING RATTLE CAN AT MY LOCAL PARTS STORE

go for it i might just for the fun

[ZGear]

i actually considered this alot when picking color. white on white does looks bad ass most of the time. my problem is having to clean them probably every 2 weeks. lol

Yeah....brake residue is always shown on mine......everyday when I go out my rims just gets more and more darker. Then hold and behold! When washed they're back........cycle repeats again.....

This post has been edited by ZGear: Jul 15, 2008 - 3:08 PM

[bloodrain]

paint them brown, break dust fixed.

[devilsden97]

xx

This post has been edited by devilsden97: Jul 22, 2008 - 11:29 AM

[manphibian]

xx

Who are the kisses for?

[devilsden97]

i made a snyde comment, in response to bloodrain's comment. because i feel he is being a bit of a jerk. i decided to remove it.

and so i contribute

http://www.srsauto.com/92~95%20CIVIC01.jpg
gold or bronze on White i think looks slick.

This post has been edited by devilsden97: Jul 22, 2008 - 11:38 AM

[97Celica]

Paint them Metallic blue!!





This post has been edited by 97Celica: Jul 22, 2008 - 6:14 PM

[daazndood]

i made a snyde comment, in response to bloodrain's comment. because i feel he is being a bit of a jerk. i decided to remove it.

and so i contribute

http://www.srsauto.com/92~95%20CIVIC01.jpg
gold or bronze on White i think looks slick.

hey that looks really nice! but the duplicolor bronze is a very dark bronze and looks nothing like that

Paint them Metallic blue!!

loolll oh man i refuse to do that to my baby.

i think im going to go with white, but i need to take pics and have someone photoshop it first

[Tigawoods]

dammit....there goes my uniqueness of my white steelies.

neon green! Thats what mine where going to be originally
imo white on white isnt the best combo.

black
dark grey
gold
...neon green

[celica9110]

my white car has black rims w/ a polished lip
they look good!
=]