Salted roads and brake dust have taken their toll on my lips... i have always wanted to go for the all black look...so my dilemma.. Gloss,flat,gloss lip with flat face? or just get them refinished and not go black... i change my mind every 5 minutes... heres my car , throw me some ideas ...

 

try black primer, if you like the look put flat over it, if you don't like the look go with high gloss.

 

How 'bout gloss face with flat lip?

 

Do matte black centers and gloss black lips.

 

+1

 

No. Flat black face with gloss black lip. Fat lips need to be shiny imo. Here's an example:

 

In for some good pics if you get it done. The Piaas are a sick looking wheel. Ihave them what I really like is not that many people have them. With a different color barrel and spokes you can have a really one of a kind wheel. I'm wondering how the flat black spokes and black shiny lip would look. I'm thinking about doing that.

 

ok , heres what im thinking as o right now....

Flat face, gloss lip, keep the bolts around the face silver..

What do you guys think?

if anyone has decent photoshop skill ide appreciate a quick chop either on my car or of just the wheel close up. or both if your really awesome haha


Spring is coming fast and i need to decide!

 

Don't leave the bolts silver. Coat the whole damn thing.

This will make your life easier as the wheels wear.

 

while i have the wheels off to get painted i am doing tien s-techs 10mm spacers all around and some ceramic pads. just incase you were concerned about that wheel gap like me

 

hmm possibly , but the whole wheel would be clear coated.. the reason i thought of that is because with an all black wheel you tend to lose the lip from a few feet away. with them silver it would bring out the dimensions more.

ill speak with whom ever i chose to do the work tho.

 

Cant wait for pictures.

 

I think flat black spokes with black chrome type of coating on the lip would look good.

Those are some fine looking wheels by the way

 

haha yes they are.. i managed to kill them in 6 months aha i dont know how you had them for 2 years and kept them so nice...im guessing you didnt have them on in the winter...

but yeah im doing the gloss/flat combo... im shopping around and deciding if i want paint or powder now cant wait!

 

That's actually good thinking. It could look pretty good, but very hard to do because those PIAAs are 2pc but welded together. So those rivets can't be removed.

 

Yep winter use will do it. My winter wheels look like hell - it's amazing how abrasive the crap on the roads can be. When I had them it was definitely spring/summer/fall only, and of course the weekly washing and microfibering until they were spotless. Man that really was a pain in the *** haha

EDIT - Those custom painted Work Equip's that were posted above are the sickness. I think the same scheme would go well on the PIAA's too.

 

Bump waiting for pics. Are you still doing this?

 

full polished copper!

 

dono yet , i think i might sell the car and get a lotus now haha.

 

ok , i made my decision and i found the guy that is doing it for me!

im going to do satin black powder coat all around with a matte clear...i may add a time attack stripe after , i want to see how they look without it first.

I have to take them off and sand blast em this week ill get the pics up as soon as they are done!