color opinions on painting brembo package wheels.
1/23/13, 01:03 AM
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color opinions on painting brembo package wheels.
FIRST OFF. i suck at photo shop. real real bad. but it gets the general idea out there.
my brembo wheels look like crap, im going to be repainting them. cant deside between a metallic copper/bronze or race gold. just looking for some opinions.
please dont tell me to paint them black or keep them stock. i have made up my mind that this is going to happen i just cant seem to sink my teeth into one of the 2 colors.
my brembo wheels look like crap, im going to be repainting them. cant deside between a metallic copper/bronze or race gold. just looking for some opinions.
please dont tell me to paint them black or keep them stock. i have made up my mind that this is going to happen i just cant seem to sink my teeth into one of the 2 colors.
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1/23/13, 01:48 AM
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Well if I have to pick from those two colors I would go with the bronze. That might help hide the brake dust a little bit more. IMO
1/23/13, 11:10 PM
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Yeah, the bronze was an after thought while playing around with the photoshop. I ordered the BBS Gold paint. Hopefull it will stove before Saturday.
1/23/13, 11:37 PM
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Why don't you like the stock look? I think they're some of the best-looking wheels out there. Just trying to be different?
If I HAD to pick I'd also say the gold. But it'd have to be the RIGHT gold or you might really be disappointed.
If I HAD to pick I'd also say the gold. But it'd have to be the RIGHT gold or you might really be disappointed.
1/24/13, 05:50 AM
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BBS race Gold. Not metallic at all. I have yellow fogs and I'm leaning towards a color matched vinil pin stripe like the rtr has but way thinner. Not 100% on that yet. It will have to be pretty subtle to not be gaudy.
1/24/13, 06:11 AM
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The paint on my rims is comming off and looks like crap. Allot of 2011s with Brembo had issues with the paint chipping, peeling and pitting. Ford has ****ed me around on my warranty to replace them for 4 months now. Not gonna deal with it anymore. Just cut my losses and do something about it my self. And yes, since I'm having to paint them I want to do something different. Besides the aftermath rims I want have polished lips and gold centers. So I'm looking at it as a way to prelude to rims I really want.
1/24/13, 08:09 AM
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I'm not liking either one. But again it is your car and if you're happy that's all that matters. It seems that no matter which you go with chipping will be a problem pretty quickly. Have you considered just getting new wheels?
1/24/13, 08:22 AM
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Yes. But I just droped 8gs on a motor. New wheels will have to wait. With a heaver duty enamel and good priming chipping won't be an issue. I am familiar with the paint I ordered. It is much stronger that the factory wheel paint. It has stood up to years of rallycross action on a friend's BMW. It has been running in mud, sand and gravel with no chipping so I believe it will be plenty strong for a street car.
