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Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Well, I spent some time looking at my car today while taking a break from working on my Mustang a decided the rims on my TC are whats killing the appearance. So at work we have a oven and Eastwood powder coat gun. Colors are endless and cheap but I am thinking something like....Gray (almost factory), I have a shiny-er Silver color, of course black, even could do the face of the rims silver/gray and then do the recessed parts of the rim black (would show less dirt and be easy to keep clean). Tell me what you guys think.

Easy on the 4x4 comments! lol I plan to lower it some.




1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #1 –
WTF? Rims look great in the pictures lol
They look like  up close (will put close up pictures tomorrow)
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #2 –
Black snow flakes sucks !!! Black wheels on almost anything suck. Black hides all of the wheels detail. If you aren't keeping the natural aluminum look,go with something close,ar maybe just a tiny shade darker. Matching them to the car would be a sandalwood overload.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #3 –
make them look like they are now
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Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #4 –
Quote from: daminc;345523
make them look like they are now


Definitely

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #5 –
Quote from: daminc;345523
make them look like they are now

I agree with this
Fox-less at the moment

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #6 –
i've never been a fan of the snowflakes, but they look good when painted/powdercoated silver with gunmetal on the sides of the 'spokes' (where they look greyish now)

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #7 –
Yeah I dont much like the snowflakes either, I took my 16" Cobra R's and put on there and they look awkward on there for some reason. Plus I just put new tires on the snowflakes.

So you guys are thinking lighter factory looking color on the face with a darker shade on the recessed parts?
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #8 –
Man, I'm missing me some tan T-bird action :(

Quote from: Live Fast;345508
even could do the face of the rims silver/gray and then do the recessed parts of the rim black (would show less dirt and be easy to keep clean)

That's got my vote, sir!
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #9 –
Quote from: Live Fast;345535
with a darker shade on the recessed parts?

like gunmetal! hahah

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #10 –
Quote from: turbo_88_XR7;345539
like gunmetal! hahah

not sure if I have the actual gunmetal color thats why I said just a darker color. I think that would look the best though. 

I might go to the junkyard and see if I can find a wheel to practice on like a 10 hole or something.
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #11 –
Too bad you can't do body color in the recesses, leave the surface bare, and just clear the whole thing.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #12 –
x2 thats what are done with mine
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #13 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;345520
Black snow flakes sucks !!! Black wheels on almost anything suck. Black hides all of the wheels detail. If you aren't keeping the natural aluminum look,go with something close,ar maybe just a tiny shade darker. Matching them to the car would be a sandalwood overload.

 
I agree.  I hate hate hate black wheels!  I would be careful with the sandlewood color.  I think the wrong color combo could look pretty awful.

Have them chromed or polished.  Now that would look sweet!
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

Help me Powder Coat my rims! Needs color suggestion? (pics inside)

Reply #14 –
Quote from: Chuck W;345543
Too bad you can't do body color in the recesses, leave the surface bare, and just clear the whole thing.

 
+1
Factory finish on the face of the wheel and paint the recesses gunmetal or black.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.