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Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Snooky on March 05, 2007, 21:55:41

Got white 8 Spokes fitted, but do like the look of black wheels, so what do you think, paint em black or leave as is

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c394/Snooky35/4x4%20Feb/Feboffroad001.jpg)

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Bobtail on March 05, 2007, 21:58:04

Paint them :D

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: v8kenny on March 05, 2007, 22:24:44

Black - white 8 spokes are too gay !  :lol:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Tiki Al on March 05, 2007, 22:31:08

BLAAAAAAAAACK !!!

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: blueboar on March 05, 2007, 22:38:50

Give them a good coating of Black Waxoil

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Littledan on March 05, 2007, 22:49:49

yeah paint them!!!!

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Snooky on March 05, 2007, 22:51:56

Seems black is the new black this year then  :lol:

Now do I take the tyres off or just mask off and spray away  :twisted:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: tomarse on March 05, 2007, 22:59:58

they go black on their own if you never wash them and have healthy oil leaks in all your hubs :)

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Muddy on March 05, 2007, 23:20:42

just paint one side black :lol:






coat, door....

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Littledan on March 05, 2007, 23:49:10

on my zuk i did them by hand painting

dan

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: the loon on March 06, 2007, 00:08:56

paint 'um
Bit of pink emulsion would be the only way they would look any less gay
 :lol:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: chris.hunt22 on March 06, 2007, 08:08:44

Mask up the tyre and wap it on, Black is the way to go (or sell them and buy mine that are already painted black in the for sale section :wink: )

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Snooky on March 06, 2007, 08:18:24

I might have thought about that if it wasn't for the fact of how far away you are and how easy it to just paint mine  :wink:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: nickW on March 06, 2007, 08:50:03

paint them black
(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4338/imag00921smallzc6.jpg)

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Snooky on March 06, 2007, 09:06:48

Next question, which looke better, gloss or matt  :twisted:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Magnum335 on March 06, 2007, 09:19:20

Take care and they can look good (and yes i know they are green but the point remains)

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: chris.hunt22 on March 06, 2007, 10:35:55

Gloss, that way when they are full of s*$t you get the best of both worlds!!  NickW, how do you get on with those tyres, looks like u haven't a suspension lift on there :shock:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: nickW on March 06, 2007, 12:54:27

its got a 2" lift, they do catch slightly but they should be fine once its had a camel cut on the arches, the tyres are 32"

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: blueboar on March 06, 2007, 15:26:58

Just spray a good coat of thick matt black waxoil with tyres on.

then when you come to sell it, (if you ever do, you just pressure wash the waxoil off) then you have the option of black or white wheels.

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: xmob on March 06, 2007, 16:10:02

barnyfarmer, that's some low profile tyres you have there!   :lol:

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 06, 2007, 19:13:43

I say they just need a good coat of mud.

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Mudmonkey on March 06, 2007, 21:36:57

black gloss :wink:
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/Pricyuk/Articulation3.jpg)

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Magnum335 on March 06, 2007, 21:52:23

Personally gloss but any difference will soon be lost when you get a light film of road grime on.

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Littledan on March 06, 2007, 22:39:29

i did one of mine matt black looked kool i say in matt didnt get time to do the rest as i sold it a few days later

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/b83b5f7e8d8d8a0c3908bc8652642029.JPG)

dan

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Dave on March 07, 2007, 15:39:20

Black does seem to be the way.

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Wanderer on March 07, 2007, 16:47:01

The best and easiest way of painting wheels with the tyres still on is to run some masking tape around the lip of the wheel (on the wheel)
Then use some tyre soap and lather up the tyre with a good coat of soap.

Remove the strip of masking tape and then spray the wheels (after you've prepared them in advance).

When the paint is dry hose or jetwash off the soap layer and there should be no paint on the tyres.

Ed

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: Mudlark on March 07, 2007, 18:31:02

Don't like matt, don't like gloss - give me black satin every time :lol:  :lol:

Title: paint
Post by: landy4x4xfar on March 08, 2007, 20:04:41

it has to be satin evertime looks top class SATIN SATIN SATIN

Title: To paint or not to paint
Post by: leo on March 08, 2007, 20:16:18

here you go black ones on a red landrover i have painted them mat black since this picture