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Hey guys,

Years ago i sprayed the center of my rims black, now i just had a thought as to how theyd look with the polished lip sprayed black too. I cant say ive seen it done before and i quickly had a look on googs but theres not much there...

I've added a pics of one of my wheels (looking weathered i might add).

Ive seen a pic of that matte/satin s15 with same coloured wheels and lip but was just chasing some more pictures, see if its worth doing...

Cheers

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I would keep them the way they are tbh. If you spray the polished lip black, you will take away the deep dish look of the wheel (the dish will blend into the centre of the wheel, and it will reduce the lip visually)

I would keep them the way they are tbh. If you spray the polished lip black, you will take away the deep dish look of the wheel (the dish will blend into the centre of the wheel, and it will reduce the lip visually)

Yep +1

dooo eeeeeet there's nothing better than a white skyline with black rims. I saw one recently ..no bodykit either, just stock R34 wheels sprayed black (elcheapo job) and it looked so nice.

White skyline + black wheels + black/CF bonnet + black/cf mirrors + rear wing side garnishes = ZOMG

Yeah ive ran the polished lip for a few years and i understand i'll be losing that look, but they are cheapy ebay rims that are looking tired and in need of a respray, just thought id try a bit of originality...

dooo eeeeeet there's nothing better than a white skyline with black rims. I saw one recently ..no bodykit either, just stock R34 wheels sprayed black (elcheapo job) and it looked so nice.

White skyline + black wheels + black/CF bonnet + black/cf mirrors + rear wing side garnishes = ZOMG

lolz u pretty much just described my car haha

That gtr is porn, pure pure porn...

Ummm back to the wheels, i may just do that, it does look pretty awesome.

Google showed me an M5 with similarly painted wheels in this link, for some reason i couldnt save the pics...

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e39-m5-e5...new-wheels.html

So ive got a few more days off and if it gets done i'll post back some pics...

I'll think about buying some tint spray for my side indicators as they are clear and i've wanted the smoked ones for ages, to add to the black on white theme...

So i took on the challenge and i did it.

Didnt turn out as well as i thought but i think its growing on me. I used matte black as the centres but as soon as i hit it with a clear coat it got a bit glossy so u cant really tell its matte. Was my fault though because i bought a cheap matte (which i found out after i bought it from supercheap that its not meant for auto use) and based on that i thought i should give it a coat of clear for a bit of protection.

I'll probably do it again soon with a proper paint. And i'll use a flat black because apparently flat is more 'flatter' than matte. Understand? Good.

Pics.

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