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i would say it depends also on the colour of your car (as well as the wheels)

how often do you take your wheels on / off - as the blue paint on those Rays nuts can chip

He did mention the car is white. Blue would look amazing.

You can get sockets with an internal rubber lining to protect the paint, but really it's as easy as not using a rattle gun. If you do it by hand, the paint shouldn't come off.

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Rota have good hardened steel ones, I just brought some, look pretty mint and wont strip thread like the duraminium ones sometimes can.

Im for Blue. sets the wheels off. and then valve caps. paint brakes and you will have a sleek ride

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