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I've never seen a painted set for sale or anyone with an owned painted set?

I'd love a set of black LMGT4's, but i can only find silver/white sets for sale. So the question is if i was to paint LMGT4's is that allowed? Or would i be the worst person ever

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I've got 2 sets of LMGT4s Zac. Welcome to SAU.

1) 18x10.5 came across from Japan on my former VS2. They were bronze. When I wanted them powdercoated Nismo Black at Craved Coatings, Chris told me they were originally white.

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2) 18x9.5 GT500 set came from Import Monster. I had them powdercoated Nismo Black too.

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On both sets, Chris inserted a resin that resists dust sticking to the powdercoat. It's a satin finish. :)

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I've got 2 sets of LMGT4s Zac. Welcome to SAU.

1) 18x10.5 came across from Japan on my former VS2. They were bronze. When I wanted them powdercoated Nismo Black at Craved Coatings, Chris told me they were originally white.

Terry-27-1.jpg

Terry-28-1.jpg

2) 18x9.5 GT500 set came from Import Monster. I had them powdercoated Nismo Black too.

Terry-291.jpg

Terry-292.jpg

On both sets, Chris inserted a resin that resists dust sticking to the powdercoat. It's a satin finish. :)

Jealous, I'd love a black set just like that! Found a set in the size i want on gumtree but they're silver. Just wasn't sure if getting them painted/powder coated was a done thing or not. 18*9.5 for rears and 18*8.5 for fronts. I'll just need to find someone to do them before i go ahead and buy them then!

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Just don't DIY. I DIYed my set and looks terrible. How much did it cost you to powder coat it at craved terry? Did they bring it back to bare?

I was never going to be game enough to DIY and set of these. I've done many cheap rims and they look great. But i'd hate to stuff up on 2k worth of wheel :)

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Just don't DIY. I DIYed my set and looks terrible. How much did it cost you to powder coat it at craved terry? Did they bring it back to bare?

Hi Rick

Both sets blasted back to bare > powdercoat/resin > $400 cash per set

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Hi Rick

Both sets blasted back to bare > powdercoat/resin > $400 cash per set

That's quite fair. Still leaning between weather to get gloss black with a bare/clear lip or full satin like yours. Don't want it too blinged up sex spec but I do like the bare lip from the previous wheels I had. It gave the rims an "edge"

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I've had matte black rims both painted and powder coated in the past. What I've found is that powder coating won't give you quite as "matte" a finish as opposed to actual painting. Here are my LMGT4's that were freshly painted black:

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If you compare that to the above pictures you can see the difference in finish. It's all up to personal preference as to which you prefer. Just a heads up though.. as I was expecting a painted black finish when I got my first set of TE37's powder coated.

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I've had matte black rims both painted and powder coated in the past. What I've found is that powder coating won't give you quite as "matte" a finish as opposed to actual painting. Here are my LMGT4's that were freshly painted black:

581427_10151526102662741_1516338728_n.jp

If you compare that to the above pictures you can see the difference in finish. It's all up to personal preference as to which you prefer. Just a heads up though.. as I was expecting a painted black finish when I got my first set of TE37's powder coated.

Wow, there is quite a difference between the two sets. I do like the matte finish alot! Given me a abit to think about, thanks for the heads up about the different finishes

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hardest part of getting them black, is trying to match the WHITE nismo sticker.

can find genuine black items with a bit of ease, but white are scarce as hens teeth.

oh, love my factory black lmgt4's :D

now i just need some 18's....

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You would want to be extremely careful putting those back on once taken off as the adhesive probably wont be as strong and may just fly off if able to get back on in the first place. As mentioned the best thing to do would probably be to keep them as a reference. If you would like to put them back on I would be thinking some sort of laminate/film over the top just in case to keep it down.

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