Gold wheels? or chrome?
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Gold wheels? or chrome?
I shot a couple of my wheels quick this afternoon, and I'm not really sure I like it all that much. Maybe a tone that is darker, and not so bright? or maybe I should try bronze on the other side? Could be the chrome just looks extra nice because the brake parts are all painted to make the chrome pop. Maybe I just need to get them powder coated?
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Of the pics posted I vote for the chrome - That's not to say I do not like gold wheels which couldn't be farther from the truth but IMO the chrome wheels look better in this application.
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With the matte black exterior, I think the bronze/gold (although a different shade than you currently have on the wheels) would look good.
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Ok, I picked up the stuff to do bronze. I'm going to do a matte black base with a couple coats of clear, loaded with copper metal flake. Then I'm thinking all black gloss brake parts, and yellow calipers
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shoulda asked someone to photochop it first. 
Love the bronze on a blue ride...just still out till I see what ya got.
Love the bronze on a blue ride...just still out till I see what ya got.
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Copper metal flake over black makes bronze, wait till you see. This was also with plasti dip. Beauty of this stuff is if you don't like it, you can peel it, and it cost me less than $20 to dip those two wheels.
Last edited by ErikwithAK01; Mar 30, 2016 at 07:24 AM.