Wheel opinions - Which ones look better??
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The stock turbines look WAY better
IMHO anyway. That is a pretty good looking set of wheels as it is. I like the shiny edges on the fins.
What type of balancing issues do you anticipate from the modding process? Seems like your modding process could be introduce some interesting issues into what was originally a cast one piece design.
IMHO anyway. That is a pretty good looking set of wheels as it is. I like the shiny edges on the fins.
What type of balancing issues do you anticipate from the modding process? Seems like your modding process could be introduce some interesting issues into what was originally a cast one piece design.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/carart.html
you can do a light coat of white and it will give you a general idea of what it may look like i painted my wheels gunmetal with it the paint only comes off with soap and water. i also use it to stencil numbers on my car for autocross
you can do a light coat of white and it will give you a general idea of what it may look like i painted my wheels gunmetal with it the paint only comes off with soap and water. i also use it to stencil numbers on my car for autocross
Interesting concept...
Looks good as PS mod.
Reservation is how it would look in motion.
Suspect kinda "busy".
Like white letter tires.
FYI...resto of the wheels took over 20 hours.
Cast areas were sandblasted to virgin metal,
then epoxy primer to insure good bond and level cast texture, then catalyzed acrylic enamel.
Those are one of the few domestic wheels that have semi-euro look.
Notice there is no conventional "stepped lip" on wheels.
Spokes extend to edge of rim, giving a "plus 1" impression.
Seldom seen with recessed cast areas blacked out,
and mirror polished leading edges.
Lotta folks checked out polished calipers...
Looks good as PS mod.
Reservation is how it would look in motion.
Suspect kinda "busy".
Like white letter tires.
FYI...resto of the wheels took over 20 hours.
Cast areas were sandblasted to virgin metal,
then epoxy primer to insure good bond and level cast texture, then catalyzed acrylic enamel.
Those are one of the few domestic wheels that have semi-euro look.
Notice there is no conventional "stepped lip" on wheels.
Spokes extend to edge of rim, giving a "plus 1" impression.
Seldom seen with recessed cast areas blacked out,
and mirror polished leading edges.
Lotta folks checked out polished calipers...
Look good in black.
Was going to suggest painting recessed areas body color, but :shock:
back to your regulary scheduled viewing....
Was going to suggest painting recessed areas body color, but :shock:
back to your regulary scheduled viewing....
Leave 'em
The turbines look better. The painted sections would make the wheels look "weird" imho.
I say doubly leave 'em alone since you spent so much time on them. If you want a different look just shop around for a second set of wheels. Matt sells wheel sets pretty cheap. Plus you could have a second set to use to put sticky rubber on for autocross or other such silliness.
The turbines look better. The painted sections would make the wheels look "weird" imho.
I say doubly leave 'em alone since you spent so much time on them. If you want a different look just shop around for a second set of wheels. Matt sells wheel sets pretty cheap. Plus you could have a second set to use to put sticky rubber on for autocross or other such silliness.
Body color works only on dark cars...
While I didn't try body color on these wheels,
I've done enough wheel resto to know
that only works with dark colors.
Cast areas aren't attactive,
so the idea is to make 'em disappear,
and create a "lighter" visual by highlighting just the spokes.
Prefer satin, but that winds up looking grey after time passes.
Gloss is much easier to clean,
and sheds dirt, so they stay clean longer.
I did try body color on steel four spokes,
thinking the silver-blue color might work.
It didn't...
Thx to all for nice words about the car and wheels.
I put hundreds of hours into resurrecting it,
and many years of daily driver use.
Only sold it to justify buying a 128 for winter daily driver.
Real glad to see it went to serious X head.
While I didn't try body color on these wheels,
I've done enough wheel resto to know
that only works with dark colors.
Cast areas aren't attactive,
so the idea is to make 'em disappear,
and create a "lighter" visual by highlighting just the spokes.
Prefer satin, but that winds up looking grey after time passes.
Gloss is much easier to clean,
and sheds dirt, so they stay clean longer.
I did try body color on steel four spokes,
thinking the silver-blue color might work.
It didn't...
Thx to all for nice words about the car and wheels.
I put hundreds of hours into resurrecting it,
and many years of daily driver use.
Only sold it to justify buying a 128 for winter daily driver.
Real glad to see it went to serious X head.
